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A key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar

A key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar

WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities squeezing Americans' finances.
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AP-NORC poll: Nearly half say job lost to virus won't return

AP-NORC poll: Nearly half say job lost to virus won't return

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll shows, a sign of increasing pessimism that would translate into roughly 10 million workers n
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Biden says he's focused 'intensely' on lowering drug costs

Biden says he's focused 'intensely' on lowering drug costs

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration was focused “intensely” on lowering health care costs and took aim at “MAGA” Republicans who he said are intent on dialing back Medicare coverage for millions of Americans.
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AP-NORC poll: US course at record low, Trump sinks on virus

AP-NORC poll: US course at record low, Trump sinks on virus

WASHINGTON — With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump’s presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position as his reelection bid agains
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Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows

Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds. Only about one-third of U.S.
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Rise of Asian leads in network TV shows, now ABC's 'Company'

Rise of Asian leads in network TV shows, now ABC's 'Company'

In fourth grade, Catherine Haena Kim could not muster the courage to audition for the female lead of her school's production of William Shakespeare's “The Tempest.” But her teachers saw something in the way she held herself in the classroom.
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As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist

Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts.
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Rise of Asian leads in network TV shows, now ABC's 'Company'

Rise of Asian leads in network TV shows, now ABC's 'Company'

In fourth grade, Catherine Haena Kim could not muster the courage to audition for the female lead of her school's production of William Shakespeare's “The Tempest.” But her teachers saw something in the way she held herself in the classroom.
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As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back

As virus-era attacks on Asians rise, past victims look back

Nearly a year after they were almost stabbed to death inside a Midland, Texas, Sam's Club, Bawi Cung and his two sons all have visible scars. It's the unseen ones though that are harder to get over.
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Gayle King starts call-in show to hear coronavirus stories

Gayle King starts call-in show to hear coronavirus stories

NEW YORK — CBS' News' Gayle King says she's starting a temporary satellite radio program because she wants to hear how Americans are coping with lockdowns and social distancing measures. King's call-in show on SiriusXM will begin on Thursday at 5 p.
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