Across America, US|
U.S. Consumer Confidence Slumps During Crucial Holiday Season
Shopper pessimism is rising during a time that could make or break many businesses that have seen challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shopper pessimism is rising during a time that could make or break many businesses that have seen challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After five decades, Wendy Gallagher, who was adopted, reunited with her birth mother and extended family. Now she is sharing her story.
The Illinois woman was opening a package she had ordered when she found a biohazard bag apparently containing someone's COVID test specimen.
Thousands of pages of other end-of-session business is tucked inside the $1.4 trillion catchall spending year as Congress goes home.
Latest U.S. coronavirus news: Congress approves $900 billion relief bill; travelers ignoring CDC; Bidens get vaccinated on live TV.
A man who died after a United flight from Orlando to L.A. Dec. 14 had coronavirus, reports said. The CDC is contacting passengers.
Several questions about new COVID-19 virus strains, including the ones in England, are answered by experts.
The CEO of Visit Tampa Bay is moving full steam ahead as the NFL waits to determine how many fans will be allowed to witness Super Bowl LV.
When faced with danger Friday afternoon, Nyletta Lincoln grabbed her baseball bat and fought off her intruder while home alone.
"It was very sweet of her and very surprising that a total stranger would think of us??," Lisette LeJeune told Patch.
A national children’s health survey by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital reveals the top coronavirus worries parents have for their children.
Black Gold Fossil Charters Captain Michael Nastasio found the large shark tooth while diving with clients Dec. 11.
Latest U.S. coronavirus news: Agreement reached on economic stimulus; vaccine priority group expands; Biden to get first dose Monday.
Latest U.S. coronavirus news: Relief bill vote could come soon; Moderna vaccine shipments begin; deaths surpass 315K.
Holding up a vote is a late push from Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey aimed at curbing the ability of the Fed's emergency lending power.
Roy Waller, 60, received the maximum sentence for raping nine women in Sonoma, Solano, Contra Costa, Yolo, Butte and Sacramento counties.
Alice Brock inspired Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving song “Alice’s Restaurant.” 2 Sarasota musicians helped her face health, financial issues.
Latest U.S. coronavirus news: Moderna vaccine approved; negotiations continue on stimulus deal; NY cases spike.
If essential workers are indeed next up, states already have different ideas about who among them should be closer to the front of the line.
Grief has piled on grief in the nine months the coronavirus has gripped the United States and killed more than 300,000 people.
An 8-year-old girl and her toddler brother fell into a frozen pond while sledding, and these Middletown teens formed a chain to save them.
Experts worry that Christmas and New Year's will turn into COVID-19 superspreader events because many people are letting down their guard.
Just hours after an advisory panel endorsed the vaccine produced by Moderna, the FDA said it would “rapidly work toward" authorization.
President Donald Trump was conspicuously absent during the event and has been out of sight during the course of the vaccination campaign.
Managers allegedly took bets at an Iowa meat-packing facility, the report states.