March 8, 2021

House poised to pass Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Tuesday

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., seen here talking to reporters on Thursday, has called for bipartisan support for the House vote on the Senate-amended coronavirus […]
March 7, 2021

'Why us?': A year after being laid off at start of pandemic, millions are still unemployed

A store in New York City stands closed on April 21, 2020. A year after the pandemic started to spread, millions of Americans are still […]
March 7, 2021

Minnesota DNR reports sales of cross-country ski pass increased this winter

As the cross-country ski season winds down, the DNR is reporting that sales of the Great Minnesota Ski Pass are the strongest they’ve been since […]
March 6, 2021

Senate works through night with pandemic aid bill on path to passage

The Senate worked through the night and past sunrise Saturday on Democrats’ showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after a deal between leaders and moderate […]
March 6, 2021

Senate passes $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package

Updated: 11:30 a.m. An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a […]
March 5, 2021

How are women entrepreneurs faring in the pandemic’s economic wake?

The coronavirus pandemic has been devastating for the economy. That has been especially true for women in the workforce. More than 2 million women left […]
March 5, 2021

Study: On-premises dining linked to increased COVID-19 cases

Signage requiring masks is on display outside of a H-E-B supermarket in Austin, Texas on March 3. Texas is one of the states lifting its […]
March 5, 2021

Employers added 379,000 jobs last month as economy emerges from 'winter hibernation'

A man walks past a “Now Hiring” sign in front of a store on Dec. 1, 2020 in Arlington, Va. Despite recent jobs gains, millions […]
March 5, 2021

Senate nears relief bill votes after half-day GOP delay

The Senate steered on Friday toward a voting marathon on Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after enduring an extraordinary half-day holdup forced by a […]
March 4, 2021

By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T COVID relief bill

The Senate voted by the slimmest of margins Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at […]