Job growth slowed sharply in August as COVID-19 spread
Employers added only 235,000 jobs last month, a sign the Delta variant is weighing on the labor market.
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As the floodwaters rise, few homeowners are prepared
Even as climate change heightens the risk, less than a fifth of U.S. homeowners have flood coverage.
Ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges
The 91-year-old former Archbishop of Washington D.C.'s appearance on criminal child sex abuse charges marked a day of reckoning not only for him, but for the Catholic Church.
Death toll rises in Northeast after Ida remnants drench region
As the death toll from record rainfall and flooding continues to rise, communities are left to dry out and pick up the pieces from a storm that swept across more than a thousand miles.
Democrats vow to protect abortion rights after Supreme Court decision
"This ban necessitates codifying Roe v. Wade," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
Ida's remnants pound Northeast, killing at least 45
The remnants of Hurricane Ida caused torrential rain, devastating floods and tornadoes.
Child COVID-19 cases accounted for 22.4% of weekly cases in the U.S.
While several school districts are also requiring staff to get vaccinated and kids to wear masks, some states are resisting preventative measures.
ISIS "Beatle" pleads guilty in connection with capture, murder of Americans
The ISIS cell – dubbed "the Beatles" because of their British accents – were infamous for releasing videos that showed grisly beheadings.
Texas abortion ban turns citizens into "bounty hunters"
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor condemns law's "cash prizes" for citizens "prosecuting their neighbors' medical procedures."
So-called "QAnon Shaman" pleads guilty in Capitol riot case
The bare-chested, face-painted man photographed in the Senate chamber on January 6 agreed to take a plea deal.
Some U.S. states are issuing their own stimulus checks
More than 25 million Americans are in line to receive state-issued payments via tax rebates and stimulus aid.
Social Security is facing depletion earlier than expected
A shrinking workforce may also pose trouble for the program, which relies on payroll taxes to finance benefits.
Woman seriously injured by alligator, rescued by neighbor
The woman was walking her dog next to a lagoon at Hilton Head Plantation when she was attacked by the 8-foot gator.
Storms carrying grass-destroying pests to northeastern U.S.
"You'll come out one morning and your lawn is gone — and by that I mean it looks like someone stole it," one expert says.
Ex-nurse pleads guilty in sex assault of incapacitated woman
The woman later gave birth in the Hacienda Healthcare long-term care facility in Phoenix. Nathan Sutherland faces up to 10 years in prison.
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