U.S. retail sales grow for 5th straight month; industrial production falls
Much of last month’s growth came from clothing stores, where sales rose 11%. At auto dealerships and parts shops, sales were up 3.6%.
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Next big challenge for NCAA is restructuring Division I
A survey of college sports leaders by the academic watchdog Knight Commission found strong support for reforming the way Division I is governed (74%) and restructuring D-I altogether (73%). NCAA Division I is comprised of 351 schools.
Stocks fall on Wall Street as coronavirus spreads in Europe
Wall Street has turned cautious this week amid a confluence of worrisome trends for the economy, which is still hampered by the pandemic.
Kamala Harris suspends travel after staffer tests COVID-19 positive
The travel suspension interrupts the Biden campaign’s aggressive push across a wide battleground map, including North Carolina and Ohio, the next two states Kamala Harris was scheduled to visit.
Review: Is Springsteen’s ‘Letter to You’ a goodbye note?
The newer songs are more professional than inspired. Occasionally, they even slip into cliché; the “crown of thorns” phrase usually suggests a need to try harder.
Senate Judiciary sets vote on Barrett’s nomination for high court
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday set an Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination as Republicans remained on track to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick before the Nov. 3 election.
Senate Judiciary to consider Barrett ahead of vote next week
The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to take the first steps toward approving Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett following two long days of Senate testimony in which she stressed that she would be her own judge.
Bank profits remain resilient despite lingering pandemic
The health of the banking sector is a proxy for the U.S. economy, since the banks’ fortunes largely rise or fall depending on whether borrowers are repaying their debts.
Barrett tells doubtful Dems she’d keep open mind on court
Democratic senators are trying to dig deeper into the judge’s approach as a legal originalist, one who adheres to a more strict reading of the Constitution, but the appellate court justice from Indiana has declined to directly respond to many questions.
After independent coronavirus test, NBC sets Trump town hall
The announcement Wednesday sets up dueling town halls with Democratic opponent Joe Biden on a night the two candidates were supposed to meet for their second debate.
Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
The Trump administration argued that the head count needed to end immediately to give the Census Bureau time to meet a year-end deadline.
Barrett bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing
The Indiana judge described herself as taking a conservative, originalist approach to the Constitution. A former law professor, she told the senators that while she admires Scalia, her conservative mentor for whom she once clerked, she would bring her own approach.
State mask mandate deadline looms for Holcomb as cases, hospitalizations rise
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he would announce a decision Wednesday on the mask mandate that he first issued in July. It is currently set to expire Saturday.
Court stops 10-day extension for accepting Indiana absentee ballots
Absentee ballots cast in Indiana must arrive by noon on Election Day to be counted, a federal appeals court said Tuesday, throwing out a 10-day extension ordered by a judge.
Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks
Finding those higher speeds can be a challenge. While telecom operators have been rolling out 5G networks, significant boosts in speed are still uncommon in much of the world, including the United States.
McConnell slates revote on GOP pandemic relief plan for next week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he’s scheduling a procedural vote on a relief bill next week, saying aid to hard-hit businesses shouldn’t be held up by gridlock involving other rescue proposals.
When school is home and home is school, which rules prevail?
In the learn-from-home world, educators are encountering friction when extending regular classroom discipline and decorum into young people’s previously private spaces.
U.S. consumer prices rise 0.2% as cost of used vehicles spike
Prices for used cars and trucks are up 10.3% in the past 12 months. The September increase in used vehicle prices was the largest monthly increase since February 1969.
Social Security recipients to see modest increase in 2021
The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, affects the personal finances of about 1 in 5 Americans, including Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees, about 70 million people.
J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness
The pause is at least the second such hold to occur among several vaccines that have reached large-scale final tests in the United States.