Friday's top stories


Updated Aug 6, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Biden extends COVID relief for student debt through January 2022

Cuomo attorneys push back on state AG's sexual harassment findings

Aug 6, 2021 - Health

Florida to offer school vouchers in cases of "COVID-19 harassment"

CDC: Unvaccinated people more than twice as likely to get reinfected

Interior Department says over 30 staffers have died from COVID-19

First person pleads guilty to assaulting officer during Capitol riot

Biden touts huge jobs report as U.S. vaccination rate hits 50%

Aug 6, 2021 - World

G7 countries condemn Iran over oil tanker attack

Corporations want a piece of the startup bonanza

Updated Aug 6, 2021 - Energy & Climate

Dixie Fire now 3rd largest wildfire in California history

The long road to Biden's electric vehicle goal

U.S. unemployment rate hits new pandemic-era low

Aug 6, 2021 - Economy

United becomes first major U.S. airline to mandate vaccines for employees

Aug 6, 2021 - Economy

Houses of worship have been left out of the construction boom

Aug 6, 2021 - Economy

The crazy, backed-up wedding industry

Biden wants 500,000 EV charging stations. Here's where they should go

Aug 6, 2021 - World

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel for first time since 2006 war

Aug 6, 2021 - Health

The CDC's booster messaging mess

Updated Aug 5, 2021 - Energy & Climate

California wildfire explodes in size, destroys historic town

Updated Aug 5, 2021 - Technology

CNN fires 3 staffers for coming into office unvaccinated

Senate readies for final infrastructure vote

Updated Aug 5, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Top labor leader Richard Trumka dies unexpectedly at 72