Growing recession alarm at the outset of this year warned of a coming business slowdown and significant job losses — until a government report last month showed that unemployment stands at its lowest level in more than 50 years. A couple weeks later, in mid-February, fresh retail sales data blew […]
Father Michael Abrahamson is the pastor of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Photo: Malcolm Andrews. Fr. Michael Abrahamson Finds Warm Welcome at St. Nicholas Michael Abrahamson came to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Greenwood nearly a year ago as his first assignment as a newly ordained priest. “I’m someone […]
Jennifer Mitchell thumbs through her husband’s medical records from his time at the Montana State Hospital. Records show doctors took Mitchell’s husband off some of his congestive heart failure medications. Mitchell says she was never consulted. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio Jennifer Mitchell […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers argued Wednesday over a bill that would ban most LGBTQ education subjects for all grades in the state’s public schools. The proposal is modeled after a Florida education law passed last year, touted by supporters as protecting “parent’s rights” and dubbed by opponents as […]
Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed legislation banning minors from receiving gender-affirming care despite threats from civil rights organizations that vowed to sue if and when the bill becomes law. Lee also signed another law restricting drag shows from taking place in public or in front of children. […]
Labour market resilience and stubbornly high inflation have increased the odds the US Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment fell again last week, pointing to sustained labour market strength and adding to financial market fears that the United States […]