US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages,…
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Motherhood deferred: US median age for giving birth hits 30
Over the past three decades, birthrates have declined for women in their 20s and jumped for women in their late 30s and early…
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Biden to plug manufacturing initiative at Ohio metal company
President Joe Biden is set to announce that five major U.S. manufacturers have made commitments to boost their reliance on small and medium American…
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Condition of some US dams kept secret in national database
The condition ratings of thousands of dams across the U.S. remain a secret despite changes to improve the transparency of a national…
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COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all for the first time during the coronavirus…
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Biden showcases deficit progress in bid to counter critics
Strong job gains over the past 16 months have increased total incomes and led to additional tax…
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As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access
As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to access abortion services, courts in other…
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LinkedIn settles with U.S. over alleged pay discrimination
The career-networking service LinkedIn has agreed to pay $1.8 million in back wages to hundreds of female workers to settle a pay discrimination…
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Politico’s Supreme Court scoop boosts security concerns
Politico boosted security and warned its staff members to take extra care online following the news organization’s major scoop in publishing a…
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Beijing preps COVID-19 hospital spaces, though new cases low
Beijing is preparing new hospital facilities to deal with a possible spike in COVID-19 cases, even though the numbers of new cases remain…
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CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains
U.S. health officials are restating their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month…
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Missouri execution would be just fifth this year in the US
A man whose death sentence for killing a Missouri couple while robbing their home was overturned three times is scheduled to be…
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Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were…
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Madeleine Albright honored by Biden, other world leaders
World leaders and Washington’s political and foreign policy elite paid their respects to Madeleine Albright, who was America’s first female secretary…
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Harvard pledges $100M to research, atone for role in slavery
Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to research and atone for its extensive ties with…
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Court ruling creates mishmash of transportation mask rules
A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. has created a patchwork of…
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‘Peanuts’ honors Earth Day and Arbor Day with fresh programs
Everyone knows that Charlie Brown’s nemesis is a kite-eating tree. But the “Peanuts” hero hopes to cool that kind of rivalry as we head into…
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E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight
The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin cracking down on e-cigarettes that have used synthetic nicotine to skirt…
Continue Reading US jobless claims rise but remain near a half-century low
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust U.S. labor…
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Homebuyers stymied by fewer homes, high prices, rising rates
America’s housing market has grown increasingly frenzied, and prices are out of reach for many buyers, especially…
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