A lawsuit accusing seven Cornell University fraternity members of sexually assaulting a student in 2024 has triggered a renewed criminal investigation independently of Cornell’s response, as well as growing scrutiny of New York’s sexual assault laws.
U.S. initial unemployment claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 197,000 in the week ending Sept. 26, 2026, down 1,000 from the prior week's revised 198,000 and below the 200,000 consensus forecast in a Reuters poll. The Labor Department's latest revised history makes this the lowest reading since July 18, 2026, when claims stood at 189,000. The four-week moving average fell to 200,000, while continuing claims dropped to 1.701 million in the week ending Sept. 19, their lowest level since April 202
The escalating U.S.-Canada trade dispute is raising costs, complicating production plans for automakers