WASHINGTON — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and layoffs are still relatively rare. Filings for benefits dipped to 206,000 last week from a revised 207,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility,
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Eva Mendes is still in crazy, stupid, love with her Ryan Gosling tattoo. Four years after she debuted the ink, the Ghost Rider actress shared a sweet detail about her first and only tattoo—a tribute to the Crazy, Stupid, Love actor—which features the words “de Gosling” on the inside of her wrist. After Mendes—who has
In August 2026, back-to-back winter storms left parts of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile covered in a rare blanket of snow. The typically arid region has seen snowfall before, notably in 2025 and before that in 2011. But one of the 2026 events was unusually widespread, stretching from the Andes to near the Pacific
Jenna Bush Hager is sharing an inside look at a special moment in time. The Today anchor gave a sweet update on her family’s summer celebrations, posting a rare multigenerational photo of the six ladies in the Bush brood during a vacation at the family’s compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Alongside an Aug. 23 Instagram carousel,
Don’t cry a river just yet, because Justin Timberlake is back on the stage. Over six months after his last performance, the Grammy winner made a surprise concert appearance, joining Don Toliver on stage at his Octane World Tour show in Miami, Fl., on Aug. 22 to perform Timberlake’s 2002 hit “Rock Your Body.” As
