DETROIT — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. The Tigers, baseball's hottest team the past two months, will have...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Edges Back From Its Records
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are edging back from their records Thursday, while Treasury yields spin after a pair of reports showed inflation was a touch warmer last month than expected and more workers filed for unemployment benefits last week. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in midday trading. The...
US Jobless Claims Hit 258,000, the Most in a Year
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying is more likely a result of Hurricane Helene — and the Boeing machinist strike — than a broader softening in the labor market. The Labor Department reported Thursday...
Giancarlo Stanton’s Go-Ahead Homer Helps Yankees Beat Royals in Game 3 of the ALDS
KANSAS CITY — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of bullpens, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series at Kauffman Stadium. Stanton finished with three hits, drove in...
US Inflation Reaches Lowest Point in 3 Years, Though Some Price Pressures Remain
WASHINGTON — Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race. Consumer prices rose just 2.4% in September from a year...
Social Security Recipients Will Get a 2.5% Cost-of-Living Boost in 2025
WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning in January, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for retirees translates to an average increase of more than $50 for retirees every month, agency officials said. About...
Why Milton and Helene ‘Exploded’ in Strength
How did Hurricane Milton, and Hurricane Helene before it, get so strong, so fast? Raymond Zhong, a reporter focusing on climate and environmental issues for The New York Times, explains. - By The New York Times Copyright 2024 The New York Times Company
Francisco Lindor’s Grand Slam Sends Mets Into NLCS With Win Over Phillies in Game 4 of NLDS
NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in a storybook season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Edwin Díaz struck out Kyle...
Milton Knocks Out Power to Millions and Spawns 150 Tornadoes Across Florida. At Least 4 Dead
TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, where it knocked out power to more than 3 million customers and whipped up 150 tornadoes. The storm caused at least four deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a...
Tulare County Hang Glider Crash Leaves Man Injured
A hang glider crash in Porterville left one man injured on Wednesday evening after his engine failed mid-flight, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred around 6:15 p.m. near South Sunset and E. Springville Avenue. The pilot, flying an ultralight aircraft, said he was returning to the...