Galena council declines to expand Main Street closure
GALENA, Ill. — Galena City Council members this week declined a request to expand the closure of Main Street. Council members voted 4-3 to deny…
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More jobless getting aid than in past even as cutoffs loom
WASHINGTON — Far more Americans are receiving unemployment benefits than the last time the jobless rate was at the current 6.1%, thanks to a major…
More jobless getting aid than in past even as cutoffs loom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far more Americans are receiving unemployment benefits than the last time the jobless rate was at the current 6.1%, thanks to a…
Shoppers go back to stores, but retailers face challenges
NEW YORK — Americans are going back to one of their favorite pastimes: Store shopping. With more people getting vaccinated and dropping their face masks,…
US pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack
WASHINGTON — U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response to…
Democrats push bill allowing college athletes to organize
College athletes would have the right to organize and collectively bargain with schools and conferences under a bill introduced today by Democrats in the House…
Fewer Americans sign contracts to buy homes in April
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in April as a lack of supply continues to foil would-be buyers. The National…
First quarter GDP unchanged at robust 6.4% annual rate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a robust annual rate of 6.4% in the first three months of this year, unchanged from the government’s…
GOP senators propose $928 billion infrastructure plan to Biden
WASHINGTON — Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal today, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle…
Independent bookstores avoid the worst — so far — from pandemic
NEW YORK — Through the first year of the pandemic, the country’s independent booksellers have — so far — avoided disaster. Today, the American Booksellers…