Tag: Government programs
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid falls to lowest level in 4 months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in four months.The Labor Department reported Thursday that...
UK leader Starmer aims to shed gloomy image by saying things will get better — eventually
LIVERPOOL, England -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to shake off his image as a gloom-monger on Tuesday, telling voters exhausted by...
9 European Union nations pledge to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub
LARNACA, Cyprus -- Officials from nine southern European Union member countries said Monday they're focused on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy to...
Britain's Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk
LIVERPOOL, England -- British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves will pledge Monday not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the...
Britain's Labour Party gathers after a rocky start in government and a scandal over clothes
LONDON -- This should be a time of celebration for Britain’s Labour Party, which opens its annual conference Sunday less than three months...
Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending
JACKSON, Miss. -- Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program...