The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a Southwest Airlines flight veered off course and had a frighteningly close call last month with LaGuardia Airports air traffic control tower. Southwest Flight 147 from Nashville to New York City flew off course because of bad weather as it approached for landing around 1 pm on March 23‚ the agency said. After circling the busy airport once‚ the plane flew as low as 300 feet‚ prompting an audibly alarmed air traffic controller to urge...

Job growth remains plentiful at American businesses.Employers added 303‚000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%‚ according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The total far surpasses economists expectations of 205‚000 and for the jobless rate to fall from 3.9% to 3.8%‚ according to FactSet consensus estimates.

Job creation in March easily topped expectations in a sign of continued acceleration for what has been a bustling and resilient labor market.Nonfarm payrolls increased 303‚000 for the month‚ well above the Dow Jones estimate for a rise of 200‚000 and higher than the downwardly revised 270‚000 gain in February‚ the Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.The unemployment rate edged lower to 3.8%‚ as expected‚ even though the labor force participation rate moved...