1.1 Million Americans File New Unemployment Claims, Numbers Spike After Two Weeks of Declines

WASHINGTON (AP) – After two weeks of declines, the number of laid-off Americans filing new unemployment benefit claims rose to 1.1 million last week. It’s the latest evidence that employers nationwide are still cutting large numbers of jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic continues it’s grip on the economy. There have been gains in some sectors…MORE

Ex-Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Charged in Border Wall Scheme

NEW YORK (AP) – Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.” The charges were contained in an indictment unsealed Thursday in Manhattan federal court. Federal prosecutor alleged that Bannon and three others “orchestrated a…MORE