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As rules ease, travelers head to U.S. for emotional reunions

As rules ease, travelers head to U.S. for emotional reunions

The U.S. is lifting restrictions on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe, setting the stage for emotional reunions nearly two years in the making and providing a boost for the airline and tourism industries decimated by the pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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Carbon markets drive research in soil carbon storage

Carbon markets drive research in soil carbon storage

A growing number of agri-businesses are offering to pay farmers for practices that store carbon in the soil. But the cost of accurately measuring carbon in fields might be keeping farmers out of the market. Researchers are trying to improve the process.
by Dan Gunderson

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Democrats are seeking largest-ever investment in affordable housing

Democrats are seeking largest-ever investment in affordable housing

The biggest problem facing the housing market is that there just aren't enough homes for people to buy or rent. In the aftermath of the housing market collapse and financial crisis more than a decade ago, about half of home-building companies went out of business.
by Chris Arnold

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Roads, transit, internet: What's in the infrastructure bill

Roads, transit, internet: What's in the infrastructure bill

The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that now goes to President Joe Biden to sign into law has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more.
by The Associated Press

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Biden hails infrastructure win as 'monumental step forward'

Biden hails infrastructure win as 'monumental step forward'

President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed Congress' passage of his $1 trillion infrastructure package as a “monumental step forward for the nation" after fractious fellow Democrats resolved a months-long standoff in their ranks to finally seal the deal.
by The Associated Press

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House passes $1 trillion infrastructure plan, sending it to Biden's desk

House passes $1 trillion infrastructure plan, sending it to Biden's desk

After months of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill late Friday on a 228-206 vote, fulfilling a major priority for President Joe Biden's domestic agenda and cementing a political victory for Democrats.
by Barbara Sprunt and Caitlyn Kim

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The labor market is back on track after 531,000 jobs were added in October

The labor market is back on track after 531,000 jobs were added in October

U.S. employers added 531,000 new jobs as the unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent. Millions of would-be workers are still on the sidelines, though, leaving the pace of the recovery in doubt.
by Scott Horsley

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