WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as employers slowed their hiring again in one of the final major barometers of the economy to be released before Election Day. Employers added 1.4 million jobs last month, the Labor Department said ...

MARQUETTE — The Wooden Nickel bar has been identified as a potential COVID-19 exposure site according to a press release sent out by the Marquette County Health Department this morning. “Through contact tracing efforts, the Marquette County Health Department (MCHD) has become aware of a ...

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Mental health therapists' caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus crisis, research suggests. In the latest study to suggest an uptick, half of U.S. ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national political convention into an opportunity to cast doubt on the integrity of the fall election just moments after delegates nominated him for a second term. “The only ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients, in a move he called "a breakthrough," one of his top health officials called "promising," and other health experts said needs more study before it's ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge refused to block a requirement that Michigan’s migrant farm workers get tested for the coronavirus, rejecting claims that it violates the rights of Hispanics. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a handful of workers as well as some fruit producers. ...