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The new FAFSA: What you need to know to get financial aid for college
There’s one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it looks a lot different than in prior years.
Americans haven’t felt this good about inflation in more than three years
The US inflation picture greatly improved in 2023, and so have Americans’ attitudes about it.
After winter holidays, respiratory virus activity continues to build across the US
The first look at trends following most of the winter holidays shows that seasonal virus activity remains elevated and continues to rise across the United States, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fear kept her from school after a shooting. How a walking partner – with ‘no words required’ – helped her do the impossible
Every time she left her house, the high schooler would scan for people reaching into backpacks. In public buildings, she’d calculate the nearest exit.
It may be a long time, if ever, before everyone involved in January 6 is punished. Here’s why
As Americans gear up for another tense presidential election, the US legal system is still grappling with how to handle the hundreds of individuals who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House.
Here’s what the Supreme Court faces as justices discuss Trump’s eligibility
The US Supreme Court is now confronting an election case of unparalleled weight that will determine Donald Trump’s prospects to regain the White House and influence public regard for an increasingly embattled court.
Community college enrollment is down. Here’s what will happen to workers and the US economy if it doesn’t come back
Community colleges provide access to postsecondary education at a much lower cost compared to four-year universities.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recovering after being admitted to hospital
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on New Year’s Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday.
The US just capped off another banner year of job growth. Now it’s at a turning point
The US economy added 216,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Trump should not be allowed to use courtroom to sow disinformation, special counsel argues
Justice Department prosecutors say they want to prevent former President Donald Trump from sowing disinformation and claiming he’s a victim of political persecution as part of his defense in his 2020 election subversion trial in federal court.
How 4.5 million people managed to buy a home this year amid the toughest market in a generation
This has been a year of superlatives in residential real estate — and not in a good way.
Tackle these health issues to reduce risk of early dementia, study says
Cognitive decline can begin years before signs of dementia set in, which for some can be as early as age 30, a condition known as young-onset dementia.
Ken Jennings says Mayim Bialik’s ‘Jeopardy’ exit caught him ‘off guard’
Ken Jennings is opening up about the departure of Mayim Bialik as co-host of the long-running game show “Jeopardy!”
Prices fell last month for the first time since April 2020
After three-plus years of prices steadily — and sometimes sharply — increasing month after month after month, they fell in November.
They sold everything to become a digital nomad family. Here’s what happened next
They’d always made traveling a priority, and after settling down and having their first child, Courtney and Justin Orgias were keen to keep exploring the world as much as they could.
Proposed Alabama Bills Would Protect Confederate Monuments
An Alabama legislative committee has advanced two bills designed to further protect Confederate monuments and criminalize people who attempt to remove them.
Federal judge rules Texas school mask ban violates Americans with Disabilities Act
A federal judge has ruled that Texas' ban on mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to court documents filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Western District of Texas.
What 1932, 1980 and 1992 can tell us about 2020
With the 2020 presidential election less than a week away, the prospect once more looms of a challenger unseating an entrenched incumbent president. If Democratic candidate Joe Biden were to win when the results are finalized, he would make Republican President Donald Trump just the 11th incumbent in American history to try, but fail, to secure reelection.
Oscar Winners 2018: The List
The 90th Academy Awards were held Sunday. The following is a list of nominees with the winners indicted with an asterisk (*) and the word "WINNER."
