Consumer inflation hits nearly 40-year high
Dec 10, 2021
Americans in November saw prices jump 6.9 percent from the year before. That’s the highest annual inflation rate since 1982. The increased prices have affected everything […]
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Consumer inflation hits nearly 40-year high
Americans in November saw prices jump 6.9 percent from the year before. That’s the highest annual inflation rate since 1982. The increased prices have affected everything […]
Jobless numbers take a seasonally adjusted plunge
Nov 24, 2021
Thanks in part to statistical seasonal adjustments around the Thanksgiving holiday, last week’s jobs report showed the number of Americans applying for unemployment dropped by 71,000. The […]
Judge hands down sentence in George Floyd’s death
Jun 26, 2021
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin received a 22 1/2-year prison sentence on Friday. That’s short of the prosecution’s request for 30 years, and he could […]
Coronavirus delta variant fuels concern
Jun 22, 2021
The White House on Tuesday said the country won’t meet President Joe Biden’s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of all American adults against COVID-19 by Independence […]
COVID-19 cases hit record low as more states reopen
Jun 16, 2021
For the first time since March 2020, the United States recorded fewer than 10,000 new cases on a single day and daily coronavirus-related deaths dropped to […]
U.S. reopening continues
Jun 14, 2021
The state of Illinois, including Chicago, lifted almost all coronavirus-related capacity restrictions on Friday amid still-falling daily infection rates across the country. State and local health […]
Facebook to suspend Trump for two years
Jun 7, 2021
In early 2023, the Facebook will consider whether “the risk to public safety has receded” in deciding whether to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s account. Facebook […]
Biden to meet with Putin in first trip abroad
May 26, 2021
President Joe Biden plans to make his first international trip as president in June. On the docket: Meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva. The […]
CDC loosens mask guidelines
Apr 28, 2021
Americans who have received a COVID-19 vaccine don’t need to wear face coverings outside unless they are in large crowds, according to new government guidelines. The […]
IRS pushes back tax filing deadline to May 17
Mar 18, 2021
Americans won’t need to finish their income tax paperwork this year until May 17. The IRS is pushing back the 2021 federal filing deadline from its […]
U.S. House moves toward impeaching Trump
Jan 13, 2021
Overnight the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives approved a resolution asking Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, declaring that the president is no longer […]
U.S. breaks daily COVID-19 deaths record
Jan 11, 2021
For the first time, the United States reported more than 4,000 deaths from the coronavirus in a single day. That’s more than double the average daily […]