In the week ending May 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance was 294,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 274,000, the Labor Department reported. This is the highest level for initial claims since February 28, 2015, when it was 310,000. The four-week moving average was 268,250, an increase of 10,250 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 258,000.

Thursday, the Dow was up 9.38 points (0.05%) at 17,720.50, the NASDAQ closed 23.35 points (0.49%) lower at 4,737.33, and the S&P 500 was virtually unchanged at 2,064.13. The Russell 2000 was down 6.14 points (0.55%) at 1,108.59, and the Wilshire 5000 decreased 15.29 points (0.07%) to 21,309.25.

On the NYSE, 3.1 billion shares traded, with a slight lead for decliners. On the NASDAQ, 2.7 billion shares changed hands, with declining issues outnumbering advancing issues 2 to1.

ON THIS DATE: In 1607, an expedition led by Captain Christopher Newport arrived at Jamestown, Virginia. The passengers went ashore the next day, and this site became the first permanent settlement English colony in America. In 1821, the first practical printing press was patented in the U.S. by Samuel Rust. In 1846, the U.S. declared war against Mexico. In 1865, the last land engagement of the American Civil War was fought at the Battle of Palmito Ranch in far south Texas, more than a month after Gen. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, Virginia. In 1911, the New York Giants set a major league baseball record. Ten runners crossed home plate before the first out of the game against St. Louis. In 1968, peace talks between the U.S. and North Vietnam began in Paris. In 2003, the U.S. government unveiled a newly designed version of the $20 bill. It was the first to be colorized in an effort to stop counterfeiters.

In Framingham, Massachusetts, politely holding a door open for a police officer has landed a man in jail, the Associated Press reports. Authorities say the man was at the Natick Mall when he held the door for the leaving officer. That officer thought the man looked familiar, and went to check his cruiser’s computer. The officer found there were three warrants out for his arrest—for her.oin possession, shoplifting and driving with a suspended license. The officer returned to the mall and arrested the man.

In Portland, Oregon, a flight from Sacramento, California, bound for Seattle had to divert and land. A man threatened to become violent if flight attendants didn’t serve him a be.er during the flight. According to the Associated Press, the man locked himself in the bathroom and screamed and pounded on the door. He also demanded hugs from flight attendants. He has been charged with interfering with a flight crew.

In Holmes Beach, Florida, a husband and wife started quarreling on Mother’s Day. However, the argument turned violent when the wife started throwing cups around the room, punching the husband and striking him with a coat hanger. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Manatee County, the argument started because the wife said the husband and their child bought her “the wrong flowers and candy for Mother’s Day.”