Nation

Washington: The U.S. economy likely rolled out of 2022 with momentum, registering decent growth in the face of painful inflation, high interest rates and rising concern that a recession may be months away. Economists have estimated that the gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic output — grew at a 2.3 percent annual pace from October through December, according to a survey of...

Washington: The U.S. is poised to make COVID vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot, a major shift in strategy despite a long list of questions about how to best protect against a still rapidly mutating virus. The Food and Drug Administration asked its scientific advisers last week to help lay the groundwork for switching to once-a-year boosters for most Americans — and how and...