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The share of Americans who failed to make a payment on their credit card debt rose above levels seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, led by those who have maxed out …

It’s one thing to die from natural causes. Worse, to die from a disease leaked by Chinese scientists in a lab and allowed to wipe out millions. That is now …

Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and James Smith, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), announced the arrests and …

(This April 9 story has been corrected to change Sara Correa’s company to Bridgestone Americas from Bridgestone in paragraph 17) By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – As the July opening ceremony …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell by 3.6% in 2023, the second straight yearly decline, but are still significantly above pre-pandemic levels, auto safety regulators said on …

ALBANY, NEW YORK — Jamie Johnson, a 38-year-old resident of Albany, was sentenced today to over three years in prison for her role in a scheme to fraudulently claim $701,441 …

A former Cedar Rapids, Iowa, resident who helped other individuals procure more than 30 false and fraudulent COVID-19 pandemic loans, valued at more than $600,000, was sentenced on March 8, …

TRENTON, NJ – During the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey had a higher death rate than 49 other states in America. Despite desperate lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and long-term social distancing policies, …

By Sriparna Roy and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – Americans are catching up on healthcare missed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend driven by heart procedures and outpatient orthopedic surgeries that …

TRENTON, NJ – A man from Monmouth County, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for defrauding investors of over $1.2 million and illicitly securing a $96,000 …

By Akash Sriram and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) – Registrations of Tesla vehicles in California dropped 10% in the last quarter of 2023, the first fall in more than three years …

QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Papa Diakhate, 54, of Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst, has been sentenced to one to three years in prison. Diakhate …

GENEVA (Reuters) – Countries risk missing a May deadline for agreeing a legally binding treaty on fighting pandemics, which would be a big blow for future generations, the head of …

NEWARK, N.J. – Joseph Schwartz, 64, of Suffern, New York, pleaded guilty to two counts of employment tax fraud, totaling over $38 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday the economy’s strong performance is evidence that the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act was the …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen Group deliveries rose 12% to 9.24 million vehicles in 2023, it said on Tuesday, indicating a post-pandemic sales recovery as supply chain bottlenecks eased. The carmaker’s …

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy ended last year with the labor scars from the COVID-19 pandemic effectively healed and a quandary for Federal Reserve policymakers so …

(Reuters) – The latest government data on Friday showed the U.S. added 216,000 jobs in December, as the labor market settles back towards more normal levels following almost four years …

By Nathan Gomes (Reuters) -General Motors edged out rival Toyota Motor to remain the top-selling automaker in the U.S. in 2023 as easing supply snags and sustained demand drove the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Bank will pay $36 million over allegations the company illegally blocked out-of-work consumers from accessing unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic, top federal banking regulators announced …

By Howard Schneider ATLANTA (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve’s pledge in 2020 to sustain “broad-based and inclusive” employment through loose monetary policy was considered a bold response to the …