It's Day 40 of the government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, and Americans are feeling the pain through canceled flights and suspended federal food aid. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans and ...

The word affordability got a lot of use by candidates in the lead-up to last week's U.S. elections, like New York City's 34-year-old mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist. When he was ...

Breaking your scrolling habit could help you feel calmer, happier, and more energized. NPR's Life Kit explains how to get there. When was the last time you picked up your phone? Are you holding it ...

The Trump administration has notified the U.S. Supreme Court that it still wants to fight a lower court ruling requiring full SNAP benefits be paid for November. The move comes after an appeals court ...

Living in a polarized society is taking a toll on Americans' mental health. That's according to the latest results of an annual survey by the American Psychological Association. More than 60% of ...

PARIS — When 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux realized an Associated Press photo of him at the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist had drawn millions of views, his first instinct was not ...

Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first two letters of each word are the same state postal abbreviation. (Ex. Colorado -- everyday ailment there's no cure for -- COmmon ...

First-time homebuyers are getting older. So much so, the National Association of Realtors had to scrap the photo it was planning to use on the cover of a new report. "The original cover had a very ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft grounded pending further inspection, following UPS and FedEx each deciding to ground the planes that make up part ...

Penny-pinchers are turning into nickel-pinchers. President Trump ordered the Treasury in February to stop minting new pennies. And for many businesses that deal with cash, that has meant trouble at ...

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