By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Another 787,000 Americans filed first-time claims for jobless benefits during the Christmas week, factoring in seasonal adjustments, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Florida Congresswoman-elect María Elvira Salazar said Thursday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be unable to attend the congressional swearing-in ceremony at the US Capitol on Sunday.

By Rob Picheta, CNN Business Britain's largest supermarket chain Tesco underpaid almost 80,000 of its workers, the UK government has revealed, as it “named and shamed” dozens of companies for not paying the minimum wage.

Many are reaching out to long lost friends, family members during the pandemic. Experts say that’s a natural antidote to social isolation.       

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN From messaging potential voters on dating apps to helping pay for Uber rides to the polls, young people across the country are playing a role in the Georgia Senate runoff elections from afar,

Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann Summers on the hit show from 1964-67, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles.  She was 82. Wells’ publicist said that the actress died of causes related to the

Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu is a new mom. Wu’s manager, Larry Taube, confirmed that Wu, 38, welcomed her first child, a daughter, with her boyfriend, musician Ryan Kattner, over the summer. Wu has kept out

By Sarah Mucha and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Secret Service has been planning to bring back to the White House a group of agents that previously worked with President-elect Joe Biden when he was vice president

By Jim Sciutto, Ryan Browne, Barbara Starr and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The US flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Middle East Wednesday in the latest show of force meant to deter Iran, as defense officials remain divided…

By Sarah Mucha and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has sent a letter to Democratic senators seeking their recommendations for district court vacancies, a transition official confirmed to CNN.