US Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall to Lowest Level Since April

A now-hiring sign at a restaurant in St. George, Utah, on Sept. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly declined for the third consecutive week to a seven-month low, according to Department of Labor data released on Nov. 26. For the week ending Nov. 22, initial jobless

EPA Proposes Delaying Closure of Some Coal-Fired Power Plants

Steam rises from a coal power plant in Adamsville, Ala., on April 11, 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal on Nov. 25 to extend the closure deadline for certain coal-fired power plants by three years. In a statement, the agency suggested giving a small subset of coal-fired