Tag: U.S. News
The Fed welcomes a 'soft landing' even if many Americans don't feel like cheering
WASHINGTON -- When Jerome Powell delivered a high-profile speech last month, the Federal Reserve chair came the closest he ever had to declaring...
A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won't come until after the presidential election
WASHINGTON -- A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won't come until after the November...
Labor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color
More than 10,000 workers at 25 U.S. hotels were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher...
AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient
WASHINGTON -- Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is.Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service...
Federal workers around nation's capital worry over Trump's plans to send some of them elsewhere
WASHINGTON -- Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have long been the...
Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work
With up to 17 rooms to clean each shift, Fatima Amahmoud's job at the Moxy hotel in downtown Boston sometimes feels impossible.There was...