The rate of daily Covid infections is declining in 30 states and the District of Columbia and 1 in 3 Americans are now fully vaccinated.
Threats against federal lawmakers have more than doubled so far this year compared with last year, the United States Capitol Police said Friday.
WHO chief says he urges other countries to follow the example of the U.S. on supporting vaccine patent waivers.
About 29% of unemployed Americans have been out of work at least a year, a period of joblessness stretching to the early days of the Covid pandemic.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce blamed a $300-per-week federal jobless benefit for April's far-weaker-than-expected jobs report.
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said after April's disappointing jobs report that in normal circumstances 266,000 jobs "is a good number."
"There is a little bit of a conflict of interest," SEC Chairman Gary Gensler told CNBC on Friday.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has previously said that Defense Department leadership will continue to assess security threats in Afghanistan against troops.
Billionaire Tom Steyer resigned from the board of the Center for American Progress when he decided to run for president.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday visited the Ohio city that suffered one of last weekend's two deadly mass shootings that shocked the country.
Trump also says he's "in favor" of background checks, and reiterates his support for "red flag" laws preventing mentally ill people from accessing firearms.
The new rule will take effect Tuesday and also applies to other telecom companies that have sparked security concerns, such as ZTE and Hikvision.
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The loans, which started going out this week, range from $5,000 to $100,000, depending on business need.
NBC’s Valerie Castro reports Republicans are opposing teaching the "1619 Project" in classrooms. Texas is considering bills banning the curriculum along with Oklahoma and Tennessee. She joins 'The News with Shepard Smith' to discuss.
For decades, the model minority myth has kept Asian Americans out of important equity conversations and held individuals back in school, at work and in life.
