Senate confirms Jackson to Supreme Court
Apr 7, 2022
The Senate chamber galleries were full for the first time in two years on Thursday while lawmakers voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the […]
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Senate confirms Jackson to Supreme Court
The Senate chamber galleries were full for the first time in two years on Thursday while lawmakers voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the […]
Biden extends student loan freeze
Apr 7, 2022
For the third time, the president has extended a pause on student loan payback that started in March 2020. Debt payments and interest rates will remain frozen […]
CDC to end pandemic border restriction
Apr 2, 2022
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it will officially revoke Title 42 on May 23, giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) time to […]
Biden taps oil reserve again
Mar 31, 2022
President Joe Biden is trying to take the edge off of painful gas prices by further dipping into the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve. On Thursday, he […]
BA.2 becomes dominant COVID-19 strain
Mar 29, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that omicron subvariant BA.2 currently accounts for about 54.9 percent of coronavirus cases in the United States. Last week […]
Gainesville receives $10 million to update transit
Mar 16, 2022
Gainesville will buy 12 new buses and build a new Eastside transfer station as part of a $10.6 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration. Mayor […]
Wholesale inflation jumps over the past year
Mar 16, 2022
An ongoing price surge saw wholesale inflation rise to 10 percent in February from a year ago. The Labor Department said its producer price index, which […]
Area gas price hikes pause over weekend
Mar 14, 2022
Gas prices have steadied in recent days following a historic two-week surge that witnessed fuel costs go from $3.56 per gallon to last Thursday’s record high […]
Inflation hits another record high
Mar 11, 2022
Propelled by surging costs for gas, food, and housing, the consumer price index jumped 7.9 percent over the past year. The report from the Labor Department […]
Public transportation mask mandate extended
Mar 11, 2022
The requirement to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and in transit facilities was set to expire on March 18, but a Centers for Disease […]
U.S. bans Russian oil imports
Mar 8, 2022
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Americans can expect even higher prices at the gas pumps as the U.S. halts all imports of Russian oil. “We […]
Gas prices skyrocket to near record highs
Mar 7, 2022
Crude oil and gas prices skyrocketed this past week as the national average for a gallon of gas surged 45 cents in seven days and 62 […]
Federal Reserve expects rate hike this month
Mar 3, 2022
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said he supports a traditional quarter-point interest rate increase rather than the larger one that some policymakers have proposed. Most other Fed […]
White House unveils new COVID response plan
Mar 3, 2022
At the State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden said the country can “move forward safely, back to more normal routines.” The White […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalates oil prices
Feb 28, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last Thursday has roiled the oil market, with crude spiking briefly to over $100 per barrel of crude oil (bbl) before settling […]
CDC lifts most mask recommendations
Feb 26, 2022
Healthy Americans in most places can safely ditch masks indoors, including in schools and low risk areas, according to new recommendations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Florida, U.S. gas prices climb amid world tensions
Feb 22, 2022
Tensions over Russia’s potential invasion of Ukraine are affecting the oil market and driving gas prices up throughout the United States. The national average for a gallon […]
Inflation soars while jobless claims drop
Feb 11, 2022
The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for unemployment benefits again fell slightly to 223,000 last week, continuing a downward trend. Last week, the department also […]
States drop mask mandates
Feb 9, 2022
Illinois, Massachusetts and New York joined the list of states planning to lift public face-covering requirements by the end of February or in March. New York Gov. […]
Report: Opioid fight needs new strategy, leadership
Feb 9, 2022
The Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking released a 70-page report this week calling for Cabinet-level government leadership to counter the opioid and overdose epidemic. The bipartisan panel, […]
Florida gas prices surge higher
Feb 7, 2022
Blustery winter weather and geopolitical tensions are helping drive up the price of oil, which is now in the low-$90s per barrel and nearly $30 more […]
Keepers send 20 million bees to CA almond farms
Feb 7, 2022
Just like worker bees themselves, three beekeepers and a truck driver went into loading mode early Saturday evening in Newberry. They picked just the right time […]
FIRE lists UF among worst colleges for free speech
Feb 7, 2022
After U.S. News & World Report named the University of Florida one of the top five public universities in the country last year, UF has made […]
Private payrolls sink in January
Feb 2, 2022
Companies in the United States had fewer workers on their payrolls last month for the first time since December 2020. The Automatic Data Processing (ADP) National […]