November 6, 2021

House passes $1 trillion infrastructure plan, sending it to Biden's desk

President Joe Biden walks into the U.S. Capitol building with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for an Oct. 28 meeting with House Democrats on negotiations […]
November 6, 2021

Roads, transit, internet: What's in the infrastructure bill

The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that now goes to President Joe Biden to sign into law has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe […]
November 6, 2021

Biden hails infrastructure win as 'monumental step forward'

President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed Congress' passage of his $1 trillion infrastructure package as a “monumental step forward for the nation" after fractious fellow […]
November 5, 2021

Women are unhappy. What can we do about it?

A recent Gallup poll found that only 44 percent of women say they are satisfied with the way women are treated by society. That’s a […]
November 5, 2021

The labor market is back on track after 531,000 jobs were added in October

A man fills out an application at a booth at the Employers Only Long Island Food, Beverage and Hospitality Job Fair on Oct. 19 in […]
November 4, 2021

New CWD test: Game-changer or unproven?

When a chronic wasting disease outbreak in a herd of captive deer in Beltrami County was discovered earlier this year, it was the result of […]
November 4, 2021

Borrowers say they were wrongly denied loan forgiveness. Now, help is on the way

LA Johnson/NPR The U.S. Department of Education says it will reach out to federal student loan borrowers who may have been prematurely denied loan forgiveness […]
November 4, 2021

Oreos, Sour Patch Kids and other snacks will soon get more expensive

Prices for Oreo cookies and other snacks made by Mondelēz International will be going up next year because of higher transportation costs and other factors […]
November 4, 2021

Why Christmas trees may be harder to find this year (and what you can do about it)

Smoke from the Bond Fire billows above Peltzer Pines Christmas tree farm in Orange County, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2020. Extreme weather and supply chain […]
November 3, 2021

Inflation is at a 30-year high. Here's how the Federal Reserve plans to deal with it

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walks between meetings with senators on Capitol Hill on Oct. 6 in Washington, D.C. The Fed is likely to keep […]