The House is scheduled to meet for just 11 days before the government’s fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help
An analysis of last year’s test scores found the average student would need the equivalent of 4.1 additional months of instruction to catch up to pre-COVID reading levels.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
More than a meal: Restaurant-based programs feed seniors’ social lives
Programs pair federal and state money set aside to feed seniors with struggling restaurants.
Posted inNation & World, News
Family urges Ohio officer’s arrest after video shows him killing pregnant Black woman
Police released video footage more than a week after the shooting in a grocery store parking lot.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Jimmy Buffett, musical ‘mayor of Margaritaville,’ dies at 76
His laid-back party vibe created adoring ‘Parrotheads’ and success beyond music.
Posted inNation & World
Trump-era rule change allowing logging of old-growth forests violates laws, judge says
A judge rules that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. employers added solid 187,000 jobs in August in sign of still-resilient labor market
The August jobs report also showed that wage gains are easing, a trend that may help signal to the Fed that inflation pressures are cooling.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election case and says he’ll skip next week’s hearing
That means he won’t have to show up for the arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set for next week.
Posted inBusiness
Travelers hoping to enjoy one last summer fling over Labor Day should expect lots of company
Thursday figures to be the busiest day in U.S. airspace.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
White House asks Congress to pass short-term funding to keep government operating
The federal government will shut down on Oct. 1 unless lawmakers either extend current spending or fund programs through next year.