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US Wholesale Prices Fell 0.2% in June as Food Costs Plunged
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs dropped sharply, offsetting ...
Preview: President at Braille Institute of America – Peter Mindnich
Peter Mindnich, President of the Braille Institute of America, discusses the importance of mobile and accessible ...
UN: World Could Hit 1.5-Degree Warming Threshold by 2024
GENEVA (AP) — The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the ...
US Bets on Small, Untested Company to Deliver COVID Vaccine
When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms ...
CDC Head Sticking to School-Opening Guides Trump Criticized
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials won't revise their coronavirus guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism ...
Nonprofit Report: The Universal Need for Human Services During COVID
Host Mark Oppenheim interviews guests: Bay Area Community Services Executive Director Jamie Almanza; Community Services of ...
Where Do New Viruses Like the Coronavirus Come From?
Factors smaller than a cell and as large as the planet are at play when a ...
Layoffs Stuck at High Level as 1.3 Million Seek Jobless Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically ...
‘A Hot Mess’: Americans Face Testing Delays as Virus Surges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a paycheck ...
Opponents: Pipeline’s Defeat ‘A Testament to Perseverance’
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richard Averitt and his wife have spent six years and more than ...
Court OK’s Limiting Free Birth Control on Religious Grounds
WASHINGTON (AP) — More employers who cite religious or moral grounds can decline to offer cost-free ...
Trump Says He Will Pressure States to Reopen Schools in Fall
President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort to reopen schools this fall, arguing that ...
Protective Gear for Medical Workers Begins to Run Low Again
The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the ...
Amid Pandemic, Fewer Students Seek Federal Aid for College
The number of high school seniors applying for U.S. federal college aid plunged in the weeks ...
AIDS Report: Kids are Lagging and COVID-19 is Harming Care
New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and ...
Amazon Homeless Shelter Boosts Unique Program for Sick Kids
SEATTLE (AP) — After becoming homeless, Connie Wade realized she'd be missing something critical to care ...
Stimulus Money Could Pose Dilemmas in Nursing Homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part ...
Debates Turn Emotional as Schools Decide How and If to Open
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions ...
Hollowed Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus
The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront ...
As Monuments Fall, Confederate Carving Has Size on its Side
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Some statues of figures from America's slave-owning past have been yanked ...
Preview: National Immigration Law Center – Marielena Hincapie
Marielena Hincapie, Executive Director of the National Immigration Law Center, discusses how the nation's only legal ...
Fish More Vulnerable to Warming Water Than First Thought
BOSTON (AP) — Gyms, casinos, museums, movie theaters and guided tours are some of the businesses ...
Gyms, Museums, Casinos to Reopen; But a Week Later in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — Gyms, casinos, museums, movie theaters and guided tours are some of the businesses ...
Coronavirus Cases are Rising in 40 of 50 US States
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to ...
NYC Passes Austere Budget That Cuts $1B From NYPD
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers approved an austere budget early Wednesday that will ...
Little Evidence That Protests Spread Coronavirus in US
NEW YORK (AP) — There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's ...
Remembering the Slave Who Joined Jefferson in Philadelphia
NEW YORK (AP) — In the early summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson worked away in the ...
Delaware to Remove Whipping Post Display From State Grounds
GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — Delaware officials are set to remove a whipping post that was historically ...
Sale of Sacred Statues Riles Black Lives Matter Campaigners
PARIS (AP) — A pair of sacred statues that a Nigerian museum commission and protesters claimed ...
Dem Climate Plan Would End Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would ...
Arizona Shuts Bars, Theaters, Parks Amid Virus Resurgence
Arizona's Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in ...
Florida Site of GOP Convention Orders Wearing of Masks
The city of Jacksonville, Florida, where mask-averse President Donald Trump plans to accept the Republican nomination ...
Couple Draw Guns at Crowd Heading to St. Louis Mayor’s Home
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A white couple stood outside their mansion and pointed guns at protesters ...
States Retreat as Confirmed Virus Cases Hit All-Time High
Texas and Florida reversed course and clamped down on bars again Friday in the nation's biggest ...
Council Advances Plan to Dismantle Minneapolis Police Dept.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a proposal to change the ...
US Virus Cases Near an All-Time High as Governors Backtrack
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus crisis deepened in Arizona on Thursday, and the governor of ...
Jobless Claims and Depressed Economy Show Damage From Virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely fell last week, ...
Virus Cases Surging Among the Young, Endangering the Elderly
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Coronavirus cases are climbing rapidly among young adults in a number ...
US Inmates Got Virus Relief Checks, and IRS Wants Them Back
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent ...
‘Coming Back and Biting Us’: US Sees Virus Make a Comeback
HOUSTON (AP) — Hospital administrators and health care experts warned desperately Wednesday that parts of the ...
