Latest on coronavirus
U.S. manufacturing activity grew at a faster pace in November with producers trying to keep up with demand amid ongoing supply shortages and delays.
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports December 2, 2021Another roller-coaster ride on Wall Street whipsawed investors Wednesday as an early market rally reversed course by midafternoon, piling up more losses for st…
by STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE AND ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 2, 2021In normal years, many people take a step back from the real estate market as fall sets in, then jump back in after the new year begins. In 2021, with mortgage …
by MICHELE LERNER THE WASHINGTON POST December 2, 2021Arkansas' surge in coronavirus cases continued on Wednesday, with the state's case count rising by 930 and the number of virus patients in the state's hospital…
by Andy Davis December 1, 2021SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant Wednesday — in a vaccinated traveler who returned to California after a trip…
by The Associated Press December 1, 2021NEW YORK — New York City's troubled jail system is facing more turmoil: the suspension of hundreds of corrections officers for failing to meet a Tuesday night …
by The Associated Press December 1, 2021After a slowdown around Thanksgiving, Arkansas' surge in coronavirus cases resumed Tuesday, with the state's count of cases rising by more than 1,000 and the n…
by Andy Davis , Cynthia Howell December 1, 2021Top federal health officials said Tuesday that they were expanding a surveillance program at some of the largest U.S. airports as part of an effort to identify…
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports December 1, 2021WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided that National Guard members who refuse covid-19 vaccination will be barred from federally funded drill…
by The Associated. Press December 1, 2021A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday to halt the start of President Joe Biden's national vaccine mandate for health care workers, which had …
by The New York Times December 1, 2021m Clay Higgins, a Republican congressman from Louisiana, said he isn't going to the Washington, D.C., Mardi Gras festivities put on by the state's congressiona…
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports December 1, 2021Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman, signaled Tuesday that the central bank is growing more concerned about high -- and stubborn -- inflation, and coul…
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports December 1, 2021LONDON -- Consumer prices across the 19 countries that use the euro currency are rising at a record rate as a result of a huge spike in energy costs this year,…
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports December 1, 2021Final sales for Cyber Monday fell short of estimates and didn't surpass last year's record as lackluster sales and scarce inventory kept shoppers from breaking…
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports December 1, 2021NEW YORK -- Already unnerved by the newest coronavirus variant, Wall Street's losses deepened on Tuesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said it will con…
by The Associated. Press December 1, 2021WASHINGTON -- U.S. consumer confidence fell to a nine-month low in November, clipped by rising prices and concern about the coronavirus.
by Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports December 1, 2021After a slowdown around Thanksgiving, Arkansas' surge in coronavirus cases resumed Tuesday, with the state's count of cases rising by more than 1,000 and the n…
by Andy Davis November 30, 2021BRUSSELS — Economic powerhouses Japan and France reported their first cases of the omicron variant Tuesday, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus …
by The Associated Press November 30, 2021NEW YORK — Already unnerved by the newest coronavirus variant, Wall Street's losses deepened on Tuesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said it will cons…
by The Associated Press November 30, 2021WASHINGTON — Government health advisers on Tuesday weighed the benefits and risks of a closely watched drug from Merck that could soon become the first U.S.-au…
by The Associated Press November 30, 2021