Workers at call centers with federal contract win higher pay, Brownsville included
(AP) — Federal contract workers at call centers in nine states, including Texas, won pay increases that bring the minimum wage for all of...
Johnson & Johnson’s booster shot prevents severe infection
Robert Langreth, Bloomberg News
A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine provided 100% protection against severe disease when given two months after the first...
Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools
By AMY BETH HANSON and LINDSAY WHITEHURST | Associated Press
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people...
US appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GARY FIELDS | Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday said a pause on evictions designed...
Supreme Court halts reinstating ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is temporarily halting a judge's order that would have forced the government to reinstate a Trump administration policy...
Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press
(AP) — The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities...
Tenants prepare for unknown as eviction moratorium ends
By MICHAEL CASEY | Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Tenants saddled with months of back rent are facing the end of the federal eviction moratorium...
CDC: Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks
By MIKE STOBBE and COLLIN BINKLEY | Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Vaccinated teachers and students don't need to wear masks inside school buildings,...
Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end August 31
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, saying “speed is safety” as...
Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to US charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in the U.S. and admitted that...
