The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly ups and downs, also dropped — by 21,000 to just over 252,000, the lowest since mid-March 2020 when the pandemic slammed the economy.

Many stores will offer early Black Friday deals online to encourage customers to shop from the comfort of their own homes on Thanksgiving and re-open Nov. 26 for in-person shopping.

The man suspected of plowing his SUV into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring 48, had left the scene of a domestic dispute just minutes before, Waukesha’s police chief said Monday.

The U.S. action announced Tuesday is aimed at global energy markets and helping lower gasoline prices that have risen more than $1 per gallon since January.

There are 12,000 children in foster care in Michigan and an estimated 114,000 children who need adoptive families throughout the country.

In total, 96.5% of employees have been deemed in compliance with the policy, including through medical or religious exemptions that are still being evaluated.

13abc and The Salvation Army are coming together for the 10th year to help families in Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio through the Hope for the Holiday Toy Drive Campaign.

The challenge now becomes the threat of hospitals having to go on by-pass because there’s no capacity to treat more patients.

UC joins heavyweights Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama in the Top 4.

A witness said there were some sparks and smoke inside the store.