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Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for little US kids
Jun 20, 2022 1:00 am - Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: “Is today vaccine day?” For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes. The nation's infant...
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Biden says decision on gas tax holiday may come this week
Jun 20, 2022 1:00 am - REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - President Joe Biden said Monday that he's considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax, possibly saving U.S. consumers as much as 18.4 cents ...
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Joseph Upchurch Joins Lavelle LawJun 19, 2022 11:00 pm - Attorney Joseph O. Upchurch has been hired at Lavelle Law. A graduate of the UIC John Marshall Law School, Upchurch had previously clerked at the Schaumburg firm. "Havin...
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Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - TOWSON, Md. (AP) - Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, a union said, joining a growing push across U.S. ret...
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'~Lightyear' stays earthbound, '~Jurassic World' holds No. 1
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - 'œLightyear'ť did not go to infinity (or beyond) in its first weekend in theaters: Pixar's first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million i...
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Inflation taking bite out of new infrastructure projects
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - The price of a foot of water pipe in Tucson, Arizona: up 19%. The cost of a ton of asphalt in a small Massachusetts town: up 37%. The estimate to build a new airport ter...
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Starbucks head of North America business leaving company
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Rossann Williams, Starbucks' North America president who's been a prominent figure in the company's push against worker unionization, is leaving the compa...
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Bitcoin inches up above psychological threshold of $20,000
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - OAKLAND, California (AP) - The price of a bitcoin inched above $20,000 on Sunday after the broader crypto selloff dragged it below the significant psychological threshol...
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New US Lego factory raises concerns about North American HQ
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Lego Group's recent announcement that it will build a new factory in Virginia has focused attention on the company's North American headquarters in...
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Maryland Apple store union vote marks latest in labor drives
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Saturday. Here's a look at other unionization drives of the past several month...