Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
The court’s action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months.
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Loan forgiveness offered to more former ITT Tech students
The Education Department announced Thursday it will forgive student debt for more than 100,000 borrowers who attended colleges in the now-defunct, Carmel-based ITT Technical Institute chain but left before graduating.
Illinois requires educators, health workers to get vaccine
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced new safety protocols that also include a fresh statewide mandate for masks to be worn indoors.
Music industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collide
The coronavirus vaccine gave the live entertainment industry hope for a rebound in 2021. Now, as COVID-19 cases surge and hospital beds fill up, it feels like March 2020 all over again.
Dilemma for Fed chief: High inflation and a surging virus
The uncertainties raised by the delta variant make it likelier that the Fed will announce a tapering in November or later, economists said, rather than in September. That would allow Fed officials to consider two additional months of data on inflation and jobs to gauge the delta variant’s impact.
Poll: Half of U.S. employees favor workplace shot mandate
The sentiment is similar for workplace mask mandates, with 50% of Americans working in person favoring them and 29% opposed, while 59% of remote workers are in favor.
U.S. slightly upgrades GDP estimate for last quarter
The U.S. economy grew at a robust annual rate last quarter, slightly faster than previously estimated, the government said Thursday in a report that pointed to a sustained consumer-led rebound from the pandemic recession.
Tech companies pledge billions in cybersecurity investments
Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Amazon were among the companies committed to investing billions of dollars or develop programs to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers, the White House announced Wednesday
Pfizer seeking FDA OK for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
Last week, U.S. health officials announced plans to give COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant of the coronavirus.
Treasury: Only 11% of federal rental assistance has been distributed
Lawmakers approved $46.5 billion in rental assistance earlier this year, but only $5.1 billion had been been distributed by states and localities through July.
House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates
House Democratic leaders have muscled President Joe Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track.
From CVS to Goldman Sachs, FDA move prompts vaccine mandates
A flurry of private and public employers are requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the federal government gave full approval to the Pfizer shot. And the number is certain to grow much higher.
House moderates offered deal to ease Biden budget standoff
Tensions flared overnight as a band of moderate lawmakers threatened to withhold their votes for the $3.5 trillion plan. They were demanding the House first approve a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan package of road, power grid, broadband and other public works projects that’s already passed the Senate.
Walmart to launch delivery service for other businesses
The strategy announced Tuesday will pit Walmart against the likes of Uber, DoorDash and other delivery services. It comes as Walmart moves to expand its sources of profits and revenues beyond its core retail businesses.
Budget clash pits moderate Democrats against Biden, Pelosi
Nine moderates have threatened to oppose the budget resolution unless the House first approves a $1 trillion, 10-year package of road, power grid, broadband and other infrastructure projects that’s already passed the Senate.
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine receives full approval from FDA
The U.S. becomes the first country to fully approve the shot, according to Pfizer, and CEO Albert Bourla said he hoped the decision “will help increase confidence in our vaccine, as vaccination remains the best tool we have to help protect lives.”
Residents fighting U.S. 24 changes in northern Indiana
The Indiana Department of Transportation has proposed building a so-called “J-turns” at the intersection of U.S. 24 and Indiana 19 just north of Peru.
Ex-Indiana basketball star Buckner picked to lead trustees
Indiana University Board of Trustees members elected Quinn Buckner to a two-year term as its chairman this month, making him the first Black person to hold that position in the school’s 201-year history.
Hoosier Lottery says ticket sales jumped 26% for record profit
The boost in revenue will result in the lottery sending a record $375 million in profits to the state—up about $71 million, or 23%, from the year before.
GM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk
The recall and others raise questions about lithium ion batteries, which now are used in nearly all electric vehicles. Ford, BMW and Hyundai all have recalled batteries recently.