Business
Pope to UN forum: Hunger is ‘crime’ violating basic rights
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday decried as criminal the existence of ... Read more
Latest human welfare
Business
The Latest: Education Dept OKs Georgia plan for relief funds
By The Associated Press ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Education approved Georgia’s plans to use $1.4 billion ... Read more
Business
Health care for older immigrants sees momentum among states
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Most mornings, 62-year-old Maria Elena Estamilla wakes up with pelvic ... Read more
Business
The Latest: Oklahoma new virus cases top 1,000 for third day
By The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — The number of newly reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma topped 1,000 ... Read more
Business
Free money for all? Mayors hope local tests bring big change
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press By triggering $1,400 stimulus checks for millions of people and expanding the child ... Read more
For South Sudan mothers, COVID-19 shook a fragile foundation
Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Paska Itwari Beda knows hunger all too well. The young mother ... Read more
Business
The Latest: South Korea hits pandemic high for daily cases
By The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported a new daily high for coronavirus ... Read more
Business
US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The yearslong effort by state and local governments in the U.S. to force ... Read more
Under-fire Olympic composer steps down over past bullying
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Keigo Oyamada, a Japanese composer working on the Tokyo Olympics ... Read more
Business
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
By LORI HINNANT, MARIA CHENG and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the ... Read more