The U.S. is experiencing a labor shortage that’s partly fueled by a drop-off in immigration, which ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic.
2022
Artificial intelligence tapped to fight Western wildfires
Lockheed Martin Space is tapping decades of experience of managing satellites and providing information for the U.S. military to offer more accurate data quicker to ground crews.
Sidelines: Drew Bonifant says goodbye to central Maine sports
Sports writer reflects on making the move to the KJ and Sentinel, and enjoying a run of over five years.
Unprecedented gusts expected to fan wildfires in New Mexico
Weather conditions described as potentially historic are on tap for New Mexico on Saturday and over the next several days as the largest fire currently burning in the U.S. chews through more tinder-dry mountainsides
‘This has to end’: Jill Biden sees Ukraine moms’ heartbreak
During a visit to Romania, Jill Biden heard heartbreaking stories from Ukrainian women and children who fled Russia’s war and found safe haven across the border.
Art exhibit celebrates Lincoln Memorial’s 100th anniversary
An art exhibit featuring multimedia works and artifacts inspired by the iconic seated Lincoln sculpture in Washington has opened at the Norman Rockwell Museum to commemorate the memorial’s 100th anniversary.
Egypt says 11 troops killed in militant attack in Sinai
Egypt’s military says at least 11 troops have been killed in a militant attack in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula.
For Parkland survivor, a long road to recovery from trauma
Eden Hebron witnessed a gunman kill a close friend and two other students on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Supreme Court leak shakes trust in one more American pillar
It’s been clear in recent years that people in the United States don’t have much faith in their institutions.
Abortion rights may rest on governor’s races in some states
In a handful of battleground states with Republican-controlled legislatures, every GOP candidate for governor supports severe abortion restrictions.