As US companies scramble to hire, workers enjoy upper hand
WASHINGTON — With the economy growing rapidly as it reopens from the pandemic, many employers are increasingly desperate to hire. Yet evidence suggests that...
San Francisco Fed’s Daly: Healthy economy needs less support
WASHINGTON — With interest rates ultra-low even as the U.S. economy swiftly improves, Federal Reserve officials are divided over how quickly they should adjust...
Some fans. No fans. Tokyo undecided as games open in 3 weeks
TOKYO — Banning all fans from the Tokyo Olympics is still an option with the games opening during a pandemic in just three weeks,...
After pandemic pause, one woman’s crusade for kids resumes
NEW YORK — After more than two decades beating the odds to obtain medical care for children injured in war and crises around the...
Biden to host naturalization event, push path to citizenship
President Joe Biden will hold a naturalization ceremony Friday at the White House in which 21 immigrants will become citizens as the administration pushes...
Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising
SEATTLE — Each day, more deaths are being linked to the heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest this past week, with medical staff...
Some fans. No fans. Tokyo undecided as games open in 3 weeks
TOKYO — Banning all fans from the Tokyo Olympics is still an option with the games opening during a pandemic in just three weeks,...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Posts mislead on delta variant data
CLAIM: Data from the U.K.’s...
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an...
Matsuyama tests positive for COVID, withdraws in Detroit
DETROIT — Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from the Rocket Mortgage Classic after testing positive for COVID-19.
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