TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it's still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus spikes at record levels. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is pinning his hopes on ...
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio is reaching levels not seen in more than six months. The state had 3,393 new cases reported Wednesday, according to the Ohio Department of Health. It’s the most daily cases reported in the state since Feb. 6 with 3,549, and Wednesday was the first time Ohio exceeded 3,000 COVID-19 cases since Feb. 12. This came a day after 2,326 new cases were reported, the most in four months. For the first 11 days of August, the state has reported 21,510 COVID-19 cases. That’s more cases than either the entire month of July with 17,953 cases or ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped a higher-than-expected 1 percent in July, matching the rise from the previous month, and dimming hopes that the upward trajectory of prices would begin to slow. Prices at the wholesale level over the past 12 months are up a record ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle to fill a record number of open jobs and meet a surge in consumer demand. This morning's report from ...
LONDON (AP) — As Britain enjoyed a summertime lull in COVID-19 cases, the nation's attention turned to the end of pandemic-related restrictions and holidays in the sun. But scientists are warning the public not to be complacent, saying high levels of infection in the community are likely ...
Ohio hit its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in four months as 2,326 were reported Tuesday. The last time the state reported a greater daily number was April 13 with 2,340. Ohio has seen its case numbers grow in the past four weeks with health officials largely blaming that on the highly contagious delta variant spreading among those not vaccinated. Ohio has exceeded 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases during the past eight straight days, including three that had more than 2,000 cases. In addition to 2,326 cases Tuesday, there were 2,317 reported Saturday and 2,167 on Aug. 4. Also, ...
