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Consumer prices jumped last month as businesses struggled to keep pace with booming demand, but the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve say the uptick in inflation is likely to be temporary.

For the sixth year in a row, the number of U.S. births fell in 2020, reaching the lowest level since 1979. The fertility rate remains "below replacement" — the level needed to compensate for deaths.

The Biden administration's COVID booster plan for the general population is supposed to start soon, but the FDA still wants to review its safety — and whether kids under 12 should be vaccinated.

It shimmies. It shakes. It glides down your throat to evoke memories of a cool treat on summer evenings or ease the sting after a tonsillectomy. Many a Boomer may have thought it was a thing of the past, but there's still room for Jell-O.

The New York State Assembly and Senate began passing their versions of the state budget Monday. Both houses, led by Democrats, propose spending more than $6 billion above Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s spending plan.

The sixth-year Orange attacker sits at 258 career goals, two behind head coach Kayla Treanor for the SU program record. WAER's Jackson Roberts weighs the significance of the moment while previewing the matchup with the Great Danes.

Economic growth slowed in the first three months of 2023. The Commerce Department said that gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.1% in the first quarter — down from 2.6% in late 2022.

Critics say a change the New York State Legislature made to the public campaign finance system would undermine its purpose to encourage small donors to have more of a voice in campaigns and instead further empower large contributors. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has not decided whether to sign it.

The U.S. Capitol and Congressional office buildings are ringed by a fence that went up the day after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now there's a debate about whether to permanently fence off the area.

U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. Stiff competition for workers is pushing up wages, which has inflation watchdogs concerned.