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Nation & World

Published
January 6, 2023

U.S. hiring remains brisk as employers add 223,000 jobs

The number is further evidence that the economy remains healthy, yet also a sign that the Federal Reserve may still have to raise interest rates aggressively to slow growth and cool inflation.
Published
January 6, 2023

Two years after Jan. 6, fight over House speaker paralyzes Congress again

Friday’s moment of silence at the Capitol to contemplate the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on it was expected to draw mostly Democrats.
Published
January 5, 2023

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again, summit crater glows

Hawaii’s Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes.
Published
January 5, 2023

Iowa woman believed to be oldest person in U.S. dies at 115

Bessie Laurena Hendricks, of Lake City, celebrated her 115th birthday on Nov. 7 and was listed last year by Gerontology Research Group as the country’s oldest living person until her death.
Published
January 5, 2023

First woman elected Massachusetts governor sworn in

Maura Healey, who's also the state's first governor to openly belong to the LGBTQ community, pledges to lead 'with empathy and with equity.'

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Published
January 5, 2023

Survey: 3.3 million U.S. adults displaced by natural disasters

Hurricanes were responsible for more than half of the forced relocations.
Published
January 5, 2023

Mexico nabs son of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ before Biden visit

Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Army and National Guard personnel had captured a son of 'El Chapo.'
Published
January 5, 2023

‘Gut-wrenching’: Connecticut state lawmaker dies in crash

State Rep. Quentin Williams, seen as a rising political star, was killed overnight when his vehicle was struck by a wrong-way driver after leaving the governor's inauguration ball.
Published
January 5, 2023

Eight dead in Utah murder-suicide after wife sought divorce

A Utah man fatally shot his five children, his mother-in-law and his wife, then killed himself two weeks after the woman had filed for divorce, according to authorities and public records.
Published
January 5, 2023

First woman elected Massachusetts governor sworn in

Maura Healey was sworn as the first woman and first open member of the LGBTQ community to be elected Massachusetts governor.