Matthew Stafford outplayed Tom Brady in the final minute, moving the Rams into position for a last-second field goal that gave Los Angeles a 30-27 victory over the Buccaneers on Sunday after the seven-time Super Bowl champion led Tampa Bay on a late tying drive. Stafford threw for 366 yards …
Read More »Unemployment claims jump to highest level in three months
The number of Americans filing jobless claims jumped last week to its highest level in three months, a sign the ongoing wave in COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant is hitting the job market. Some 286,000 people applied for first-time unemployment benefits in the week ended January 15 — …
Read More »Senator Elizabeth Warren “open” to breaking up Build Back Better bill to get it “across the finish line”
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren told “CBS Mornings” she is open to breaking up the Build Back Better bill to increase its chances of passing “I’m open to whatever is going to get us across the finish line knowing we’re not going to get one single Republican to lower the price …
Read More »McCarthy says he won’t cooperate with request to speak to January 6 committee
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol is asking House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to voluntarily provide information. But McCarthy said in a statement Wednesday night that he has “concluded to not participate with this select committee.” January 6 select committee chair Bennie Thompson …
Read More »Judge orders Boston Marathon bomber’s stimulus check can be used to pay his victims
A U.S. District Court in Boston has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to turn over the stimulus check of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. The $1,400 COVID relief payment that Tsarnaev received in June, as well as other funds being held in his inmate trust, will be used to …
Read More »Number of U.S. workers filing for jobless aid stays near historic low
As 2021 comes to a close, the number of U.S. workers filing for jobless aid is hovering near a 50-year low, underscoring how tight the labor market has become in the wake of a global pandemic. Just 205,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits in the week ended December 18, …
Read More »Schumer vows Senate vote on $1.75 trillion social spending plan despite Manchin opposition
Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged Monday that the Senate will take up President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion plan to expand the social safety net and combat climate change despite West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin pulling his support for the legislation. In a letter to his fellow Senate …
Read More »Andrew Cuomo ordered to return millions in book proceeds
Andrew Cuomo must return millions of dollars in proceeds from a memoir published while he was governor of New York, a state ethics panel voted Tuesday. Members of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics voted 12-1 for a resolution giving Cuomo 30 days to turn the money over to the …
Read More »Woman’s remains found in Mississippi after tip from man who confessed to killing her just before his execution
Authorities have uncovered the remains of a Mississippi woman following a tip from an inmate who revealed the location of her body prior to his execution on other crimes last month. On Sunday, police discovered what’s believed to be the body of Felicia Cox on land that had once belonged to …
Read More »House approves debt limit framework that will allow it to pass Senate with 51 votes
The House on Tuesday night approved a framework that would allow the Senate to raise the debt limit with a simple majority, or 51 votes. The fast-track process would require Democrats in the Senate to introduce the legislation to raise the debt limit by a certain amount, rather than suspending …
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