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The U.S. jobless rate dropped below 6 percent in September, the lowest it's been since July 2008. And employers added 248,000 new jobs to their payrolls, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

McDonald's is not loving its financial numbers. The fast-food chain reported that same-store sales in the U.S. tumbled 4.6 percent in November compared with a year ago, continuing a downward trend.

The harsh winter weather's impact on job growth in February was less than expected, as U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs to their payrolls last month. The unemployment rate edged up to 6.7 percent.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment insurance last week. But Friday's much-anticipated report on payroll growth and unemployment in January may not offer particularly good news, economists say.

The station paused at 6:45 a.m. ET to remember reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward, who were killed during a live broadcast.

NASA says the asteroid will come within 200,000 miles from Earth and zip by at 30,600 mph. 2005 YU55 will be visible from Earth using a small telescope.

A magnitude 6.5 quake on the coast of Aceh province has destroyed hundreds of buildings. Authorities say there's no risk of tsunami, like the one in 2004 triggered by a quake in the same area.

Both chambers voted for the destitution in a little more than 24 hours, a process that took many by surprise.

Earlier this week, Taiwanese-American attorney Grace Meng won the Democratic primary for New York's newly redrawn 6th Congressional District. If she wins the general election in November, she'll become New York City's first Asian-American member of Congress.

The Fed is staying the course with its $85 billion monthly bond-buying stimulus. Chairman Ben Bernanke is also expected to answer questions about the banking crisis in Cyprus.