Consumer prices just posted their largest one-month jump in nearly 13 years, a fact that might tempt some to conclude that a white-hot U.S. economy is on the brink of runaway inflation. But a spike in the June 2021 consumer ...
The 69 million Americans who collect Social Security are on track to get the biggest cost-of-living hike since 1983, with one advocacy group for senior citizens projecting a 6.1% increase to benefits due to surging inflation. Recipients will have to ...
An obscure progressive nonprofit called the North Fund has scaled up operations during the last two years, allowing the group to quietly work in high-profile legislative fights in Washington and state capitals. The North Fund’s structure — and its refusal ...
A woman is on the run after driving a vehicle through the main lobby of a hotel-turned-homeless shelter, authorities say. According to officials, the woman may have been staying at the shelter but ultimately became involved in a dispute with ...
Democratic legislators in New York are opposing plans to open Chick-fil-A restaurants at rest stops in the state, citing the fast-food chain’s past donations to groups accused of opposing same-sex marriage. Democratic Rochester-area Assembly member Harry Branson is launching a ...
The latest tax hike proposal in Washington is set to test the unity of the Democratic party in a major way. The tax hike is being proposed by President Joe Biden and Senate Democratic leaders as a means for funding ...
In February, President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti claimed via Facebook Live that he survived a coup attempt. Calls for Moïse’s removal from office before his term ended, plus a spike of gang violence, provided an ideal environment for another attempt ...
Rubber is a critical raw material needed for car tires, personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves, and many more everyday products. Anytime you’re going anywhere, you’re using rubber. Now, supply chain disruptions have thrown the rubber industry into ...
Pope Francis will follow in the footsteps of St. John Paul II and deliver his weekly Sunday blessing and greeting from the Rome hospital where he is recovering from intestinal surgery. Francis had half of his colon removed July 4 ...
Eric Adams is poised to become New York City’s next mayor after winning the Democratic primary — and he’s also a former captain of the New York Police Department. In such an influential spot, Adams points to a new way ...