National News

Report: Opioid fight needs new strategy, leadership

Mainstreet Daily News

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, […]

Business

Florida gas prices surge higher

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Local News

Keepers send 20 million bees to CA almond farms

Suzette Cook

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 […]

Education

FIRE lists UF among worst colleges for free speech

C.J. Gish

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 […]

Business

Private payrolls sink in January

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

National News

FBI: China hacking poses a major threat

Mainstreet Daily News

Feb 2, 2022

The danger to the West from the Chinese government is “more brazen” than ever before, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Speaking at the Ronald Reagan […]

Business

Florida sees largest gas price hike in nation

Mainstreet Daily News

Feb 1, 2022

Uncertainty over Russia’s intentions toward Ukraine is contributing to higher crude oil prices, which are closing in on $90 per barrel. Russia is a member of […]

News

FDA grants Moderna COVID-19 vaccine full approval

Mary Muncy | World News Group

Jan 31, 2022

Millions of Americans already received the shot, which will go by brand name Spikevax, under emergency authorization. The decision from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]

National News

Federal Reserve to raise interest rates

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 27, 2022

Chairman Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that the central bank will start raising benchmark interest rates to help fight rising inflation. While the statement did not lay […]

Covid-19

Pfizer to conduct omicron-specific vaccine trial

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 26, 2022

Pfizer and partner BioNTech are enrolling nearly 1,500 healthy adults to test a reformulated COVID-19 vaccine for effectiveness against the omicron variant. While the World Health […]

Covid-19

OSHA abandons business vaccine mandate

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 26, 2022

The Biden administration has withdrawn sweeping COVID-19 regulations it proposed for all U.S. businesses with 100 employees or more. The Supreme Court on Jan. 13 blocked […]

News

SAT will receive student-friendly makeover

Mary Muncy | World News Group

Jan 25, 2022

No need for No. 2 pencils for the SAT, which will transition to an online format. The College Board, which administers the standardized test, announced on […]

Covid-19

Judge blocks federal worker vaccine mandate

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 22, 2022

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown of Texas issued a nationwide injunction Friday, ruling the government cannot enforce a requirement that more than 3.5 million federal employees […]

Local News

Omicron optimism fuels gas price increase

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 18, 2022

Gasoline prices rose a penny last week, driven primarily by the cost of crude oil, which has vaulted above $80 a barrel. According to AAA’s Tuesday […]

Covid-19

Omicron wave hits nursing homes

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 18, 2022

The American Health Care Association, which represents more than 14,000 nursing homes nationwide, found that as of Jan. 9, the daily average number of COVID-19 cases among nursing […]

National News

Maya Angelou to open women on quarters series

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 14, 2022

The image of poet, actor and activist Maya Angelou with her arms uplifted will appear on the U.S. quarter in February as part of a new […]

Covid-19

Area COVID hospitalizations start slowing

C.J. Gish

Jan 13, 2022

Area COVID-positive patients have more than doubled since last week, but hospital officials report admittance rates are finally slowing and may plateau soon. According to a […]

Covid-19

Supreme Court splits decision on vaccine mandates

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 13, 2022

The nation’s highest court blocked the Biden administration’s order that employees at large businesses must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or test weekly and wear masks. The […]

National News

Gainesville finds problems with financial controls

Camille Broadway

Jan 12, 2022

A city audit has found Gainesville’s internal controls over financial reporting are inadequate, determining that the government is at “high risk” of reporting incorrect information and […]

National News

Inflation hits nearly 40-year high

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 12, 2022

The U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday that consumer prices rose 7 percent in December from a year earlier. That’s the biggest leap since 1982. The highest […]

Business

Supply chain issues leave grocery shelves sparse

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 12, 2022

In an average year, U.S. grocery stores might have 5 percent to 10 percent of items out of stock. But according to Consumer Brands Association President […]

Covid-19

Experts: Omicron cases might have peaked

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 11, 2022

A model by the University of Washington estimates the wave of COVID-19 infection in the United States brought on by the omicron variant has crested and will […]

Covid-19

U.S. Supreme Court considers vaccine mandates

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 7, 2022

The nation’s highest court heard more than three hours of oral arguments in person on Friday about the constitutionality of two federal vaccine mandates. Lawyers representing businesses […]

Covid-19

U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

Mainstreet Daily News

Jan 6, 2022

Continuing recent trends, U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,300 flights nationwide on Thursday due to workers calling in sick with the coronavirus. The shortages track with […]