Judge nixes public transportation mask mandate
Apr 19, 2022
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the federal rule requiring face coverings on airplanes, trains, and buses exceeded the authority of U.S. health officials. The rule […]
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Judge nixes public transportation mask mandate
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the federal rule requiring face coverings on airplanes, trains, and buses exceeded the authority of U.S. health officials. The rule […]
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 […]
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 […]
Florida wildfires force evacuations
Mar 7, 2022
Large wildfires have raged in the Florida Panhandle in the past few days, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 1,100 houses and a veterans’ nursing home. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
FBI: China hacking poses a major threat
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 […]
Federal Reserve to raise interest rates
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 […]
Inflation hits nearly 40-year high
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 […]
Record 4.5 million Americans quit jobs in November
Jan 5, 2022
The Labor Department reported that a record number of 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November, while employers posted 10.6 million job openings. Many analysts […]
U.S. health officials shorten COVID isolation time
Dec 28, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says if you test positive for COVID-19, you no longer need to isolate for 10 days—five will do […]
Canceled flights disrupt holiday travel
Dec 27, 2021
Many travelers found themselves stranded in airports over the weekend as one word repeatedly appeared on airport video screens—“canceled.” Airlines scrubbed more than 700 flights on […]
Consumer prices climb at record rates
Dec 23, 2021
The U.S. Commerce Department reported on Thursday that consumer prices have risen 5.7 percent over the past year. That’s the fastest pace in 39 years. How […]
U.S. population growth falls to new low
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic. New figures released Tuesday showed that the United States […]
Data show boosters may protect against omicron
Dec 21, 2021
Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the omicron variant. Lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased […]
New study finds omicron variant less severe
Dec 15, 2021
A new study out of South Africa found the omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to cause less severe illness than previous strains, but it also […]
Pfizer claims booster can protect against omicron
Dec 8, 2021
Drugmaker Pfizer tested blood samples taken from patients a month after they received a COVID-19 booster shot and measured levels of antibodies that could fight the […]
Omicron reaches nearly one-third of U.S. states
Dec 6, 2021
The United States has identified several dozen cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects the number […]
FDA advisers endorse Merck’s COVID-19 pill
Nov 30, 2021
An advisory panel to the U.S Food and Drug Administration narrowly recommended authorization for Merck’s COVID-19 pill, days after new data showed the pill was less […]
OSHA backs off business vaccine mandate
Nov 18, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said on Wednesday it will abide by a court order that it “take no steps to implement or enforce” a […]
COVID cases down 70 percent from delta peak
Oct 28, 2021
New COVID-19 cases are down about 70 percent since the peak of the delta variant surge, which began in July. Cases numbers and hospitalizations rose sharply […]
Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana as more storms brew
Aug 30, 2021
One of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States blasted ashore on Sunday. Hurricane Ida made landfall at Port Fourchon, La., just before […]