AURORA | One person was airlifted and another was taken to a local hospital via ambulance following a collision between two trucks in far east Aurora Thursday morning. Officials with Aurora Fire Rescue responded to the area near East Jewell Avenue and South Powhaton Road shortly before 10 a.m. Sept. 3 to douse a vehicle on […]
The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed, with employers adding the fewest jobs since the pandemic began
The number of laid-off Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to roughly 880,000 last week, a sign of possible improvement but evidence that the viral pandemic keeps forcing many businesses to slash jobs.
The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expenditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the economy have added more than $2 trillion to the federal ledger, the Congressional Budget Office said
Walmart's online sales are growing rapidly, especially during the pandemic, when more people have turned to the company to order groceries online and pick them up at a store.
Editor: This year, Labor Day will be different. The pandemic, the awareness of the plight of non-unionized essential workers, and the struggles of the country to find common ground have forced us to reflect on the working people of America. The Postal Service and Postal Unions have become a microcosm of these issues. Every postal worker is […]