Oct 15 2nd Apple store in U.S. unionizes after vote by workers in Oklahoma City By Associated Press Workers at an Apple store in Oklahoma City voted to unionize, marking the second unionized Apple store in the U.S. in a matter of months, according to the federal labor board. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Teenager accused in N.C. mass shooting, DOJ seeks end to special master review By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, police say a 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after shooting and killing five people in Raleigh, North Carolina, the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to end an outside review of documents… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 9:09 Why gas prices are so much higher in California and how the state is reacting By William Brangham, Courtney Norris Gas prices in much of the country have dropped substantially this fall. But in California, it’s been just the opposite. Prices there are pushing some residents to the edge, and the record costs are raising concerns about whether price gouging… Continue watching
Oct 14 What you need to know about the new Social Security benefit increase By Hannah Grabenstein The cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security payments in 2023 is the largest in nearly 40 years, and could help people struggling with spiraling inflation. Continue reading
Oct 14 How inflation spread across different sectors, making it harder to tame By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press What keeps driving inflation so high? The answer, it seems, is nearly everything. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: Biden addresses inflation for Americans at event in Southern California By Colleen Long, Associated Press Despite the president's efforts, inflation is rising, and Republicans are capitalizing on higher prices, seeing openings in California and elsewhere to potentially pick up U.S. House seats. Continue reading
Oct 14 As rent and food prices rise, retail sales remained flat in September By Anne D'Innocenzio The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged in September from August as rising prices for rent and food chipped away at money available for other things. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Supreme Court refuses Trump request in Mar-a-Lago documents case In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused former President Trump's request for an independent arbiter to examine classified White House documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Labor Department turned in another tough report on inflation… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 3:58 Inflation remains stubbornly high despite Federal Reserve’s efforts to stabilize costs By Amna Nawaz The latest inflation numbers are still above 8%, a 40-year high with prices rising for housing, medical care, new cars, air travel and more. It will almost surely mean another significant interest rate hike in a few weeks. Economist Diane… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 5:36 Will the bump in Social Security benefits be enough to offset inflation? By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Karina Cuevas For older Americans and retirees, there was some helpful news to accompany the latest inflation report. Americans taking Social Security will see an 8.7% bump in their benefits. That's starting in January thanks to the 2023 cost of living adjustment,… Continue watching