Mar 29 Labor Department says U.S. job openings remain at historic highs By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Job openings stayed at a near-record level in February, little changed from the previous month, continuing a trend that Federal Reserve officials see as a driver of inflation. Continue reading
Mar 29 Poland blocks coal imports in an effort to reduce Russian energy dependency By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Tuesday’s move is part of a larger strategy to reduce energy dependence on Russia which gained new urgency after the invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 29 FTC sues Intuit to stop misleading 'free' TurboTax filing ads By Tali Arbel, Associated Press The consumer protection agency said millions of consumers cannot actually use the free tax-prep software option because they are ineligible for it. Continue reading
Mar 29 New York attorney general asks appeals court to enforce Donald Trump subpoena By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press New York's attorney general is asking a state appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling requiring Trump to answer questions after an investigation found evidence that he may have misstated the value of his business assets for more than… Continue reading
Mar 28 U.S. seeks new lithium sources as demand for clean energy grows By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The element is critical to the development of lithium-ion batteries, which are rechargeable batteries seen as critical to reducing the carbon emissions created by cars and other forms of transportation. Continue reading
Mar 28 WATCH: Senate votes to approve the 2022 America COMPETES Act By News Desk The Senate is expected to resume consideration of the 2022 America COMPETES Act on Monday. Continue reading
Mar 28 Biden budget proposes lower deficits while raising taxes on ultra wealthy By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden is releasing a budget blueprint that tries to tell voters what the diverse and at times fractured Democratic Party stands for. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 4:25 How Houston has transformed its airports into hubs for art By Karla Murthy Millions of people travel through Houston's airports each month - making the region one of the busiest for air travel in the country. But while they are traveling, they are also getting a glimpse of one of the largest collections… Continue watching
Mar 27 Why cities are piloting guaranteed income programs By Zachary Green, Pavni Mittal The idea is simple but controversial. People receive a set amount of money periodically with no strings attached. Advocates believe that this gives recipients, often in the most marginalized groups, freedom to spend it in ways that are most beneficial… Continue reading
Mar 26 Policies to reduce child poverty can help in their growth and development, study finds By Zachary Green In the study, 400 low-income mothers of infants were given cash payments of $333 a month. Another 600 mothers received $20 a month. Researchers found that infants in the higher cash group displayed more fast-paced brain activity than those in… Continue reading