US unemployment drops to 7.9% but hiring slows pre-election
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate has dropped to 7.9%, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work. That's according to the final jobs report from Washington before the voters decide whether to give President Donald Trump a second term. While unemployment fell from 8.4% in August, that mainly…
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Trump Says He and First Lady Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Washington D.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has tweeted that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week. Trump is 74…
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High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’
(AP) Health officials are urging Americans to seek a flu vaccine this month, hoping to avoid twin epidemics as COVID-19 continues to circulate. Europe is gearing up for flu vaccinations, too. Manufacturers have produced record numbers of doses, with as much as 198 million expected in the U.S. But they're not all shipped at once,…
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Trump Plans to Slash Refugee Admissions to US to Record Low
San Diego, CA (AP) — The Trump administration has proposed further slashing the number of refugees the United States accepts to a new record low number in the coming year. In a notice to Congress late Wednesday, the government intends to let in 15,000 refugees in 2021. That's 3,000 fewer than the 18,000 ceiling the…
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Pelosi and Mnuchin have ‘extensive’ talks on COVID relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have wrapped up an “extensive conversation” on a huge COVID-19 rescue package. The face-to-face meeting Wednesday was a last-ditch effort to seal a tentative accord on an additional round of coronavirus relief before Election Day. Pelosi issued a statement after a 90-minute meeting…
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