• Cost of necessities rose in May, leaving U.S. with new 40-year high in inflation

    Cost of necessities rose in May, leaving U.S. with new 40-year high in inflation

    Jun 10, 2022 02:38 PM EDT

    Surging inflation has forced Rocky Harper of Tucson, Arizona, to start doing gig work for delivery companies, on top of his regular full-time job with a package delivery service. His main job pays $800 a week, he said, which "used to be really good money and is now just ...

  • Hezbollah and allies lose parliamentary majority in Lebanese election

    Hezbollah and allies lose parliamentary majority in Lebanese election

    May 17, 2022 02:53 PM EDT

    BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group and its allies lost their parliamentary majority, final elections results showed Tuesday, while more than a dozen independent newcomers gained seats. The outcome signaled a shift in a country devastated by an ongoing financial meltdown and soaring poverty. WATCH: 1 year after Beirut ...

  • Overdose deaths in the U.S. reached record levels in 2021

    Overdose deaths in the U.S. reached record levels in 2021

    May 11, 2022 10:25 PM EDT

    Geoff Bennett: I want to shift our focus to solutions. In terms of treatment, what works and what doesn't work? Dr. Nora Volkow: We know that, if you have an opioid use disorder, or, that is, opioid addiction, there are medications that are actually very effective in preventing withdrawal ...

  • White House tries to close the digital divide in rural America with more broadband access

    White House tries to close the digital divide in rural America with more broadband access

    May 09, 2022 10:30 PM EDT

    ... get high-speed Internet. How big of a deal is it that the Biden administration's has gotten these subsidies done? How big of a shift is it from previous policy? Nicol Turner Lee, Brookings Institution: Well, Stephanie, thanks for having me. Listen, this is a big deal. And I ...

  • Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ with historic victory in Northern Ireland election

    Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ with historic victory in Northern Ireland election

    May 07, 2022 02:00 PM EDT

    ... president Michelle O’Neill said shortly before the final results were announced. “Irrespective of religious, political or social backgrounds, my commitment is to make politics work." O'Neill stressed that it was imperative for Northern Ireland's politicians to come together next week to form an Executive — the devolved government ...

  • WATCH: Vice President Harris blasts draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

    WATCH: Vice President Harris blasts draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

    May 03, 2022 09:08 PM EDT

    ... Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One, Biden said he hoped the draft wouldn’t be finalized by justices, contending it reflects a “fundamental shift in American jurisprudence” that threatens “other basic rights” like access to birth control and marriage. “If this decision holds, it’s really quite a ...

  • What's next for abortion rights after Supreme Court leak?

    What's next for abortion rights after Supreme Court leak?

    May 03, 2022 07:08 PM EDT

    ... people who might have access to a draft. First, of course, are the nine justices themselves. Then, there is the small group of staff that work for each justice. Finally, there are the justices’ clerks, young lawyers who work with the justices for a year in a highly-prized position ...

  • In New York City, job ads will have to disclose what they pay

    In New York City, job ads will have to disclose what they pay

    Apr 28, 2022 08:31 PM EDT

    Political consultant Amelia Adams said she strives to make her four-employee business a good place to work, offering health benefits, opportunities to work directly with clients and the best pay she can. But she often doesn’t advertise salaries for fear of putting off job-seekers before even getting ...

  • After employers complain, NYC to push back law requiring pay transparency

    After employers complain, NYC to push back law requiring pay transparency

    Apr 28, 2022 04:33 PM EDT

    ... Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy, began requiring pay information in its job board posts starting last fall. Johnson argues the solution is fundraising and other work to build up budgets, rather than obscuring salaries. "If you think people are going to pass you by," she said, "there are lots of ...

  • Macron wins reelection in French presidential race

    Macron wins reelection in French presidential race

    Apr 24, 2022 06:16 PM EDT

    PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron comfortably won reelection to a second term Sunday, triggering waves of relief among allies that the nuclear-armed European Union nation won't abruptly shift course in the midst of the war in Ukraine from EU and NATO efforts to punish and contain Russia ...