Economy Mar 10 Another strong jobs report raises more questions about inflation and interest rate hikes The U.S. economy created 311,000 jobs in February, more than expected, as the unemployment rate rose to 3.6 percent. But that came as the labor force participation rate improved and more than 400,000 workers jumped back into the workforce, something…
Nation Feb 27 College partnerships are bringing sports betting to campus. Are students safe? We are weeks away from college basketball’s March Madness and billions of dollars worth of wagers on the games. As more states legalize sports betting, Paul Solman reports on the increasing concern that some colleges are too involved in its…
Nation Feb 03 Hiring surges but trends show more working-age men dropping out of labor force Job growth surged last month, shaking off fears of a hiring slowdown. Employers added 517,000 jobs in a hiring boom far stronger than anyone had expected. The jobless rate dropped to 3.4%, the lowest level in 53 years. The report…
Education Jan 28 Educators try to turn around pandemic-era learning loss Nearly three years into the pandemic, students and teachers in the U.S. are still trying to close the education gap formed by COVID-induced school shutdowns and remote learning struggles. Robert Balfanz, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins School of Education,…
Education Jan 27 How one school is helping students catch up on unfinished learning from the pandemic It's been more than a year since most American schoolchildren returned to the classroom full-time. Now, school districts are working to recover learning lost while kids were at home during the pandemic. Researchers say students in high-poverty areas lost the…
Economy Jan 06 Hiring slows in December as worker shortage still presents challenges Friday's jobs report signaled good news for those who are worried about a recession and inflation. It also capped a very strong year for the jobs market overall with more than 4.5 million new jobs created in 2022. That's the…
World Dec 31 Conservative doctrine, clergy sex abuse scandal marked Benedict XVI's reign Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died Saturday morning in a Vatican City monastery at the age of 95. In St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis remembered his predecessor, who made history by resigning in 2013, as “noble” and “kind.” But Benedict’s papacy…
Economy Dec 02 Tech industry hit with massive layoffs as other employers add jobs The latest jobs report is further confirmation of a labor market that may be slowing down but has proven more resilient than many have expected. Many sectors are continuing to add jobs, but that's not true in the tech sector,…
Politics Nov 04 Threat of political violence looms over several races in Michigan A new poll from The Washington Post and ABC finds that nearly nine in ten Americans are worried about an increased danger of politically-motivated violence. Election officials in Michigan are especially worried as the midterms approach and multiple election deniers…
Science Oct 18 Utah's Great Salt Lake shrinks to unsustainable levels amid a decades-long megadrought The Great Salt Lake in Utah is the largest body of water in the western hemisphere without an outlet to the sea. Its levels fluctuate naturally, but scientists say the record-low water levels the lake has seen in recent years…