NEW YORK - Stock index futures edged lower on Thursday, pointing to a lower market open, after weekly jobless claims jumped to the highest level since February.

In a separate government report, data showed the economy grew at its fastest rate in four years.

S&P 500 futures were down 3.8 points, below fair value, a mathematical formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.

Dow Jones industrial average futures fell 27 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures lost 5.75 points. .

More than an eyeful

Alaina Davis of Sunsations tanning salon ran inside Room 12 after she heard a loud crash.She discovered a large hole in the ceiling and beneath it, Greg Hollon, a 19-year-old long-time employee of Gold's Gym next door, on the floor, scratched, cut, and visibly shaken, according to a Twin Falls Police affidavit.Peep holes were later discovered over three tanning rooms, and Hollon confessed that for two weeks he had been spying on tanners who dropped their clothes for a tan."When you are at Sunsations, you think, man, they are beautiful," said Bob Roberts, a co-owner of Gold's and Sunsations, who fired Hollon and has reinforced security over the tanning booths. "I would love to be a fly on the wall. But, man, you don't do it. We think it. But we don't do it."The fly, in this case, had been watching through the ceiling in a crawlspace.That's primarily how damages to company property were estimated to be worth $3,600, and Hollon was charged Nov.

Long-standing events usher in holiday season

LAKE OF THE OZARKS - The holiday season has officially started.It may not feel like winter is approaching, but judging by the number of appearances from Santa, it is time to get out the holiday decorations.Two long-standing events held over the weekend marked the start of a long list of festivities taking place in the lake area over the next several weeks.