Politics Feb 06 Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to push out federal employees by offering financial incentives By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau, Associated Press
Nation Sep 05 Small American towns seeing some success with disbanding police forces From Minnesota to Maine, Ohio to Texas, small towns unable to fill jobs are eliminating their police departments and turning over police work to their county sheriff, a neighboring town or state police. By Trisha Ahmed, Jim Salter, Associated Press
World Jul 06 Boris Johnson battles to stay as British prime minister amid slew of resignations A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to remain in office, shrugging off calls for his resignation after two top ministers and a slew of junior officials said they could no longer serve under his scandal-plagued leadership. By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Economy Mar 29 Labor Department says U.S. job openings remain at historic highs Job openings stayed at a near-record level in February, little changed from the previous month, continuing a trend that Federal Reserve officials see as a driver of inflation. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Economy Feb 23 Watch 8:54 Why millions of older Americans are retiring early in the wake of the pandemic Among the reasons for the current labor shortage in the U.S. is the exodus of older workers retiring early during the pandemic. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
Dec 11 Watch News Wrap: Russia Unlikely to Pressure Syrian President Assad to Resign In other news Tuesday, Russia seems to be resisting appeals made by the U.S. to apply pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign. A Russian newspaper reported that Moscow officials are convinced Assad will not leave office voluntarily, no… Continue watching