The National Association of State Workforce Agencies tells lawmakers on Capitol Hill that it would take most states 8-20 weeks to move to a modified system of awarding benefits.
Read more ...Trump Bends To Reality, Buckles Under Political Pressure National News
After months of denying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, and with cases on the rise again and his poll numbers nosediving, Trump is doing an about-face on some key measures.
Read more ...Judge Denies Oregon's Request For Restraining Order Against Federal Officers National News
The state attorney general said federal agencies were "overstepping their powers" in Portland. A federal judge has denied it, citing lack of legal standing.
Read more ...Trump Signs Executive Orders On Drug Prices National News
The president says the actions will lower drug prices, but policy experts say they will likely offer patients only minimal relief and may take months to implement, if they're implemented at all.
Read more ...ICE Confirms New Foreign Students Can't Take Online-Only Course Loads In The U.S. National News
The agency says Friday that guidance granting visa flexibility to international students only applies to those who were actively enrolled at a U.S. school on March 9.
Read more ...'Could Already Be A Second Wave': Some Restrictions Return As Cases Spike In Spain National News
The country is seeing a trend similar to the U.S., with more young people catching the virus. More than 17,800 new cases have been confirmed in the last two weeks, nearly half of them in Catalonia.
Read more ...Norman Vincent Peale Was A Conservative Hero Known Well Beyond His Era National News
Peale signed on early with the group called Spiritual Mobilization, a creation of prominent Protestant ministers in league with some of the leading industrialists of the era.
Read more ...Confederate Figures Removed From Virginia Capitol In The Dead Of Night National News
Seven busts along with a statue and a plaque — all honoring Confederate leaders — are quietly ousted from Virginia's Old House Chamber on orders from the state's House of Delegates speaker.
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