Half of US workers favor employee shot mandate: AP-NORC poll

NEW YORK (AP) — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Half of US workers favor employee shot mandate: AP-NORC poll

NEW YORK (AP) — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Half of US workers favor employee shot mandate: AP-NORC poll

NEW YORK (AP) — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off

NEW YORK (AP) — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off

NEW YORK (AP) — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off

NEW YORK (AP) — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off

NEW YORK (AP) — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off

NEW YORK (AP) — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Poll: Millions in US struggle through life with few to trust

NEW YORK (AP) — Karen Glidden's loneliness became unbearable during

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Poll: Millions in US struggle through life with few to trust

NEW YORK (AP) — Karen Glidden's loneliness became unbearable during

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Poll: Millions in US struggle through life with few to trust

NEW YORK (AP) — Karen Glidden's loneliness became unbearable during

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Instacart, others push incentives to get workers vaccinated

As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Companies push incentives to get workers vaccinated

As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Once again, job losses fall unequally across the US economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses — an unusual and harsh feature of the pandemic recession that flattened the economy last spring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Once again, job losses fall unequally across the US economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses — an unusual and harsh feature of the pandemic recession that flattened the economy last spring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Once again, job losses fall unequally across the US economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses — an unusual and harsh feature of the pandemic recession that flattened the economy last spring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Holiday sales tick up as shoppers invest in their homes

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry, according to figures released Saturday by a firm that tracks all forms of payments.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Holiday sales tick up as shoppers invest in their homes

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry, according to figures released Saturday by a firm that tracks all forms of payments.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Holiday sales tick up as shoppers invest in their homes

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry, according to figures released Saturday by a firm that tracks all forms of payments.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to sign an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet lapsed overnight as President Donald Trump refused to signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Holiday sales tick up as shoppers invest in their homes

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry, according to figures released Saturday by a firm that tracks all forms of payments.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on

NEW YORK (AP) — An online murder mystery. Law-themed opera arias. A snowman-building competition.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on

NEW YORK (AP) — An online murder mystery. Law-themed opera arias. A snowman-building competition.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on

NEW YORK (AP) — An online murder mystery. Law-themed opera arias. A snowman-building competition.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on

NEW YORK (AP) — An online murder mystery. Law-themed opera arias. A snowman-building competition.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

From restaurants to retailers, virus transformed economies

NEW YORK (AP) — It would be just a temporary precaution.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

From restaurants to retailers, virus transformed economies

NEW YORK (AP) — It would be just a temporary precaution.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump's diversity training order faces lawsuit

New York (AP) — Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits federal agencies, contractors and grant recipients from offering certain diversity training that the president deems “anti-American."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump's diversity training order faces lawsuit

New York (AP) — Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits federal agencies, contractors and grant recipients from offering certain diversity training that the president deems “anti-American."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Why do the media call races in US elections?

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Virus hospitalizations surge as pandemic shadows US election

Americans went to the polls Tuesday under the shadow of a resurging pandemic, with an alarming increase in cases nationwide and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 reaching record highs in a growing number of states.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic reinvents holiday hiring for retailers

NEW YORK (AP) — Wanted this holiday shopping season: Cart sanitizers, curbside delivery workers and mask enforcers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's diversity training order faces lawsuit

New York (AP) — Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits federal agencies, contractors and grant recipients from offering certain diversity training that the president deems “anti-American."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic reinvents holiday hiring for retailers

NEW YORK (AP) — Wanted this holiday shopping season: Cart sanitizers, curbside delivery workers and mask enforcers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic reinvents holiday hiring for retailers

NEW YORK (AP) — Wanted this holiday shopping season: Cart sanitizers, curbside delivery workers and mask enforcers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's diversity training order faces lawsuit

New York (AP) — Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits federal agencies, contractors and grant recipients from offering certain diversity training that the president deems “anti-American."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's diversity training order faces lawsuit

New York (AP) — Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits federal agencies, contractors and grant recipients from offering certain diversity training that the president deems “anti-American."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump's diversity training order faces lawsuit

New York (AP) — Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits federal agencies, contractors and grant recipients from offering certain diversity training that the president deems “anti-American."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

NAACP files suit against Trump's diversity training order

New York (AP) — Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that restricts federal agencies, as well as contractors and grant recipients, from offering certain diversity training that the president deems “anti-American."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC/SAP poll: 1 in 4 US workers have weighed quitting

New York (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work. But many of those still working are fearful, distressed and stretched thin.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

AP-NORC/SAP poll: 1 in 4 US workers have weighed quitting

New York (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work. But many of those still working are fearful, distressed and stretched thin.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump administration targets diversity hiring by contractors

American companies promising to hire more Black employees in leadership roles and teach their workforce about racism are getting a message from President Donald Trump’s administration: Watch your step if you want to keep doing business with the federal government.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump administration targets diversity hiring by contractors

American companies promising to hire more Black employees in leadership roles and teach their workforce about racism are getting a message from President Donald Trump’s administration: Watch your step if you want to keep doing business with the federal government.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

JPMorgan puts $30B toward fixing banking's 'systemic racism'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it will extend billions in loans to Black and Latino homebuyers and small business owners in an expanded effort toward fixing what the bank calls “systemic racism” in the country’s economic system.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Trump administration targets diversity hiring by contractors

American companies promising to hire more Black employees in leadership roles and teach their workforce about racism are getting a message from President Donald Trump’s administration: Watch your step if you want to keep doing business with the federal government.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

JPMorgan puts $30B toward fixing banking's 'systemic racism'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it will extend billions in loans to Black and Latino homebuyers and small business owners in an expanded effort toward fixing what the bank calls “systemic racism” in the country’s economic system.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flouted distancing rules and put others at risk.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flouted distancing rules and put others at risk.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier

NEW YORK (AP) — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online groceries.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier

NEW YORK (AP) — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online groceries.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Q&A: How can the huge congressional aid package help you?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is poised to approve an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that will provide one-time checks for most Americans and significant enhancements to unemployment benefits. Both will provide much-needed help to those recently laid-off and to financially stressed households as the coronavirus shuts down much of …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Congress' relief bill would vastly expand unemployment aid

NEW YORK (AP) — With record-high numbers of Americans seeking unemployment benefits after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus, Congress is set to significantly enhance the program.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Q&A: How can the huge congressional aid package help you?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is poised to approve an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that will provide one-time checks for most Americans and significant enhancements to unemployment benefits. Both will provide much-needed help to those recently laid-off and to financially stressed households as the coronavirus shuts down much of …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Q&A: How can the huge congressional aid package help you?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is poised to approve an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package that will provide one-time checks for most Americans and significant enhancements to unemployment benefits. Both will provide much-needed help to those recently laid-off and to financially stressed households as the coronavirus shuts down much of …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Congress' relief bill would vastly expand unemployment aid

NEW YORK (AP) — With record-high numbers of Americans seeking unemployment benefits after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus, Congress is set to significantly enhance the program.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Congress' relief bill would vastly expand unemployment aid

NEW YORK (AP) — With record-high numbers of Americans seeking unemployment benefits after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus, Congress is set to significantly enhance the program.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Whiplash: All at once, a steady US economy screeches to halt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks ago, EmpireCLS was heading toward a second straight year of record business. A car service company in New Jersey, Empire couldn’t even find enough chauffeurs and office workers to meet its needs.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Whiplash: All at once, a steady US economy screeches to halt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks ago, EmpireCLS was heading toward a second straight year of record business. A car service company in New Jersey, Empire couldn’t even find enough chauffeurs and office workers to meet its needs.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Whiplash: All at once, a steady US economy screeches to halt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks ago, EmpireCLS was heading toward a second straight year of record business. A car service company in New Jersey, Empire couldn’t even find enough chauffeurs and office workers to meet its needs.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Vital but vulnerable, cleaners hold the line against a virus

NEW YORK (AP) — When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites start to take sanitary precautions more seriously, the call goes out:

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Vital but vulnerable, cleaners hold the line against a virus

NEW YORK (AP) — When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites start to take sanitary precautions more seriously, the call goes out:

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Vital but vulnerable, cleaners hold the line against a virus

NEW YORK (AP) — When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites start to take sanitary precautions more seriously, the call goes out:

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Employers navigate virus pandemic without firm guidelines

NEW YORK (AP) — It started with extra hand sanitizer and wipes for keyboards and headphones. Then came the directive for employees to lug their laptops home every night just in case. Finally, the memo arrived urging all employees to work from home — just not in their pajamas.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Eccentric cartel chief killed

MEXICO CITY - The eccentric leader of the brutal La Familia drug cartel was killed in a shootout during two days of fighting between federal police and gunmen that terrified civilians across a western Mexican state, the government said Friday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO