In the week ending Jan. 15, jobless claims shot up by 55,000 from the previous week’s revised level to 286,000. This is the highest unemployment insurance claims rate since October. The filings came ...

*(Via MSN News) – The transportation industry has been bracing for pre-pandemic-level crowds this holiday season, but now two major U.S. airlines have been forced to proactively cancel some Christmas ...

Even before the Omicron surge hit the Buffalo Niagara region, the late fall uptick in hiring was losing steam. New data from the State Labor Department on Thursday showed that hiring plateaued during ...

Airlines have canceled more than 2,000 flights since Christmas Eve as the rapid spread of the omicron variant of Covid-19 drove up sick calls from flight crews. The staffing shortages disrupted travel ...

The latest COVID-19 variant is upending holiday plans for tens of thousands of travelers — but it didn’t do much damage to holiday shopping. Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in nearly two ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! NEW YORK (Reuters) – As details of a new COVID ...

A Seattle hospital confronts the omicron surge. While COVID-19 patients aren't as sick compared to earlier waves, there is a record number of... Omicron hits Seattle's Harborview Medical Center harder ...

New York has already declared a state of emergency ahead of the expected arrival of the latest coronavirus variant — to try to corral its spread. New York, hit hard by the first COVID-19 wave, ...