Feb 08 CVS buys primary care provider Oak Street for $10.6 billion By Tom Murphy, Associated Press CVS Health is plunging deeper into providing primary care with an approximately $10.6 billion deal to acquire Oak Street Health. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: China steps up complaints about U.S. shooting down suspected spy balloon In our news wrap Tuesday, China stepped up its complaints about the U.S. shooting down a suspected spy balloon, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands said they will send at least 100 refurbished Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine's military, and thousands… Continue watching
Feb 07 Congress considers federal aviation oversight after near collisions By David Koenig, Associated Press Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas. A House committee held the first hearing Tuesday on legislation that will govern the Federal Aviation Administration. Continue reading
Feb 07 New Florida bill could spell end of Disney's control over resort By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Some see it as punishment for Disney's opposition to the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature. Continue reading
Feb 07 Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 jobs in finance and human resources for 2023 By Associated Press Boeing says it plans to cut about 2,000 jobs from the aerospace company's finance and human resources departments in 2023. Continue reading
Feb 07 Powell predicts 'significant' inflation drop but job market strength means more rate hikes By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that last week's blockbuster U.S. jobs report showed it would likely take time to curb high inflation but that he expects a "significant decline" in inflation this year. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 2:46 News Wrap: Russian forces pressure eastern Ukraine, possibly building new offensive In our news wrap Monday, Russian forces kept up pressure in eastern Ukraine possibly building toward a new offensive, Israeli forces killed five Palestinian gunmen in the latest raid on the occupied West Bank, tens of thousands of nurses and… Continue watching
Feb 06 UK nurses, ambulance crews strike amid rising costs By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are walking off the job in the U.K. in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country's public health system. Continue reading
Feb 05 Biden's State of the Union address to highlight efforts on economy By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Biden’s remarks from the House rostrum will take place in a sharply different context from a year ago. Republicans now control the chamber, rendering it unlikely that any significant legislation reaches Biden’s desk. Continue reading
Feb 05 Political turmoil in Peru threatens decades of relative financial stability By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The violence following President Pedro Castillo’s Dec. 7 impeachment and arrest has revived class and racial divisions and has many Peruvians wondering whether the country's long period of uneasy economic stability has run its course. Continue reading