The Biden administration is encouraging ordinary U.S. citizens to help resettle refugees, via the newly launched sponsorship program Welcome Corps in partnership with non-profit organizations.
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A recession might be coming. Here’s what it could look like
From a mild recession to a so-called hard landing, NPR sifts through the wild array of recession predictions.
FDA considers major shift in COVID vaccine strategy
The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.
Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs
The percentage of Americans who believe in a number of antisemitic tropes has spiked in the past three years, according to the results of a recent survey by the Anti-Defamation League.
America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that to Gen Z
Baby boomers are aging out of jobs they long dominated like builders, farmers, mechanics Young workers aren’t clamoring to take their place.
Thousands of airline passengers are stranded. Here’s what to do if you’re one of them
Thousands of flights have been canceled since Christmas weekend, leaving passengers scrambling to find a way back home.
2022 marked the end of cheap mortgages and now the housing market has turned icy cold
The buying frenzy of a year ago is long gone. Home buyers have pulled away, sellers are holding back, and the whole housing market is locked in a deep freeze.
American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades
A new report shows the pandemic and the overdose crisis helped push down the average life expectancy in the U.S. for a second year in a row.
Alaska Rep. Eastman claims Oath Keepers were in Capitol to protect police, not overthrow government
Eastman did not enter the Capitol that day, but he’s the subject of a civil lawsuit brought by a former supporter who alleges his membership in the Oath Keepers disqualifies him from public office, due to a disloyalty provision in the state Constitution.
Lessons from Germany to help solve the US medical debt crisis
What would a world without medical debt look like? In Germany’s former coal-mining region medical debt is almost unknown, despite economic challenges and health problems. Here’s why.