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Harris to Visit US-Mexico Border Area Regarding Migration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make her first visit to the U.S. Mexico border since taking office. The visit to El Paso is planned for Friday and…
Biden Urges Shots for Young Adults as Variant Concern Grows
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to get younger Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 amid growing concern about the spread of a new variant that threatens to set the country back in the months ahead. The push…
American Airlines Cutting Flights as Summer Season Starts
DALLAS (AP) - American Airlines is cutting flights to protect its network from getting overloaded as summer travel season arrives. American scrubbed more than 130 flights by Tuesday afternoon, according to tracking service FlightAware. An American Airlines spokeswoman says the…
US Hitting Encouraging Milestones on Virus Deaths and Shots
(AP) - The U.S. is reaching a pair of encouraging milestones as the COVID-19 pandemic’s grip on the nation continues to loosen. COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the outbreak's…
Child Tax Credit 2021: Here's Who Will Receive Monthly Payments
WASHINGTON (Fox 9) - The Biden administration is working to make sure eligible families are aware of the upcoming monthly child payments, part of the expanded child tax credit under President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Automatic payments…
High Court Sides With Ex-Athletes in NCAA Compensation Case
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court has unanimously ruled the NCAA can’t enforce certain rules limiting the education-related benefits that colleges can offer to athletes - things like computers…
Juneteenth Celebrated in Duluth for First Time as Federal Holiday
DULUTH, Minn.- Juneteenth celebrations across the country and in Duluth held a different meaning after President Joe Biden signed a bill making it a federal holiday this week. At One-Roof Community Housing in Duluth today…
The Latest: Michigan Lifts Indoor Capacity Restrictions
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and mask requirements next week, 10 days sooner than planned amid vaccinations and plummeting COVID-19 infections, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday. The state’s main coronavirus order will expire at the…
Biden to Sign Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. President Joe Biden is scheduled to sign into law on Thursday a bill to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal…
US Jobless Claims Tick up to 412,000 From a Pandemic Low
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the pandemic recession. Jobless claims rose…
Fed Sees Faster Time Frame for Rate Hikes as Inflation Rises
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled that it may act sooner than previously planned to start dialing back the low-interest-rate policies that have helped fuel a swift rebound from the pandemic recession but have also coincided with rising inflation.…
Biden Reveals 9 Ambassador Nominations, Including Duluth Native Thomas Nides
DULUTH, Minn. (Fox) - President Biden unveiled a slate of nominations for nine ambassadorial positions on Tuesday, including a Duluth native to serve as U.S. ambassador to Israel. Thomas Nides,…
US COVID-19 Deaths Hit 600,000, Equal to Yearly Cancer Toll
(AP) - The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has topped 600,000, even as the vaccination drive has slashed daily cases and deaths and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom. That's according to the toll recorded by Johns Hopkins…
May Retail Sales Fell 1.3% As Americans Spend Less on Goods
NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales and a shift by Americans to spend more on vacations and other services instead of goods. Total sales dropped a seasonal adjusted 1.3%…
UK’s Johnson Delays Lockdown Easing for England by 4 Weeks
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks until July 19, as a result of the spread of the delta variant. In…
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