Tag: Government pay
Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border to laud border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration's work on the border...
Vegas newspapers back in court in joint operations dispute
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The rival daily newspapers in Nevada’s largest city are trading new broadsides in their years-long legal fight over one of...
UK extends salary support program to contain unemployment
LONDON (AP) — The British government on Thursday extended its salary support program by another month through to the end of April as it...
UK sees record number of job losses during 3- month period
LONDON (AP) — The number of people in the U.K. who lost their jobs hit a record high in the three months through October...
Heavy job cuts in $4.1 bln rescue plan for Portugal airline
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government unveiled Friday a 3.4 billion-euro ($4.1 billion) rescue package for national airline TAP Air Portugal that entails more...
Europe gets new blast of stimulus to counter virus surge
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank unleashed another half-trillion euro ($600 billion) wave of stimulus as a winter surge in COVID-19 infections...
The Latest: India’s case level a third of its September peak
NEW DELHI — India is reporting 31,521 newly confirmed coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, dropping to just over a third of the...
Calif. governor’s companies got $3 million in relief loans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Companies affiliated with California Gov. Gavin Newsom received nearly $3 million in federal loans created to help small businesses survive...
As infections rise, European Central Bank prepares stimulus
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is expected to unleash another blast of stimulus on Thursday to help businesses bridge the gap...
Noem’s travel builds profile as virus surges in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem spent the weekend traveling out of state to appearances in Texas and Georgia, as...
Hardships mount in Kentucky as COVID-19 relief talks drag on
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Paula and Anthony Hunter spun off their catering service into a restaurant serving Italian food with a “touch of soul”...
Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new...
Israel transfers $1B to cash-strapped Palestinian Authority
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel transferred over $1 billion in taxes and customs duties it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday after...
German unemployment dips despite 2nd partial shutdown
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's unemployment rate dipped in November despite a partial shutdown introduced to halt a sharp rise in coronavirus infections, official data...
Ex-Hawaii prosecutor, police chief get prison for corruption
HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge sentenced a former high-ranking Honolulu prosecutor to 13 years in prison Monday and her retired police chief husband...
Delta won’t furlough pilots; job cuts possible at Southwest
DALLAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines on Wednesday dropped a threat to furlough more than 1,700 pilots after they ratified a cost-cutting agreement that...
The Latest: Ohio Stadium off limits to family and friends
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
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Post-election rancor clouds chances for COVID relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's top allies on Capitol Hill adopted a combative posture on COVID-19 relief on Thursday, pressing their case for...
McEnany wears 2 hats as WH press secretary, campaign adviser
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House press secretary who refers questions to the White House?
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UK economy bounces back in summer but faces wintry chills
LONDON (AP) — The British economy remained nearly 10% smaller at the end of the third quarter despite posting a record bounceback in the...
The Latest: Australia court upholds state’s border closure
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s highest court on Friday upheld a state’s border closure and dismissed billionaire businessman Clive Palmer’s argument that the pandemic measure...
UK bolsters economic support as England goes into lockdown
LONDON (AP) — The British government and the Bank of England joined forces Thursday to provide further support to an economy facing a difficult...
Eurozone growth soars record 12.7% but fears grow for winter
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European economy grew by an unexpectedly large 12.7% in the third quarter as companies reopened after severe coronavirus lockdowns,...
European Central Bank: Just wait until December
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank held off from strengthening its current economic stimulus but its President Christine Lagarde said there was...
German unemployment drops unexpectedly in October
BERLIN (AP) — Unemployment in Germany fell unexpectedly in October, according to statistics released Thursday, suggesting that Europe's largest economy was beginning to shake...
Feeding Houston’s hungry: 1M pounds of food daily for needy
HOUSTON (AP) — In car lines that can stretch half a mile, (0.8 kilometers), workers who lost jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic and...
Four years in, Trump has plenty of unfinished business
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump swept into office nearly four years ago as an outsider who promised to get things done quickly on...
Dark déjà vu for European economy as virus cases spike
LONDON (AP) — Europe’s economy was just catching its breath from what had been the sharpest recession in modern history. A resurgence in coronavirus...
UK unemployment ascent accelerates amid winter job fears
LONDON (AP) — Unemployment in the U.K. spiked higher in August, a clear sign that the jobless rate is heading towards levels not seen...
UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk
LONDON (AP) — The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak,...
Soaring virus infection puts more French cities on alert
PARIS (AP) — Two more French cities on Sunday joined Paris and Marseille and four others in maximum alert status to fight back the...
The Latest: New Mexico loses ground in COVID-19 spread fight
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico is losing ground in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 as newly reported daily infections hit a...
UK bolsters salary support for those hit by local lockdowns
LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday it will pay two thirds of the salaries of workers in companies that have to close...
England’s big northern cities braced for more lockdown curbs
LONDON (AP) — The British government is mulling fresh restrictions on everyday life in England, potentially in the big northern cities such as Liverpool...
Feds: California convict tried to steal $22M from PPP loans
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California man convicted five years ago of defrauding several local governments in the state has been charged with trying...
Unemployment marches higher in Europe as pandemic grinds on
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August and is expected to grow further amid concern that...
Pelosi and Mnuchin have ‘extensive’ talks on COVID relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held an “extensive conversation" Wednesday on a huge COVID-19 rescue package, meeting...
German jobless rate falls in September, fewer on furlough
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's unemployment rate declined in September despite the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Wednesday. Jobless figures have been kept lower by...
Hacked software provider acknowledges ransomware attack
DALLAS (AP) — A major U.S. provider of software services to state and local governments acknowledged Friday that it was hit by a ransomware...
Mnuchin and Powell back jobless aid and small business loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that the government’s top priorities in any new economic...
Bank of England eyes sub-zero rates in face of virus, Brexit
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England indicated Thursday that it could cut interest rates below zero for the first time in its 326-year...
Ex-Baltimore mayoral aide gets prison in book sales scam
A former aide who helped ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh fraudulently sell her self-published children’s books to nonprofits was sentenced Friday to more than two...
Dallas Symphony among 1st US orchestras to return
Fabio Luisi never expected his first performance as Dallas Symphony Orchestra music director to be in a mostly empty Meyerson Symphony Center.
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Now hiring: California offers credits to small businesses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With millions of people out of work in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a law giving tax breaks...
JPMorgan: some customers, employees misused COVID programs
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that a number of its employees and customers may have abused the Paycheck Protection Program and...
United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected
United Airlines said Wednesday...
Business owners tap into savings to withstand pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Mnuchin says Trump still wants virus deal with Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressed...
Eurozone unemployment capped by support programs _ for now
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) —...
German government sees smaller economic decline this year
BERLIN (AP) — The...
United says it will drop widely scorned ticket-change fees
United Airlines says it...
American Airlines plans 19,000 furloughs, layoffs in October
DALLAS (AP) — American...
AP-NORC poll: Many in US shoring up finances amid downturn
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's...
Jim Bakker gets PPP loans during legal fight on fraud claims
When the U.S. government...
UK public debt breaches 2 trillion-pound mark for first time
LONDON (AP) — Britain's...
FBI arrests Puerto Rico lawmaker, family in corruption probe
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico...
American considering cutting flights to many smaller cities
DALLAS (AP) — American...
UK records deepest recession among top economies
LONDON (AP) — Britain...
Bumpy road ahead: UK bracing for big spike in unemployment
LONDON (AP) — The...
Romanian midwife championed in Britain as homeland in crisis
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) —...
Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt
NEW YORK (AP) —...
India surpasses 2 million cases as health volunteers strike
NEW DELHI (AP) —...
S. Korean doctors strike over med school plan amid pandemic
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)...
GOP senators support more money for airlines to pay workers
A group of 16...
Airlines, unions pin hopes for more payroll cash on politics
With tens of thousands...
Eurozone economy suffers record drop during lockdown months
PARIS (AP) — The...
Spirit warns of layoffs; aid for contractors being examined
Spirit Airlines is warning...
Tennessee state senator charged with stealing federal funds
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) —...
Mexican businesses struggling in pandemic with little help
MEXICO CITY (AP) —...
Support in House for $32B more for airlines but fate unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) — A...
Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The...
GOP splits as virus aid package could swell past $1 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The...
United gets deal with pilots, Delta seeks 1-year pay cut
ATLANTA (AP) —
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UK job losses set to rise sharply as numbers on payroll sink
LONDON (AP) — Unemployment...
American Airlines warns 25,000 workers they could lose jobs
DALLAS (AP) — American...
Coronavirus data is funneled away from CDC, sparking worries
NEW YORK (AP) —...
US budget deficit hits all-time high of $864 billion in June
WASHINGTON (AP) — The...
Albert Pujols heads into 20th big league season healthy
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —...
Tailgating tradition takes on new form as opera goes virtual
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) —...
AP: Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Takeaways: Paycheck Protection loans and the Catholic Church
NEW YORK (AP) —...
UK reopens gyms, pools, as Treasury chief warns of recession
LONDON (AP) — The...
UK gets creative: Job bonus and eating out schemes announced
LONDON (AP) — The...
Virus loans helped entities tied to Trump evangelical allies
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Sports jumps on PPP bandwagon, but big leagues take a pass
Rapper Ice Cube, Republican...
Governors’ companies among recipients of virus relief loans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —...
Companies tied to California officials get US virus loans
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) —...
The Latest: Financial firms among big relief fund recipients
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Zimbabwe nurses protest; South Africa reopens some classes
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) —...
Trump signs extension of COVID-relief fund for businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President...
American and 4 other airlines reach loan agreements with US
DALLAS (AP) — American...
Supreme Court declines to hear Equal Pay Act case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The...
Europe contains jobless rate, but faces summer of discontent
SPERLONGA, Italy (AP) —...
Congress extends relief program for COVID-slammed businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The...
German jobless rate edges up in June, millions in furlough
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's...
Baseball’s minor leagues cancel 2020 seasons
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Senate extends small business coronavirus relief program
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats...
California lawmakers finish work closing $54B deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) —...
California Senate OKs plan to close $54 billion deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) —...
Prosecutors file more charges against Kansas professor
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP)...
