Dec 10 National Guard helping virus-sapped states and hospitals By Ed White, Associated Press Staff at hospitals and other care centers are being worn down by a rise in virus cases that began before Thanksgiving, especially in some Northeast and Upper Midwest states. Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: White House COVID task force says boosters help protect against omicron By Associated Press The White House COVID-19 task force holds a news briefing Friday, December 10. Continue reading
Dec 10 Thousands in Oregon face eviction as lawmakers scramble to find solutions By Sara Cline, Associated Press Oregon has a higher rate of people experiencing homelessness than nearly every other state in America. A 2020 federal review found that 35 people in Oregon are experiencing homelessness per 10,000. Continue reading
Dec 10 Why U.S. inflation is so high, and when it may ease By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press For months, many economists had sounded a reassuring message that a spike in consumer prices, something that had been missing in action in the U.S. for a generation, wouldn't stay long. Yet as any American who has bought a carton… Continue reading
Dec 10 Companies rethink return-to-office plans amid omicron cases By Anne D'Innocenzio The moves are the latest indication of how difficult it is for companies to set firm plans to return workers to the office, with worries about a spike in cases or new variants shifting return-to-office deadlines. Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S. consumer inflation jumps 6.8 percent in past year, most in almost 40 years By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8 percent in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and other items left Americans enduring their highest annual inflation rate since 1982. Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: White House warns Iran of new sanctions if nuclear talks fail By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the Biden administration is preparing fresh sanctions on Tehran should diplomacy in the nuclear talks fail and Iran's "program continues to accelerate."… Continue reading
Dec 10 As storms start, U.S. states struggle to hire snowplow drivers By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press States from Washington to Pennsylvania and some in the Rocky Mountains are having trouble finding enough people willing to take the comparatively low-paying jobs that require a Commercial Driver's License and often entail working at odd hours in dangerous conditions. Continue reading
Dec 10 Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82 By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press Unser won in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987, and is the only driver with both a sibling and a child who also won the 500. Continue reading
Dec 10 New York will require masks in indoor public places By Associated Press The mask mandate applies to both patrons and staff and will be in effect from Dec. 13 to Jan. 15, after which the state will reevaluate. Continue reading