For Menyuan Jordan, caring for her three children while juggling a career she loves has been like walking a tightrope. Being in the mental health field, Jordan, a social worker in Austell, Georgia, knows the value her work as a community therapist brings. But she can’t fully concentrate on work; her children need her at … Read more
By PAUL WISEMAN – AP Business Journalist WASHINGTON (AP) — American employers added a staggering 528,000 jobs last month despite warning signs of an economic downturn, easing recession fears and bringing good news to President Joe Biden of ahead of the midterm elections. Unemployment fell another notch, from 3.6% to 3.5%, matching the more than … Read more
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — Louisville activists put in long hours on the phone and in the streets, working tirelessly to call for arrests in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, but it was mostly two years full. of frustration. This week they saw their fortunes suddenly change, when the … Read more
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans unanimously on Friday chose milwaukee in the swing state of Wisconsin for the 2024 national convention, a victory for the city on the shores of Lake Michigan after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the Democratic convention in 2020. The decision in favor of Milwaukee over Nashville, … Read more
By PAUL WISEMAN – AP Business Journalist WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying recession anxiety and raging inflation, U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs last month, restoring all the jobs lost in the coronavirus recession. Unemployment fell to 3.5%, the lowest since the pandemic struck in early 2020. July job creation was 130,000 more than June, and the … Read more
By ELAINE KURTENBACH – AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Economies in the Asia-Pacific region are forecast to stagnate this year as decades-high inflation and the war in Ukraine compound geopolitical uncertainties and the fallout from the pandemic. A report on the economies of the pacific basin by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum said … Read more
access point NEW YORK (AP) — Navigating the Staten Island Ferry has been rough this summer, another iconic New York City institution that is being hit by waves of the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout the summer, service on the big orange boats carrying passengers and sightseeing tourists has been periodically curtailed due to staff shortages. The … Read more
access point NEW YORK (AP) — Navigating the Staten Island Ferry has been rough this summer, another iconic New York City institution that is being hit by waves of the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout the summer, service on the big orange boats carrying passengers and sightseeing tourists has been periodically curtailed due to staff shortages. The … Read more
access point LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Diontae Johnson saw the wide receiver market explode during the offseason. The dollar amounts were so staggering that it was impossible for Johnson to ignore them when he entered contract negotiations with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “You see the numbers,” Johnson said. “But I wasn’t trying to look into everyone’s … Read more
access point NEW YORK (AP) — Navigating the Staten Island Ferry has been rough this summer, another iconic New York City institution that is being hit by waves of the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout the summer, service on the big orange boats carrying passengers and sightseeing tourists has been periodically curtailed due to staff shortages. The … Read more
access point LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Diontae Johnson saw the wide receiver market explode during the offseason. The dollar amounts were so staggering that it was impossible for Johnson to ignore them when he entered contract negotiations with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “You see the numbers,” Johnson said. “But I wasn’t trying to look into everyone’s … Read more
By ZEKE MILLER, MIKE STOBBE and MICHAEL BALSAMO – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is declaring a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the monkey poxoutbreak that it has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The announcement will free up federal money … Read more
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents living near medical sterilization plants in 13 states and Puerto Rico about potential health risks from emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used in its operations. . Laredo, Texas; Ardmore, Okla.; and Lakewood, Colorado, are among the communities facing … Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-based corporation that owns thousands of residential rental properties in multiple U.S. states is facing investigations into whether it improperly evicted tenants during the coronavirus pandemic, while receiving millions of federal dollars. intended to keep people in their homes. houses Investigations of The Siegel Group announced by Nevada Attorney … Read more
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG – Associated Press/America Report JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi will soon stop accepting applications for a federal rental assistance program created during the COVID-19 pandemic to help people avoid evictions, Governor Tate Reeves announced Wednesday. The Mississippi Residents Rental Assistance Program will not accept any applications after August 15, and the state … Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-based corporation that owns thousands of residential rental properties in multiple U.S. states is facing investigations into whether it improperly evicted tenants during the coronavirus pandemic, while receiving millions of federal dollars. intended to keep people in their homes. houses Investigations of The Siegel Group announced by Nevada Attorney … Read more