The Biden administration said it secured commitments from 20 internet service providers to either reduce prices or increase speeds to serve low-income households, according to a White House press release published Monday.
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A bill to limit the cost of insulin to $35 a month for most Americans who depend on it passed the House on Thursday, raising Democrats’ hopes that the party could take at least one step toward fulfilling its promise of lowering drug costs.
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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent starting in 2023, ending the twice-annual changing of clocks in a move promoted by supporters advocating brighter afternoons and more economic activity.
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After the U.S. Senate was unable to push through voting legislation Wednesday night, Republican leader Mitch McConnell is receiving his share of criticism for remarks he made about African American voters.
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"It's impossible to find Covid tests because of the shortage in the city," said Kennedy, who works hourly to pay his bills. "I want to get back to work but need to make sure I'm taking the right precautions and not exposing anyone else."
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Valentina Orellana-Peralta's dream of becoming an American citizen and studying robotics ended days before Christmas on the dressing room floor of a Los Angeles clothing store, where she was fatally shot by police.
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Amazon cargo driver Austin J. McEwen, 26, was an only child who loved to listen to rapper Mac Miller and hunt with his friends.
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US official proposes ‘non-binding code of conduct’ at United Nations but campaigners disagree
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A record 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August alone. The biggest reason: burnout. But rather than complain, thousands have started their own companies.
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The United States will lift restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in early November, ending historic curbs on non-essential travelers in place since March 2020 to address the COVID-19 pandemic, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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Covid-19 is officially the most deadly outbreak in recent American history, surpassing the estimated U.S. fatalities from the 1918 influenza pandemic, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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The agency is expected to issue an emergency temporary standard to carry out the requirement, which will affect more than 80 million workers.
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A U.S. judge has allowed Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH.N)todemand that passengers show written proof of coronavirus vaccination before they board a ship, dealing a major blow to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's effort to ban "vaccine passports."
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Two travellers who arrived in Toronto from the United States have been fined for providing fake COVID-19 proof of vaccination documents and lying about pre-departure tests.
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CVS Health, AT&T, Walmart and Comcast among companies that supported anti-LGBTQ+ candidates, Popular Information reports
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On Tuesday Biden became the first sitting US president to visit the site where, on 31 May and 1 June 1921, a white mob murdered up to 300 African Americans and burned and looted homes and businesses, razing a prosperous community known as “Black Wall Streetâ€.
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US President Joe Biden has released his first annual budget - a $6tn (£4.2tn) spending plan that includes steep tax increases for wealthier Americans. The proposed budget would bring the US to spending levels not seen since World War Two.
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"This newest CDC guidance is not based on science, does not protect public health, and threatens the lives of patients, nurses, and other frontline workers across the country," said NNU Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, RN."
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's announcement Thursday that fully vaccinated people largely no longer need to wear a mask has left many Americans wondering: If there are no enforcement measures, won't people just lie about their vaccination status?
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Pictorial graph depiction of the geographical elevation of the United States
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As more US state leaders announce hopeful timelines for a return to normalcy, one expert says there's something that could delay how quickly we get there.
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For the last 100 days, President Joe Biden and his top advisers have mounted an urgent, wartime effort to get millions of coronavirus vaccines into the arms of Americans in order to beat back a pandemic that has upended the world for the better part of year.
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The US state department is to advise Americans to avoid 80% of countries worldwide because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Chicago police say bodycam footage shows less than a second passes from when 13-year-old is seen holding a handgun and is shot by officer
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The poor turnout underscores how the country's unpopular and disorganized extremist movements have been driven underground.
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U.S. manufacturers have long grumbled about labor shortages, but the past year has proven particularly frustrating.
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American Jobs Plan would rebuild roads, highways and bridges; confront the climate crisis and curb wealth inequality
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