American consumers have never been this pessimistic about the economy, with the University of Michigan consumer confidence index plunging to a record low, as soaring inflation erodes household purchasing power and threatens a cost-of-living crisis.
Some 200,000 students who claim they were defrauded by educational institutions in the United States are set to have their student loans canceled after the Biden administration this week settled a $6 billion class-action lawsuit.
The Austrian government has scrapped a law that would force residents of the country to be fully vaccinated against the Wuhan coronavirus, with the country’s Health Minister arguing the omicron variant has “changed the rules.”
An early Saturday morning shooting at a Bolingbrook, Illinois WeatherTech warehouse resulted in two people being injured, one person being killed and an intensive manhunt by police that ended with a suspect in custody.
In a statement responding to the Supreme Court's move to strike down Roe v. Wade, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declared that the Department of Defense is assessing its policies to make sure it keeps providing "seamless access to reproductive health care as permitted by federal law."
The influx of migrants crossing into Yuma, Arizona, has local officials worried that they can’t continue to address the border crisis. They’ve largely had to go it alone, with limited support from the federal government.
