Top news of the week: 05.07.2022.
For now, wary US treads water with transformed COVID-19
The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations. COVID-19 is still killing hundreds of ...
Uneasy US tries to fete a July 4 marred by parade shooting
A shooting that left five people dead at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb disrupted Monday's celebrations across the U.S.
Powell: ‘No guarantee’ Fed can tame inflation, spare jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there's “no guarantee'' the central bank can tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market.
US supreme court rules against EPA and hobbles government power to limit harmful emissions
Court sides with Republican states as ruling represents landmark moment in rightwing effort to dismantle ‘regulatory state’
US economy slipped 1.6% to start year; return to growth eyed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 1.6% annual pace in the first three months of the year, the government reported Wednesday in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate for ...
US Navy offers cash for tips to seize Mideast drugs, weapons
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit ...
Coronavirus and summer travel: how to stay safe on holiday
With infection rates rising again in the UK, should you test before you fly – and do you need a mask?
Democrats don't have the votes to scrap the filibuster for Roe
Biden's call was more of a messaging ploy than anything else.