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Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to the highest since October, adding to signs that the job market is cooling.

Initial claims increased by 8,000 to 247,000 in the week ended May 31, ...Read more

DETROIT — There was a tour back through Chrysler's 100-year history Wednesday on Belle Isle.

The storied carmaker started by Walter P. Chrysler on June 6, 1925, celebrated its century-long run by showing off stately old...Read more

MIAMI — After a lengthy and tangled dispute over ownership of one of South Florida’s oldest Christian Orthodox churches, its long-time leadership has lost a pivotal legal battle — and the keys to the sanctuary, at ...Read more

The meticulously crafted dollhouse world of director Wes Anderson expands even further with "The Phoenician Scheme," an externally wily yet internally melancholy comedy about international espionage, family, legacy and ...Read more

An Israel- and U.S.-backed mechanism to distribute food in Gaza suspended operations for a day and a half following a series of deadly incidents near its sites that drew international criticism.

The Gaza Humanitarian ...Read more

NEW YORK — Russell Simmons has filed a lawsuit against HBO and the makers of the 2020 documentary “On the Record,” claiming defamation for their allegations of sexual assault and misconduct.

The record executive, ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ivan Flores didn’t love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus.

“I was just at home doing nothing, waking up late, missing assignments...Read more

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: My favorite fictional sleuth, John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee, has been poorly served by Hollywood and TV, with only two movies about him, and one moving him from Florida to ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — The sounds of nail guns and roofing hammers echoed through the neighborhood as Lisa Mannery surveyed the impassible pile of branches stacked in her backyard. An HVAC unit hung precariously from the roof of ...Read more

CHICAGO — Illinois hospital emergency departments must continue to provide abortions when necessary to pregnant women whose health is in danger, despite a change in federal guidance earlier this week, state leaders ...Read more

ATLANTA — There was a time in politics — 2024 to be exact — when Democratic activists and elected officials spoke in hushed tones about the decline of their aging leaders, including former President Joe Biden, if ...Read more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan — Bank of America's annual "Car Wars" report forecasts a "rough ride" for the U.S. industry in the next couple of years because of low model replacement rates and struggling electric vehicle ...Read more

At the height of the holiday season on Amsterdam’s Kalverstraat last December, thousands of shoppers who regularly descend on the popular shopping district came face to face with the grim reality behind humanity’s ...Read more

BOSTON — Empty office buildings have commercial values declining at a steadier clip than initially projected, as the City of Boston is hurtling toward a $1.7 billion budget shortfall in the next five years, a fiscal ...Read more

It takes a while for "Ballerina" to find its footing, but once it does, this explosive action romp proves to be a worthy extension of the "John Wick" universe.

Ana de Armas is Eve Macarro, the "Ballerina" of the title, an...Read more

CHICAGO — Entering a legislative session amid questions about whether he’d run for a third term, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker outlined an ambitious agenda that ended with mixed results.

In a State of the State and ...Read more

After nearly 11 years, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to sit through the storytelling and lore-building of the “John Wick” franchise to enjoy the highly choreographed action scenes for which the series is known...Read more

Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks star in the eight-episode Amazon series “The Better Sister,” about a wealthy woman and the estranged sister who comes barreling back into her world when her husband is murdered and her ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It turns out Zoe Saldaña was more than just emotionally drained after tearfully accepting her supporting actress Oscar for “Emilia Pérez” at this year’s Academy Awards — she was also worn out ...Read more

A peculiar tension exists inside nearly every frame created by writer-director Wes Anderson. The geometric visual preoccupation of the framing; the actors, sometimes in motion but more frequently motionless; the ...Read more