Juul to pay nearly $440M in teen vaping probe
Settlement puts an end to 33 states’ two-year investigation into Juul.
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Math, reading scores fall during pandemic
Marks largest drop in reading scores in 30 years.
FDA authorizes COVID-19 booster update
Booster will be available only for those who have gotten first two shots in vaccine series.
Biden announces plan to cancel some student loans
Plan could pave way for up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness.
CDC drops quarantine guidelines for COVID-19
Loosened guidelines come as students return to school around the country.
Democrats pass spending bill
Senate passes Democrats’ omnibus spending, prescription drug, and climate bill along party lines.
Economy shrinks, Fed raises rates
Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates on Wednesday.
Buchholz High math team wins 14th national title
BHS earns Mu Alpha Theta competition record 304 total trophies.
Inflation hits 40-year high in June
Federal Reserve expected to raise key short-term interest rates again.
Airline pilots picketing ahead of July 4
About 1,200 Delta Air Lines pilots ready to strike.
Supreme Court OKs end of Remain in Mexico policy
President Joe Biden ended policy on his first day he was in office in 2021.
Record-setting car travel expected for July 4th
AAA report predicts all-time high car travel despite record gas prices.
Biden signs gun control legislation
Bill signed Saturday makes it more difficult for younger people and domestic violence offenders to obtain firearms.
Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade
Local, state leaders respond to landmark decision overturning abortion precedent.
Congress sends Biden gun control legislation
Bill makes it more difficult for younger people, domestic violence offenders to obtain firearms.
Ed Department: Title IX to add “gender identity”
Proposal states that the law also applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Supreme Court upholds gun carrying rights
Ruling arrives as Congress considers legislation to restrict access to firearms
Stocks tumble after Fed hikes interest rates
Stock market returned to its previous downward trajectory Thursday sliding roughly 3.3% across board.
Fed interest rate hike largest since 1994
Short-term borrowing rate now ranges from 1.5% to 1.75%, but could double by year’s end.
Inflation tightens economic squeeze
The prices of gas, food, and most other goods and services rose by 8.6 percent last month from 12 months earlier. Friday’s news from the U.S. […]