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Wed. 9:42 a.m.: Inflation rises 5.4 % from year ago, matching 13-year high

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another surge in consumer prices in September sent inflation to 5.4 percent from a year ago, matching the highest such rate since 2008 as tangled global supply lines continue to create havoc. Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in September from August as supply chain ...

Wed. 8:31 a.m.: US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the ...

Hospital bed availability hits record lows

Hospital bed availability in the state hit all-time lows on Friday, and availability in Mahoning Valley hospitals remains tight. The availability of intensive care unit beds in the state on Friday was at 167, the lowest it’s been since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Eye on ...

Tue. 11:08 a.m.: Fewer in US turn to food banks, but millions still in need

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunger and food insecurity across the United States have dropped measurably over the past six months, but the need remains far above pre-pandemic levels. And specialists in hunger issues warn that the situation for millions of families remains extremely fragile. An ...

Tue. 9:38 a.m.: Russia registers another record in daily COVID-19 deaths

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia registered a new record number of daily coronavirus deaths today as it faced a rapid surge of contagion amid laggard vaccination rates. The government coronavirus task force reported 973 coronavirus deaths, the highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic. The ...

Tue. 9:17 a.m.: IMF foresees a slight drop in global growth from pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is slightly downgrading its outlook for the global recovery from the pandemic recession, reflecting the persistence of supply chain disruptions in industrialized countries and deadly disparities in vaccination rates between rich and poor ...