Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Wisconsin dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

A Miami-based doughnut chain is readying to open its first D.C.-area spots, including two in shuttered District Doughnut locations.

Neighbors express concern after the Columbia Planning Commission gave the go-ahead for a pair of lots to rezone and annex ...

Linda McMahon, President Trump’s education secretary nominee, wants to dismantle the department. What that means for California's K-12 funding, financial aid and student loans.

Teacher pay increases, Medicaid expansion and road and energy infrastructure improvements are among the issues area lawmakers ...