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Unemployment Rate Climbs For Another Month As Job Gains Slump

In the United States, nonfarm payrolls increased by 206,000 in June, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%. according to According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released on Friday. Economists had expected payrolls to rise by 190,000 in June, much lower than the 272,000 gain in May originally reported, and had expected the […]

Chicago pension debt climbs to $37.2 billion – Chicago Tribune

Chicago’s pension debt topped $37 billion last year, but city leaders on a special task force convened by Mayor Brandon Johnson more than a year ago to address the problem have focused on one area: how to ensure that benefits to certain pensioners are at least as good as Social Security. City debt rises to […]

Death toll climbs to 116 in religious gathering stampede in India

More than 100 people were killed and dozens injured when a religious gathering in India erupted into a stampede on Tuesday as thousands tried to flee makeshift tents, authorities said. It was not immediately clear what sparked the panic after the incident with the Hindu guru, known locally as Bole Baba. Local reports said heat […]

Death toll in Mozambique ferry disaster climbs to 98

At least 98 people, including children, were killed when a makeshift ferry carrying people reportedly fleeing a cholera outbreak sank off Mozambique’s northern coast, local media reported on Monday. The ferry with an estimated 130 people on board sank on Sunday after leaving the southeast African coast for the nearby island of Mozambique, leaving at […]

Powerball prize climbs to $1.3B ahead of next drawing

Lottery players will have another shot at the Powerball jackpot on Saturday night, which has ballooned to an estimated $1.3 billion after more than three months without a winner. There have been 40 consecutive drawings since the last time someone won the top Powerball prize on New Year’s Day. The 41st draw on Saturday night […]

Russia mourns victims of Moscow concert hall attack as death toll climbs

Russia marked a national day of mourning on Sunday, as more than 130 people died in the Moscow concert hall attack and many residents still wait for news of their missing loved ones. On Sunday, events at cultural institutions were canceled, flags were flown at half-staff, and entertainment and advertising on television was canceled, the […]