Finance
Starmer is on the precipice as pressure builds for the UK leader to resign
[ad_1] LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a career-defining decision: step down or fight a possible challenge from Labour Party rival…
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Breaking News
Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge winners
[ad_1] The winners of this year’s Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge created innovative projects to improve their cities’ core services – many using some combination…
Finance
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
[ad_1] NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority…
Finance
US applications for jobless benefits fell below 200,000 last week
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week with layoffs remaining low despite a weakening labor market. U.S. applications for jobless…
Finance
California drops lawsuit seeking to reinstate federal funding for the state’s bullet train
[ad_1] OAKLAND, Calif. — California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government’s withdrawing of $4 billion…
Finance
Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at…
Finance
US unemployment claims fall again last week, remain at historically healthy level
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remain at historically healthy levels despite some signs that…
Finance
How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused
[ad_1] Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year’s final months. “Everyone’s birthday is back-to-back,” the…
Finance
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Pharmaceutical…
Finance
Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations, reductions that are…
Breaking News
Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week in a sign that overall layoffs remain low, even as…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Trump: Democrats’ message to military ‘seditious behavior’
[ad_1] President Donald Trump is accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers called on U.S. military members…
Lifestyle
What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural health care
[ad_1] FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — The closing of a health center in rural New Hampshire has raised concerns that the projected cuts in Medicaid…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits
[ad_1] With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions…
Breaking News
Republicans promised health care negotiations after the shutdown, but Democrats are wary
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they will negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend…
Lifestyle
Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen
[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Grocery gift cards at Salem Y available to residents losing SNAP benefits
[ad_1] SALEM — The city of Salem’s Food Policy Council and the Salem Children’s Alliance have partnered with the Salem YMCA to make donated…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Loss of SNAP benefits leads to long food pantry lines
[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. — People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways over the…
Breaking News
SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries
[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. — People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday, after…
Breaking News
Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families
[ad_1] HARTFORD, Conn. — Jacqueline Chapman is a retired school aide who relies on a $630 monthly Social Security check to get by. She…