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Polish miners, power workers, protest shift away from coal

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

Some four thousand Polish coal mining and power workers have protested in Warsaw against the gradual phasing out of coal use and against a European Union court order to immediately close down a mine.

Senate passes bill to boost U.S. tech industry to counter rivals

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation aiming to boost semiconductor production in the U.S. The bill is a bid to protect economic and national security in the face of growing international competition, most notably from China.

Biden to launch task force on bottlenecks in supply chains

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Biden administration officials say their goal is to increase domestic manufacturing, limit shortages of vital goods and reduce a dependence on geopolitical competitors such as China.

WATCH: Bill Nye testifies before Congress about impacts of climate change on homeland security

By Associated Press

Bill Nye testified before Congress about impacts of climate change on homeland security.

WATCH: U.S. has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is the first undertaken by a specialized ransomware task force created by the Biden administration Justice Department.

How did the stimulus checks impact everyday Americans?

By PBS NewsHour

The COVID-19 relief bill provided emergency aid to tens of millions of Americans facing financial insecurity due to the pandemic. Despite ongoing debate over safety net policy, a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau “household pulse” surveys looks at how…

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Jobs report shows gains, but is it good news for the economy?

The pace of hiring in the U.S. picked up in May, but Friday's good-but-not-great jobs report is prompting some to ask why workers are still holding back, even as businesses across the country reopen to something close to pre-pandemic levels.

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USDA sending $1 billion in funding to country’s food bank networks

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

The Department of Agriculture is sending $1 billion to the country's food bank networks, seeking to expand the reach of the system and revamp the way food banks acquire and distribute aid.

More than half of the job gains in May went to women

By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th

Women gained 314,000 net jobs in May as the economic recovery continued. Unemployment rates for women dropped across all racial categories, though Black women and Latinas continue to see the highest rates.