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Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US quarter
A sample of the new quarter coming out in 2022 that on the tail side will show images of poet Maya Angelou. - (U.S. Mint)(WASHINGTON) -- Americans will soon be seeing the face of the late Maya Angelou...
Jan 11, 2022
Employers add dismal 199,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate hits 3.9%
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Employers added a lackluster 199,000 jobs last month -- significantly lower than economists' expectations -- and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%...
Jan 07, 2022
How Walmart's new grocery delivery works, giving access straight to your fridge
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Walmart Plus has taken its delivery service a step further. A new enhanced feature that's set to roll out in select cities later this year would give Walma...
Jan 07, 2022
Facebook promoted extremism leading to federal officer's murder: Lawsuit
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In May 2020, as protests over the death of George Floyd raged across the country, federal security officer Dave Patrick Underwood was shot and kil...
Jan 06, 2022
Two ticketholders win Powerball jackpot of $632.6 million -- seventh largest in game's history
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Two tickets sold in California and Wisconsin were the lucky winners of the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night. Both tickets matched all six number...
Jan 06, 2022
Walmart, Kroger raise at-home COVID test prices after agreement with White House expires
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Major retailers have increased the price of at-home COVID-19 tests now that an agreement with the White House to sell them at a fi...
Jan 05, 2022
Eldest Trump children won't comply with subpoenas from NY attorney general
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Trump’s eldest son and daughter have refused to comply with subpoenas issued by the New York State attorney general’s office as it con...
Jan 04, 2022
Mom pays off $72K in student loan, credit card debt using these tips
Courtesy Amanda Courtney(SAN DIEGO) -- A California mom is entering 2022 debt-free after paying off more than $70,000 in student loan and credit card debt. Amanda Courtney, 36, of San Diego, said she ...
Jan 04, 2022
Powerball jumps to over $522M following another winless drawing
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Another week, another chance to become a bigger multi-millionaire. No one had the winning numbers for Saturday's half-billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, and th...
Jan 03, 2022
New Year's Day flight cancellations: 2,500 and counting
GETTY/Erlon Silva(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 cases among airline staff plus poor weather conditions resulted in 2,581 nationwide flight cancellations as of 4 p.m. on Saturday, according to F...
Jan 01, 2022
