UPDATE: Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 12 U.S. troops
UPDATE KABUL, Afghanistan — Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport today, transforming a scene of desperation into one…
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COVID-19 resurgence crimps spending, travel recovery
A COVID-19 resurgence this summer has caused consumers to turn cautious, while investors trim their investments in a travel sector still struggling to recover. Retail…
US slightly upgrades GDP estimate for last quarter to 6.6%
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a 6.6% annual rate last quarter, slightly faster than previously estimated, the government said today in a report…
US jobless claims rise by 4,000 to 353,000
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks even though the economy and job market…
Dollar Tree: Fiscal Q2 earnings snapshot
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. today reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $282.4 million. The company said it had net income of $1.23 per share….
Dollar General: Fiscal Q2 earnings snapshot
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. today reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $637 million. On a per-share basis, the company said it had net income…
Poll: Half of U.S. workers favor employee shot mandate
NEW YORK — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a new poll, at a time when…
Infrastructure plan includes dollars for Platteville fire station, roads, wastewater improvements
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — City of Platteville leaders are poring through a wish list of more than $60 million worth of infrastructure projects to determine which…
Galena approves free downtown shuttle service for this fall
GALENA, Ill. — The City of Galena is partnering with Jo Daviess County Transit to offer a free shuttle to the downtown district this fall,…
Dubuque County event highlights profitable, restorative grazing method
DURANGO, Iowa — Farmers in Dubuque and Jackson counties are turning to an increasingly popular method of grazing cattle on summer-planted cover crops to increase…