Alan Fram

Associated Press

HEV Motor Production Increasing in Kentucky

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New Metal Foam Could Make Car Crashes Safer

September 4, 2026

A pint of Guinness beer is poured on St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2023, in Bellows Falls, Vt.

Police Looking for $155K Worth of Stolen Guinness Stout

September 4, 2026

Motor Maker Nidec Finds Hundreds of Cases of Quality Control Misconduct

September 4, 2026

Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Minimum Wage Hike All But Dead

Democrats seemed to have exhausted their most realistic options for quickly salvaging the pay hike.

March 2, 2021

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a virtual roundtable with participants from Black Chambers of Commerce across the country to discuss the American Rescue Plan, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington.

Yellen: Biden's Plan Could Restore Full Employment by 2022

She said the urgent need now is to deal with the problems raised by the pandemic-induced recession.

February 8, 2021

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Thursday in Washington.

Trump Signs $484B Virus Aid Bill

Easy passage of this installment belies a bumpier path for future legislation to address the crisis.

April 24, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks before he signs the coronavirus stimulus relief package in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday, March 27 in Washington.

Trump Signs $2.2T Stimulus

Washington moved urgently to stem an economic free fall caused by widespread restrictions meant to slow the spread of the virus.

March 27, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday, March 27.

House Debates $2.2T Virus Relief Bill

One maverick conservative threatened to delay passage until most lawmakers return to Washington for a vote.

March 27, 2020