Public service in the US: Increasingly thankless, exhausting
<p>STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — He scurries through his apartment, downing a quick mug of coffee, brushing his teeth, feeding his pet rabbit, Auggie, before...
Suit challenges restaurant aid priority to women, minorities
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A conservative legal outfit on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden's administration for its prioritization of restaurants and bars...
Walmart sales soared, essential workers got scant protection
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Sandra Kunz had been worried for her safety while working as a cashier at a Walmart in Aurora, Colorado, during...
Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics
<p>GENEVA — A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should...
COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — During the gloomiest stretches of the pandemic, Dr. Diona Krahn's veterinary clinic has been a puppy fest, overrun with new...
Ohio urges judges to keep Census Bureau on data deadline
Ohio's solicitor general on Wednesday urged a panel of appellate judges to hold the U.S. Census Bureau's feet to the fire by issuing an...
Walmart sales soared, essential workers got scant protection
<p>COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Sandra Kunz had been worried for her safety while working as a cashier at a Walmart in Aurora, Colorado, during...
UK’s Johnson backs public inquiry into handling of pandemic
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that an independent public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic will be held...
COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out
<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — During the gloomiest stretches of the pandemic, Dr. Diona Krahn's veterinary clinic has been a puppy fest, overrun with new...
Gasoline pipeline shutdown tests Biden administration
<p>The Biden administration, knowing that higher gas prices and long lines can carry severe political risks as well as threats to a recovering economy,...