America

More than 1.4 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. The number is up for the second straight week. Financial expert Rob Wilson explains the continued economic struggles the country faces and when we can expect a recovery.

The economy has suffered a historic loss amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher takes a look at the impact on people in our area.

The Fourth of July was always a time for communities to come together

Officials are seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases in 23 states. Dr. Arnold Baskies explains the reason for the spike in an interview with NBC10’s Jacqueline London.

An incredible amount of work goes into making the sky light up with red, white and blue around America’s birthday.

The birthplace of America will be honored in a special way on America’s birthday.

National Nurses Day has even more significance this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Jim Rosenfield showed us how the nation honored those who are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is closing his country’s borders to anyone not a citizen or a permanent resident or American amid the coronavirus pandemic

Over four million people are bitten by dogs each year and children are more likely to suffer serious injuries. Here are some tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics to help prevent kids from getting bit by dogs and information on what you can do if a dog does bite.

Gobi, the stray dog who captured hearts when she adopted her human Dion Leonard during a 155-mile race across China’s Gobi desert, will be featured in books and a movie depicting how the two met and bonded.

Every shelter pet has a story. Some have overcome extraordinary odds while others traveled great distances to get a second lease on life.

With the summer on the horizon, the Southern California waves are starting to call the names of many, including a French bulldog who has made surfing her charitable hobby.

In a watershed moment for animal lovers, America has its first no-kill state: Delaware. The nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society, which is working with shelters, animal welfare organizations and government agencies across the country to make America a no-kill country by 2025, announced the news at their annual conference in Dallas, Texas. Linda Torelli, director of marketing for the Brandywine...

Across the country thousands of animals are finding forever homes. Watch some of these lucky pets as they meet their new families for the very first time.

Celebrities are hailing Clear the Shelters Day and celebrating the more than 76,000 pets that have found forever homes during the nationwide animal adoption campaign today. Celebs, such as Ellen DeGeneres, Jane Lynch and Wanda Sykes, have sent well wishes to the pets across America in search of a place to call home. “It’s a great day to make a...