The Latest: Trump will mark 9/11 anniversary at the Pentagon

Americans are marking years since the Sept attacks with solemn ceremonies volunteer work and other tributes honoring the casualties President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend a utility at the Pentagon on Thursday morning before heading to the Bronx for a baseball match between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers Here s the latest The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week hits majority in nearly years It s the latest sign that the labor industry is softening The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending Sept rose to the Labor Department published Thursday That s the majority filings since the week of Oct and well above the new applications economists forecast Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for layoffs and have mostly settled in a historically low range between and since the U S began to emerge from the COVID- pandemic nearly four years ago The four-week average of states which evens out certain of the week-to-week volatility rose by to The total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits for the previous week of Aug was unchanged at million Read more about U S jobless contends Trial starts for a man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump Opening statements are set to begin Thursday morning for the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year when he was campaigning for a second term Ryan Routh is representing himself after U S District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to let him dismiss his court-appointed attorneys They are however standing by in the courtroom if needed He s pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate assaulting a federal officer and several firearm violations Read more about Ryan Routh s trial Source