Retail sales were flat in April as stimulus spending wanes
NEW YORK — Retail sales in the U.S. were flat in April, after soaring in March, when many Americans received $1,400 stimulus checks that...
UK apologizes for 1971 Belfast deaths; families want more
LONDON — A U.K. government minister stood before lawmakers Thursday and formally apologized for the killing of 10 civilians during unrest in Belfast half...
Carlos Vela is MLS’s highest paid player at $6.3 million
<p>WASHINGTON — LA Galaxy attacker Carlos Vela is Major League Soccer’s highest paid player this season, with $6.3 million in total compensation, including $4.5...
Feds provide $7.4B for public health; school nurses in plan
WASHINGTON — The government will provide $7.4 billion to expand the nation's public health capacity by hiring school nurses to vaccinate kids and creating...
Wealthy nations once lauded as successes lag in vaccinations
<p>WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Some wealthy nations that were most praised last year for controlling the coronavirus are now lagging far behind in getting...
DeSantis: Florida will fill void if small cruise lines leave
<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Calling Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings “not one of the bigger ones,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that if smaller cruise...
Poll: For unvaccinated Latinos, hesitancy isn’t the problem
WASHINGTON — Many Latinos are forgoing COVID-19 shots because of concerns about losing work hours, getting a bill, and for some, immigration worries. That's...
UK apologizes for 1971 Belfast deaths; families want more
<p>LONDON — A U.K. government minister stood before lawmakers Thursday and formally apologized for the killing of 10 civilians during unrest in Belfast half...
North Carolina is king and queen of NCAA lacrosse tourneys
<p>After a one-year break because of the pandemic, college lacrosse is ready to decide its national champions, and North Carolina starts in a very...
Nurses, nonprofits, others take vaccine to homebound people
SAN FRANCISCO — For months, Victoria McAllister searched online to make a vaccination appointment. Unlike other people who can hop into a car, though,...