Overall, most Americans say their family has been financially affected in some way by the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lockdowns. Almost one in five Americans describe the impact as a hardship. Larger numbers describe it as inconvenient or difficult but would not go so far as to call it a hardship. Most Americans, however,…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed growing confidence that his party will regain control of the House in November, as he visited two battleground districts in recent days to help Democratic candidates unseat Republican incumbents. Jeffries campaigned Friday in New Jersey’s competitive 7th Congressional District alongside Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett, a Navy veteran seeking to…
Money famously can’t buy you love, but be prepared to pay up for those Valentine’s Day flowers or chocolates this year. The average consumer is expected to spend roughly $200 — an all-time high and up from $188.81 last year — on the annual day of romance, according to the National Retail Federation. Virtually every…
Dallas — President Trump calls this week’s Republican National Committee midterm convention a “rally like never before,” and an opportunity to celebrate his administration’s first two years ahead of the November elections. But the convention is taking place as the GOP faces headwinds over the unpopular war in Iran, and Mr. Trump’s approval ratings have…
A 68-year-old tourist died in Death Valley National Park after his car became trapped in mud in soaring temperatures last week, officials said. Pierre Michel Formosa was visiting Death Valley from France when he and a travel companion found themselves stranded on a road in a remote section of the California park on Aug. 17….
Coast-to-coast heat is scorching the southern U.S., with the temperature in Charleston, South Carolina, with a heat index of 113 degrees, while California’s Death Valley was seeing a high of 118 degrees. Jason Allen reports from Phoenix, Arizona, which is also experiencing triple-digit heat. Source link
Washington — The United States and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, poking each other interminably over sore spots like Canadian softwood lumber imports and U.S. access to Canada’s protected dairy market. Somehow, the two neighbors still managed to remain friends, allies and trading partners. Canadian soldiers fought alongside Americans in Afghanistan after 9/11….
CBS News projects Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the heavy favorite, will win the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s gubernatorial race and will face the Republican challenger in November. With 16% of the votes tallied, Klobuchar has earned 89% of the vote. Six other Democratic candidates were on the ballot. The Minnesota DFL endorsed Klobuchar and her running…
Tuesday’s Michigan Democratic Senate primary race remains unsettled, with progressive Abdul El-Sayed holding onto a narrow lead over moderate Haley Stevens with votes still being counted. CBS News was describing the race overnight Wednesday as leaning toward El-Sayed. The race between the progressive former health official and Stevens, a moderate congresswomen, has served as an…
Flight attendants with WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, went on strike Sunday in a dispute over pay. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents the 4,400 cabin crew at the airline, announced the strike on its Facebook page. WestJet, which is a Delta Airlines partner, confirmed the strike and canceled more than 300 flights as…
