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Heating bills set to soar as inflation hits energy prices

By Associated Press

The sharpest increases are likely for homes that use propane, but others are also likely to see big increases.

Social Security COLA largest in decades as inflation jumps

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, The Associated Press, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic.

FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

For the first time, U.S. health officials have authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the R.J. Reynolds vaping device can benefit adult smokers.

Why millions of Americans feel they must choose between caring for loved ones and work

By Laura Santhanam

Generations of workers have simply absorbed the chaos of balancing labor and child care, and the pandemic exposed how underappreciated -- and broken -- the nation’s child care system is. What policymakers do next could change the way U.S. families…

UK and EU head for new Brexit fight over Northern Ireland

By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Britain wants changes to the deal it reached on trade in Northern Ireland, while the EU insists on keeping the essence of the deal.

WATCH: House returns to stave off default with debt limit vote

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Members of the House are scrambling to Washington to pass a short-term lift of the nation's debt limit. The vote Tuesday will ensure the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December.

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The Labor Department said that quits jumped to 4.3 million in August, the highest on records dating back to December 2000.

Food bank use down, but need still far above pre-pandemic levels

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

An Associated Press review of bulk distribution numbers from hundreds of food banks across the country revealed a clear downward trend in the amount of food handed out across the country, starting in the spring as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout…

German companies urge next government to step up on climate

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Dozens of large German companies have urged the country's next government to put in place ambitious policies to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate accord.

Scientists urge speedy switch to renewables in Middle East

By Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press

A scientist at the Cyprus Institute's Climate and Atmosphere Research Center said that although this "can't happen overnight," governments have to make the switch within the next two decades to avert potentially "irreversible effects" such as desertification.