States on hook for billions under Trump’s unemployment plan
MATTHEW BARAKAT
Associated Press
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order...
Trump executive orders provide unemployment benefit, deferred payroll taxes, student loan payments
After Congress was unable to reach an agreement providing additional coronavirus benefits, President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Saturday bypassing Congress. His executive...
Portland protesters cause mayhem again, police officer hurt
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland's nightly protests turned violent again even after the city's mayor pleaded for demonstrators to stay off the streets and...
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular social media...
US adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has weakened
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that...
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
Regina Garcia Cano and Michael Casey, The Associated PressKelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston...
Wall Street keeps rallying; S&P 500 back within 2% of record
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s big rally keeps rolling, and the S&P 500 rose for a fourth straight day Wednesday to sit just...
Districts go round and round on school bus reopening plans
MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — School districts nationwide puzzling over how to safely educate children during a pandemic have a more immediate...
Tribe, economy, even cemeteries hurt as virus hits Choctaws
LEAH WILLINGHAM
Associated Press/ Report for America
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — When Sharon Taylor died of coronavirus, her family — standing apart, wearing masks —...
Trump signs $3B-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks
Darlene Superville
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law legislation that will devote nearly $3 billion annually to conservation projects,...