Although more changes are possible later this year, the formal endorsement by the Democratic National Committee during its meeting in Philadelphia is an acknowledgement that the start of the 2024 primary will look very different from the one in 2020.
January’s job growth far exceeded December’s 260,000 total and extended a streak of powerful hiring gains that raised concerns at the Federal Reserve about inflation pressures.
In the first-ever direct election of a UAW president in the union’s 88-year history, Ray Curry, who started on the assembly line at a truck plant in North Carolina, faces Shawn Fain, 54, who began as an electrician at a Chrysler metal casting plant in Kokomo, Indiana.
The job market has withstood aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve as the Fed attempts to cool the economy and bring down inflation.
State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box, several medical organizations and business groups urged lawmakers to support the plan, pointing to Indiana’s poor national rankings in areas such as smoking, obesity and life expectancy.
The Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact would effectively allow teaching licenses to be viable across members of the compact, cutting through the current 50-state patchwork of disparate requirements.
More than 1,000 people have pleaded guilty or have been convicted on federal charges of defrauding myriad COVID-19 relief programs that Congress established in the early days of the pandemic.
The Fed’s latest move, though smaller than its previous hike—and even larger rate increases before that—will likely further raise the costs of many consumer and business loans and the risk of a recession.
The start of a new IndyCar season is looming with a field that will include four rookies, but Linus Lundqvist, the reigning Indy Lights champion, isn’t one of them.
In just the past month, there have been about 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector. Here’s a look at some of the companies that have announced recent layoffs.
Senators who want to impose tougher penalties when airlines strand or delay passengers say they finally might be able to turn their ideas into law because of outrage over debacles like the one at Southwest Airlines in December.
American consumers are kicking off 2023 a bit less confident than they were at the end of last year as inflation and the possibility of a recession loom.
The state Supreme Court issued an order Monday saying the state Court of Appeals will first consider the case, after a lower court judge in December sided with residents who claim the state’s abortion ban infringes on their religious beliefs.
Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew at a healthy but more gradual pace in the final three months of 2022, the third straight slowdown that could help reassure the Federal Reserve that wage gains won’t fuel higher inflation.
About 4,700 flights were delayed nationwide. Southwest scrubbed more than 500 flights, or about 12% of its entire schedule, while American dropped about 200 flights.
The costs of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to skyrocket after the emergencies are lifted. Free at-home COVID tests will also come to an end. And hospitals will not get extra payments for treating COVID patients.
The International Monetary Fund, a 190-country lending organization, foresees inflation easing this year, a result of aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks.
Federal watchdogs have been sounding the alarm for years about questionable charges on the private version of the Medicare program, with investigators raising the possibility that insurance companies may be bilking taxpayers of billions of dollars every year.
With signs of weaker economic growth along with steadily lower inflation readings, reduced consumer spending and even some signs of a slowdown in the job market, the Federal Reserve is now navigating a more treacherous terrain.
The contract extension with the two-time NBA blocks champion will keep the team’s current starting five intact through next season.
