WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle to fill a record number of open jobs and meet a surge in consumer demand. This morning's report from ...
LONDON (AP) — As Britain enjoyed a summertime lull in COVID-19 cases, the nation's attention turned to the end of pandemic-related restrictions and holidays in the sun. But scientists are warning the public not to be complacent, saying high levels of infection in the community are likely ...
WARREN — After Trumbull County Commissioner Niki Frenchko returned from a Caribbean island vacation, Tuesday’s discussion at the weekly workshop meeting turned to vaccination status and following federal guidelines. Frenchko did not state whether she has received a negative COVID-19 test upon returning home and before heading unmasked to the county building for the meeting. She also did not answer follow up questions about her test status and quarantining. International travel guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state unvaccinated people should travel ...
Ohio hit its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in four months as 2,326 were reported Tuesday. The last time the state reported a greater daily number was April 13 with 2,340. Ohio has seen its case numbers grow in the past four weeks with health officials largely blaming that on the highly contagious delta variant spreading among those not vaccinated. Ohio has exceeded 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases during the past eight straight days, including three that had more than 2,000 cases. In addition to 2,326 cases Tuesday, 2,317 were reported Saturday and 2,167 on Aug. 4. Also, the ...
Ohio exceeded 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the seventh consecutive day with just barely half of the state at least starting the vaccination process. The Ohio Department of Health reported 1,269 new COVID-19 cases Monday. Because of a lag in reporting cases over the weekend, the numbers for Sundays and Mondays typically are lower than the rest of the week. Monday was the seventh day in a row with more than 1,000 new cases and the smallest number during that stretch. The state exceeded 2,000 cases twice in the past week — 2,167 on Wednesday and 2,317 on Saturday. Also, the ...
Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug costs, U.S. hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines in a bid to combat stubbornly high prices and persistent shortages of drugs with little competition. The efforts are at varying ...
