New Jobless Claims Drop Slightly to 712,000

New Jobless Claims Drop Slightly to 712,000

by Thomas Catenacci   The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased slightly to 712,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor and...
Third-Degree Murder Charge Reinstated Against Chauvin

Third-Degree Murder Charge Reinstated Against Chauvin

  Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill Thursday overturned his own decision to drop third-degree murder charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after an appeal from state prosecutors. “The dispute over the third-degree...
Passionately Catholic: Be Salt in a Bay Leaf World

Passionately Catholic: Be Salt in a Bay Leaf World

by Suzy Kelly   Ponder this… I’m not much of a cook, but I have noticed on occasion, a bay leaf floating in my stew. In all my years of life, I’ve never really given much thought to bay leaves until now. I have to wonder if bay leaves are really...