• Pitt State rolls past Rogers State to take game one 11-1

    PITTSBURG, Ks. — The postseason for baseball has arrived and the Pitt State Gorillas took to the diamond for the first action of the MIAA Championship Tournament. The three-seeded Gorillas hosted the seven-seeded Rogers State Hillcats in a quarterfinals series Friday night. The Gorillas soar to an 11-1 victory over Roger State in seven innings []

  • People With More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses More Likely To Contract COVID-19: Study

    People With More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses More Likely To Contract COVID-19: Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People who received more than one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to contract COVID-19, according to a new study. A health care worker fills a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in an undated file image. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images) An analysis of data from Cleveland Clinic employees found that people who received two...

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    State Route 4 reopens after crash

    HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WDTN) -- CareFlight responded to a scene on State Route 4 beyond I-70 on Monday. According to OHGO cameras, all lanes of SR-4 southbound beyond I-70 West and SR-4 South were closed around 10 a.m. due to a crash. Ramp I-70 eastbound to SR-4 and SR-235 southbound, as well as Ramp I-70 []

  • State unemployment rate steady at 3.1% in March

    Hawaii’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% in March to match the previous month, according to recent data from the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

  • Fall COVID-19 vaccine guidelines are out. Here’s what NACI recommends

    The National Advisory Committee on Immunization released its updated guidelines on Friday for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the fall.

  • Jobs report shows falling unemployment rate for Black workers

    One of the most notable findings from the jobs report released this morning is that job creation has finally slowed down, with employers adding 175,000 jobs in April. The shift comes after a period of steady job growth and low unemployment, exceeding the expectations of economists who had warned that the labor market would eventually cool off. The unemployment rate has now remained under 4% for 27 months, a streak that the U.S. economy has not seen in over 50 years. While the unemployment...

  • State revenue is sluggish, but interest from federal COVID-19 money is buoying budget

    Without interest earnings, the state would be collecting less revenue that it did the previous year.

  • Japan job availability down to 1.29 in FY2023; 1st fall in 3 years

    Japan's job availability ratio for fiscal 2023 fell 0.02 point to 1.29 from the previous year, marking its first decline in three years, government data showed Tuesday, as companies reduced their recruiting practices amid pressure from rising materials costs. For March, the job availability ratio was up 0.02 point from

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    Oil prices fall more than 1% as Secretary of State Blinken pushes for Gaza cease-fire

    Israel is waiting for Hamas to respond to a cease-fire proposal, an Israeli official told NBC News.

  • 1 dead, 4 hurt after Willington crash: Conn. State Police | fox61.com

    State police said the driver lost control of the car for an unknown reason, causing it to turn over. Five people were inside, with ages ranging from 19 to 21.

  • COVID-19: NY Duo Steals $8M From Company Seeking Surgical Masks, Feds Say

    Two New York residents are accused of conning a medical supply company out of millions of dollars in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Long Island resident Jonathan Cannon, age 58, of Miller Place, and Erie County resident Julie Dotton, age 51, of Orchard Park, are both charged with wire fraud in a complaint unsealed in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, May 2. According to prosecutors, a Canadian company serving as an official provider of personal protective equipment paid Cannon...

  • $1.7M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme: Westchester Daughter, Mom Who Worked For Police Sentenced

    A mother-daughter duo has been sentenced to prison for defrauding the government of approximately $1.7 million.  Westchester County residents Alicia Ayers and her mother, Andrea Ayers, both of Mount Vernon, were found guilty of submitting more than 300 fraudulent applications for US Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans.  Andrea Ayers was a former Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Mount Vernon Police Department. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress...