The pandemic has been on a downward trend for more than a year, and most countries have returned to life before COVID-19.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inBusiness
U.S. adds a strong 253,000 jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes
The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns, diversity
DeSantis is expected to sign the bills into law.
Posted inNation & World
Atlanta shooting suspect has been charged with murder
Police say he opened fire in the waiting room of a medical practice Wednesday, killing one and wounding four.
Posted inNation & World
Trump calls rape claim ‘ridiculous’ in video deposition
The former president’s attorneys will not call any witnesses, and closing arguments will likely happen Monday before the jury begins deliberations Tuesday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Politics
Since his ouster, embarrassing reports on Carlson pile up
A recent New York Times report details ‘a chain of events’ that led to the star host’s firing.
Posted inBusiness
Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids’ privacy, regulators say
The Federal Trade Commission proposes sweeping changes to a 2020 privacy order with Facebook that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18.
Posted inNew England
Gone 20 years, New Hampshire’s Old Man of Mountain lives on
The Old Man became the state’s most recognizable symbol – the Legislature adopted it as the state emblem in 1945, and it still appears on the state quarter, highway signs, license plates and souvenirs.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. approves first vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts
The move sets the stage for adults 60 and older to get vaccinated this fall.
Posted inBusiness
How a Fed increase could affect credit card debt, auto loans
Rates on credit cards, mortgages and auto loans all stand to rise even more.