Oregon receives additional $167M in food assistance for thousands of children
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — Oregon has received an additional $167 million…
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Some of Boundary Waters to reopen amid firefighting progress
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Parts of the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will reopen Saturday as firefighters make progress fighting…
Continue ReadingFrom fad to force, sustainable investing sweeps Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sustainable investing has gone way past fad to become one of the steadiest forces on Wall Street.…
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney named vice chair of the January 6 select committee
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN Democratic Chairman of the January 6 Select Committee Bennie Thompson announced on…
Continue ReadingNFL returns social justice helmet decals, end zone stencils
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NFL players can wear social justice messages on their helmets again this season. And “It Takes All of Us”…
Continue ReadingBaxter to acquire Hillrom in $10.5B medical products deal
By The Associated Press DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Medical products company Baxter International said Thursday it will acquire medical technology firm…
Continue ReadingCyprus to give anti-COVID-19 booster shots to those over 65
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will begin administering booster shots against COVID-19 to people over 65, those with weakened immune systems…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia cash-for-worker program seeks more applicants
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program offering cash incentives for out-of-state workers to move to West Virginia has…
Continue ReadingCompanies loosen job requirements but challenges remain
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of companies big and small are now dropping requirements that made…
Continue ReadingCompanies loosen job requirements but challenges remain
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of companies big and small are now dropping requirements that made…
Continue ReadingThis Texas high school principal was put on administrative leave after being accused of promoting critical race theory
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas high school principal who found himself in the middle of a controversy over critical race theory was placed on paid…
Continue ReadingGen. Lee statue can be removed, Virginia Supreme Court rules
BY DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled unanimously that the iconic statue…
Continue Reading3 ways the Delta variant will hurt the US jobs market
Opinion by Gad Levanon for CNN Business Perspectives The sharp decline in Covid cases during the first half of 2021 raised expectations that the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats promote Cheney to vice chairwoman of Jan. 6 panel
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have promoted Republican Rep. Liz Cheney to vice chairwoman of a…
Continue Reading7 Black men were executed for an alleged rape in 1951. Now they’ve been pardoned
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A group of young Black men executed after being convicted by all-White juries of allegedly raping a White woman have been…
Continue ReadingAnimals captured at their funniest in the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021
By Jack Guy, CNN Gophers goofing around, a laughing snake and racoons seemingly sharing their secrets are among the shortlisted images for the 2021…
Continue ReadingOrlando airport crowds forecast to exceed pre-pandemic pack
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Traffic at Florida’s busiest airport this holiday weekend is forecast to exceed pre-pandemic crowds.…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims reach a pandemic low as hiring strengthens
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 340,000, a pandemic…
Continue ReadingMillions to lose jobless aid as claims fall to pandemic low
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of jobless Americans who have depended on federal…
Continue ReadingUS trade deficit narrows slightly to $70.1 billion in July
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly to $70.1 billion in July as economic recovery overseas helped boost…
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