A House panel convened to consider emergency legislation to extend the ban, which expires Saturday, through Dec. 31. But approving an extension would be a steep climb in the narrowly-split Congress.
In the year ending in June, wages and salaries jumped 3.5% for workers in the private sector, the largest increase in more than 14 years. That increase was driven by sharp rise in pay for restaurant and hotel workers of more than 6%.
The federal government directly employs about 4 million people (including about 38,900 in Indiana), but Biden’s action could affect many more when federal contractors are factored in.
The number of Indiana counties approaching high risk for community spread of COVID-19 nearly quadrupled in one week as an especially contagious coronavirus variant spread throughout the state.
As of July 5, roughly 3.6 million people in the U.S. said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey.
The funds raised since 2018 will increase the number of student scholarships. They also have brought new workspaces and classrooms to the campus and solidified the Terre Haute school’s standing in STEM education
For all of 2021, the economy is expected to expand perhaps as much as 7%. If so, that would be the strongest calendar-year growth since 1984.
Hoping to set a model for employers nationwide, President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that millions of federal workers must show proof they’ve received a coronavirus vaccine or submit to regular testing and stringent social distancing, masking and travel restrictions.
Various government agencies already have announced demands for all their employees to be vaccinated, but the corporate world so far has been taking a more measured approach, even though most lawyers believe the mandates are legal.
Four of the eight people killed by Brandon Scott Hole on April 15 were members of the city’s Sikh community, but investigators said Wednesday he did not appear to be motivated by bias. Rather, Hole was suicidal and wanted to “demonstrate his masculinity.”
Midsummer weather makes the prospect of cool weather seem remote, but of course such weather will return. Now might be a good time to plan for and begin planting vegetables that thrive in autumn weather.
Once you understand when to use indirect heat, you’ll embrace it. I use indirect heat at least 80% of the time I use my grill.
The bipartisan package includes about $600 billion in new spending on highways, bridges, transit, broadband, water systems and other public works projects.
The settlement offers were filed a day after a judge denied Remington’s request to dismiss the lawsuit.
To his chagrin, Jimmie Johnson has performed poorly on IndyCar’s road and street courses this season, but he suspects that his experience with ovals in NASCAR will carry over to the Indy 500 if he can pass the rookie orientation program.
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump each said their policies would save manufacturing jobs, yet none of them broke the long-term trend in a lasting way.
Despite several ongoing disputes, all sides — the White House, Republicans and Democrats — sounded upbeat that an accord was within reach as senators braced for a possible weekend session to finish the deal.
So while the teams tried to keep reporting day as normal as possible on Wednesday, they couldn’t mask the reality of how different things will look over these next several weeks.
Citing new information about the ability of the delta variant to spread among vaccinated people, the CDC also recommended indoor masks for all teachers, staff, students and visitors to schools, regardless of vaccination status.
But the 190-country lending agency has downgraded its forecast for poorer countries, most of which are struggling to vaccinate.
