Jul 30 'Welcome home': Evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to US By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press More than 200 people have arrived in the United States on the first evacuation flight for Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jul 30 Worker pay rises strongly as businesses fight to fill jobs By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Wages and salaries rose at a healthy pace in the three months ended in June as employers competed to find enough workers to fill millions of available jobs. Continue reading
Jul 29 Navy charges sailor with setting fire that destroyed warship By Julie Watson, Associated Press The fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard marked the maritime branch's worst warship blaze outside of combat in recent memory. The amphibious assault ship burned for more than four days. Estimates to replace it ran up to $4 billion. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 3:45 Partisan attacks over mask mandates, vaccines underscore deep divide over COVID Roughly 2.7 million civilians working for the federal government now have a big choice to make about COVID-19 shots as President Joe Biden moves to require federal workers get vaccinated or face regular testing. That decision, and the return to… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 7:09 Missouri public health official abused by hostile crowd over support for mask mandate The frustration over masking mandates that has been playing out around the country erupted in Missouri Tuesday night during a county council meeting that focused on the new mask mandates issued just the day before. Dr. Faisal Khan, the acting… Continue watching
Jul 29 SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join league in 2025 By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press Southeastern Conference university presidents voted to invite Texas and Oklahoma to join the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 8:43 Idaho ranchers torn between hunting and deterrents for gray wolves harming their livestock By William Brangham, Gretchen Frazee The grey wolf was once nearly hunted to extinction in the U.S. until the federal government put it on the endangered species list in 1974. 20 years later, it was successfully reintroduced to Idaho and Yellowstone. As pack numbers grew,… Continue watching
Jul 29 Jill Biden getting procedure on foot after Hawaii visit By Associated Press Spokesperson Michael LaRosa says President Joe Biden is joining her Thursday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the procedure. The incident occurred last weekend before her two official events in Hawaii, where she went after attending the start… Continue reading
Jul 29 Wells dry up amid Oregon water woes By Gillian Flaccus, Nathan Howard, Associated Press Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. Continue reading
Jul 29 Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday By Michael Casey, Associated Press The moratorium was put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading