Be Well: What the May Jobs Report Says About U.S. Economy
Marty Cantor, CPA and economic development consultant, joined Cheddar News to talk about the May jobs report. He said that despite numerous jobs being created, the economy is still slow growing because "the jobs we're creating are really filling the jobs that are retired so its being a superheated economy." Cantor noted that 3.5 million people have retired since the start of the pandemic.
The beginning of the year is critical for those in need of blood transfusions as people tend to stop donating during the holidays. The winter in general also experiences a dropoff as donors get sick more frequently.
President Joe Biden is set to tour damage and be briefed on recovery efforts after devastating storms hit California in recent weeks, killing at least 20 people and causing destruction across 41 of the state's 58 counties.
The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients.
Pallbearers in La Verkin, Utah, carry a casket at a funeral for victims of Michael Haight, who killed his wife, their five children, and his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself. The funeral was held on Jan. 4, 2023. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)