Feb 04 Unemployment Dips in January, Australia Cleans Up from Cyclone The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percent from December, settling at 9 percent in January. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36,000 new jobs were added, the gains were the smallest in four months. Industries affected by… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch News Wrap: Winter Weather Disrupts Super Bowl Travel in Dallas In other news Friday, winter weather continued its assault around the U.S. as bitter cold gripped New Mexico for a fourth straight day. In Dallas, five inches of snow canceled flights ahead of Super Bowl weekend. At Cowboys Stadium, the… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch News Wrap: Egypt Unrest Rattles Energy Market, Prompts Senate Hearing In other news Thursday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony that unrest in Egypt has rattled energy markets but is only one factor in rising oil prices. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reported that a 3.5… Continue watching
Feb 03 Central U.S. Copes With Aftermath of Storm, Mass Protests in Yemen Airports in Chicago and other major cities in the Midwest are beginning to resume flights after a massive winter storm dumped up to two feet of snow in the region, halting flights and stranding cars. The storm that… Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch News Wrap: Historic Winter Storm Paralyzes Midwest, Northeast In other news Wednesday, snow and ice buried cities from Texas to Maine, stranding drivers and halting air travel. The storm was blamed for at least 10 deaths. A Category 5 cyclone pounded northeastern Australia and prompted evacuations of more… Continue watching
Feb 02 Cyclone Yasi Rips Through Australia’s Northeast Image updated at 3:00 p.m. ET | This NASA image shows Yasi approaching the coast at 1:35 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time on Feb. 2. A massive cyclone is tearing through the northeastern part of Australia Thursday… Continue reading
Feb 02 Chicago Hunkers Under Nearly Twenty Inches of Snow A massive snowstorm covered a 2,000 mile long stretch of the nation on Wednesday, hitting hardest in the Midwest. Flights are grounded throughout the region, a Tulsa, Okla. newspaper canceled printing for the next two days, and… Continue reading
Feb 02 Winter Storm Grips U.S., Yemeni President Says He Won’t Run Again A massive storm has blanketed the United States from parts of Kansas to New Hampshire, bringing snow and subzero temperatures and creating hazardous road conditions. Weather forecasters estimated that as many as 100 million Americans would feel some impact… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch FEMA Chief: Saving Lives Priority No. 1 as Winter Storms Threaten Much of U.S. Ray Suarez gets an update from FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on how residents, municipalities and transportation hubs are coping with the onslaught of bone-chilling temperatures and dangerous precipitation. Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch From N.M. to Maine, Storms Threaten Much of U.S. With Snow, Ice, Wind Snow and ice permeated the central U.S. from the top of Texas to the tip of Maine, leading to weather warnings and emergency mobilization of crews to deal with slick roads. Ray Suarez gets an update on how residents, municipalities… Continue watching