Unemployment Rate At 5.4% After U.S. Adds 943,000 Jobs In July
COVID triggered a brief but intense recession last spring, forcing businesses to shut down and consumers to stay home as a health precaution.

Animal rescues see fewer adoptions, more surrenders due to inflation
Rising economic costs have made it difficult for pet owners to keep animals they adopted during the pandemic, and for rescues to pay for their care.
By Scripps News
Record job switching has contributed to higher inflation
A paper by the Chicago Federal Reserve shows that job switching boosted inflation an extra percentage point as people were able to garner higher pay.
By Storyblocks
US inflation and consumer spending cooled in December
The overall spending figures for the final two months of 2022 were the weakest in two years.
By Gene J. Puskar / APTop Stories

Israel's new government sparks concern for the future of its democracy
Far-right changes to Israel's government has some experts and citizens concerned for the future rule of law in the country.
By Reuters / AP
WHO says COVID remains an emergency but is in transition
The World Health Organization said there is still uncertainty in COVID-19's future, but the virus is at a "transition point."
By Shutterstock
First Native American woman in space talks to reservation's students
Students on the Flathead Indian Reservation asked Nicole Mann questions as she was aboard the International Space Station.
By NASA