Army of volunteers showers first responders with food, water
SURFSIDE, Fla. — Nicolette Daniel pulled a wheeled cart packed with takeout boxes of chicken tenders, French fries and deep-fried Oreos to the intersection...
AP FACT CHECK: Biden distorts bipartisan infrastructure deal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden overstated the expected employment gains Tuesday in making his pitch for a bipartisan infrastructure proposal that he...
Biden to tout economic benefits of infrastructure package
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is hoping to get the bipartisan infrastructure deal on track by highlighting its expected economic benefits, stressing the $973...
US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters
BOISE, Idaho — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire...
Help wanted: Labor crisis shocks California restaurants
LOS ANGELES — Sherry Villanueva’s family of Santa Barbara restaurants employed 350 people before the pandemic took hold and darkened dining rooms across California....
Dems eye $6T plan on infrastructure, Medicare, immigration
WASHINGTON — Democrats are eyeing a $6 trillion infrastructure investment plan that goes far beyond roads and bridges to include core party priorities, from...
Italian company plans Hamilton County plant with 230 jobs
FISHERS, Ind. — An Italian company expects to create more than 230 new jobs in Hamilton County by the end of 2025 with a...
GM to spend more on electric vehicles, add 2 battery plants
DETROIT — General Motors will raise its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles and add two U.S. battery factories as it gambles that consumers...
NE Indiana ice cream plant closing, eliminating 176 jobs
DECATUR, Ind. — An ice cream producer has notified the state it will close a northeastern Indiana plant by the end of the year,...
Brazil: 41 COVID-19 cases connected to Copa America event
SAO PAULO — Brazil's health ministry has documented 41 cases of COVID-19 related to the Copa America, including 31 players or staffers and 10...