CDC restates transportation mask recommendation

U.S. health officials are restating their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation.

Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 900 points Friday as another sharp sell-off led by technology stocks added to Wall Street's losses in April, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest monthly skid since the start of the pandemic. Traders continue to fret about the tough medicine the Federal Reserve is using in its fight against inflation: higher interest rates.