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Thu. 9:42 a.m.: US slightly revises up its GDP estimate for Q2 to 6.7 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a 6.7 percent annual pace from April through June, the Commerce Department said this morning, slightly upgrading its estimate of last quarter's growth in the face of a resurgence of COVID-19 in the form of the delta variant. The government's estimate of growth in the second quarter — its last of three — was up from its previous estimate of a 6.6 percent annual pace that will likely mark a high point for the economy's expansion this year as the virus slows some activity, government support programs wind down and manufacturing ...

Thu. 9:39 a.m.: US unemployment claims rise third straight week to 362,000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that the highly contagious delta variant may be slowing a recovery in the job market. Claims rose unexpectedly by 11,000 last week to 362,000, the Labor Department said ...

Thu. 8:39 a.m.: AP-NORC poll finds deep divide over Biden vaccine mandate

A survey of Americans on President Joe Biden's plan to require most workers to get either vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 finds a deep and familiar divide: Democrats are overwhelmingly for it, while most Republicans are against it. With the highly contagious delta variant driving ...

Ohio exceeds 1.4M total COVID-19 cases

The state has exceeded 1.4 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, while it will surpass 50 percent of its residents being fully vaccinated today. After four straight days of declining COVID-19 cases reported, the number significantly increased Tuesday. There were 7,283 cases reported Tuesday, which almost doubled the number, 3,681, reported a day earlier. The 7,283 COVID-19 cases Tuesday is up from the daily average of 6,617 for the past 21 days, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Tuesday’s total includes 342 cases in Mahoning, Trumbull and ...

Wed. 9:13 a.m.: AP-NORC poll: Virus fears linger for vaccinated older adults

NEW YORK (AP) — Bronwyn Russell wears a mask anytime she leaves her Illinois home, though she wouldn't dream of going out to eat or to hear a band play, much less setting foot on a plane. In Virginia, Oliver Midgette rarely dons a mask, never lets COVID-19 rouse any worry and happily finds ...

Wed. 9:04 a.m.: China kills 3 house cats that tested positive for COVID-19

BEIJING (AP) — A city in northern China has killed three house cats after they tested positive for COVID-19, according to a local media report today, as the country takes increasingly strict measures to contain new outbreaks. The authorities in Harbin, where 75 cases have recently been ...