US economy surpasses pre-pandemic size with 6.5% Q2 growth
Jul 29, 2021
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — Fueled by vaccinations and government aid, the U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.5% annual rate last quarter in another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery…
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Infrastructure deal: Senate ready to move ahead on $1T bill
Jul 28, 2021
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement Wednesday on a $1 trillion national infrastructure package, and the Senate appeared ready…
Senators race to seal infrastructure deal as pressure mounts
Jul 26, 2021
By HOPE YEN and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal as soon as Monday, as pressure is mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden’s top…
With muted ceremony and empty stadium, Tokyo Olympics begin
Jul 23, 2021
By FOSTER KLUG TOKYO (AP) — Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a near-empty stadium, a colorful but strangely subdued…
Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke
Jul 22, 2021
By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Organizing committee…
US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII
Jul 21, 2021
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for…
Blue Origin’s Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight
Jul 20, 2021
By MARCIA DUNN VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride…
Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate change
Jul 16, 2021
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The left-leaning government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the world’s largest island, calling it is “a natural step” because the Arctic government “takes the climate crisis…
Money in the bank: Child tax credit dollars head to parents
Jul 15, 2021
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture to millions of parents like Tamika Daniel. That changes Thursday when the first payment of $1,000 hits Daniel’s bank account —…
US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks
Jul 14, 2021
The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination…