Feb 27 Federal officials promise to trim backlog of health care investigations By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Federal officials say they're working to cut down on a growing backlog of complaints lodged against health care providers and government agencies by patients who claim their civil rights or privacy have been violated. Continue reading
Feb 25 G-20 talks in India end without consensus on condemning Ukraine war By Aijaz Rahi, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies ended on Saturday without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document. Continue reading
Feb 24 U.S. judge won't block huge lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line By Scott Sonner, Associated Press A federal judge has sided with the Biden administration and a mining company in a fight with environmentalists and tribal leaders trying to block a huge lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon line. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: 54 dead as heavy rain devastates coastal areas in Brazil By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from heavy rain in Brazil that devastated coastal areas has risen to 54, parts of California saw blizzard and flood warnings as a storm intensified across the western U.S., the Federal Reserve’s… Continue watching
Feb 24 Wall Street closes out on its worst week of the year By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stocks have dropped through February as reports on inflation, the job market and spending by shoppers have come in hotter than expected. Continue reading
Feb 24 Federal Reserve rate hikes likely to cause a recession, research says By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Can the Federal Reserve keep raising interest rates and defeat the nation's worst bout of inflation in 40 years without causing a recession? Not according to a new research paper. Continue reading
Feb 24 Tensions around Ukraine invasion flare at G-20 finance meetings in India By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Geopolitics affected the atmosphere, if not the agenda at the meeting of financial leaders of the Group of 20 leading economies in the technology hub of Bengaluru. Continue reading
Feb 24 Inflation gauge ticks up in January, Federal Reserve says By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The report also showed that consumer spending rose 1.8% last month from December after falling the previous month. Continue reading
Feb 23 U.S. to end extra help for groceries that started during COVID By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink. An analysis shows for the average recipient, the change will mean about $90 less per month in food stamps. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 6:55 News Wrap: Nearly 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, an unprecedented winter storm has put some 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts, the United Nations General Assembly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, fresh violence erupted along the… Continue watching