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Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell COVID restriction protests

By Rob Gillies, Ted Shafrey, Associated Press

Trudeau invoked emergency powers Monday to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada's COVID-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away their rigs but to strike at their bank accounts and their livelihoods.

Mexican president claims conspiracy in U.S. avocado ban linked to threat against inspectors

By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press

Mexico's president says a U.S. suspension on avocado imports and recent environmental complaints are part of a conspiracy against his country by political or economic interests.

Biden's inflation plan offers long-term solutions, but faces voters demanding action now

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Joe Biden came into office with a plan to fix inflation but not the particular inflationary problem that the country now faces.

Why gas prices could remain high for some time

By Hari Sreenivasan

Inflation in the U.S. has jumped at its fastest rate in 40 years, the Labor Department announced last week. Costs of food and fuel have been rising – and while there may be fluctuations in prices, gasoline prices are expected…

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US suspends Mexican avocado imports on eve of Super Bowl

By Associated Press

Avocado exports are the latest victim of the drug cartel turf battles and extortion of avocado growers in the western state of Michoacan, the only state in Mexico fully authorized to export to the U.S. market.

Egg producers shift as public demand for cage-free hens grows

By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press

The nation's egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains.

California sues Tesla for alleged discrimination, racial slurs at plant

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

California regulators allege the company has been discriminating against Black employees who have been likened to monkeys and slaves at the San Francisco Bay Area factory where most of its vehicles are made.

How rising prices are squeezing Americans who were already on a tight budget

By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis

Many economists believe the spike in prices is going to be quite high compared to a year ago, while inflation's bite has been particularly pronounced on some groups of Americans. That includes seniors living on fixed incomes and millennials who…

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'I could live normally': How child tax credit payments brought relief to these families

By Laura Santhanam

Congress failed to extend funding for the credit, and these families reflected on how the payments shaped their lives amid COVID-driven economic uncertainty and how they are getting by now.