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According to a government report, colleges are hiding from applicants their skyrocketing tuition costs as the Biden administration aims to give out billions in...

The investigation into the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters will soon begin weeks of public hearings, putting the...

The Manele family in Guadalcanal, an island in the South Pacific Ocean, prepares for a typical Monday night dinner as coconut crabs roast on...

The Census Bureau is working to restore trust in the numbers gathered during the 2020 census by addressing issues caused by the unprecedented challenges...

Separate requests from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block the use of new congressional maps adopted by state courts for the 2022...

Growing up in Chicago, Broadway star Brittney Mack would watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV after her own parade duties were completed....

In response to voting-related problems in Maricopa County, the Board of Supervisors in Mohave County, Arizona, became the second county to request a postponement...

An industry alliance led by Apple, Google, Amazon, and other tech companies will begin certifying smart home devices later this year, taking the technology...

In an effort to keep the controversy surrounding his godmother's treatment of a Black advocate for victims of domestic abuse from overshadowing his visit...

Amber Heard has hired new lawyers in her latest legal battle. The actress has hired Ballard Spahr as her lead appellate counsel, less than a...

A new warning has been issued to Apple and Google, urging the tech titans to remove the China-based app TikTok from their app stores....

Audelia Molina, a Mexican immigrant, was earning ten cents per garment she trimmed at a factory in Los Angeles, America's garment-assembly capital. Her pay...

In an emphatic rejection of Russian threats of retaliation and escalation, Joe Biden has called for a massive $33 billion package of military and...

If you've been putting off buying a new MacBook Pro due to FOMO or indecision, this fall may have the answers you've been looking...

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd with a knee pressed to his neck, should receive no prison time...

Prices increased by 3.6 percent in April compared to the previous year, continuing a trend of rising inflation, though economic policymakers say the increases...

Omicron is already altering the way medicine combats COVID-19. Despite the fact that it has only recently become widespread in the United States, doctors, pharmacists,...

  The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers that are currently stationed throughout the country will be given a new set of directions from newly...

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been working for nearly a year,...

The Israeli government claims that history is being made in the Negev desert. For the first time on Israeli soil, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid...

The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue the state over its ban on most abortions, but the justices have left...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Moscow of building up troops on his country's border as the United States warned Russia against "intimidating"...

Throughout the pandemic, millions of Americans relied heavily on pharmacies for easy access to COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. According to the Centers for Disease Control...

Republican Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon believes that Covid-19 vaccinations should be discontinued, particularly among children, until the long-term effects are known. He cites...

During an Independence Day parade in Edison, New Jersey, a bulldozer, which has become a symbol of oppression of India's Muslim minority, rolled down...

Perhaps no other industry has been hit harder by the Covid pandemic than global travel and tourism, with planes grounded, resorts closed, and care-free...

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sunday directing the federal government to promote voting access in a move meant to commemorate the...

Bradley Beal, the Washington Wizards' star guard, is coming off another outstanding season for the fledgling organization. Despite dealing with trade rumors on a near-daily...

The Moon has been called a "mine of natural resources" because its very nature, in the words of an early Spanish explorer, is "a...

Global markets trembled on Monday, with Asian markets plummeting sharply as the prospect of war in Ukraine grew. The major US indexes shook at...

Colonial Pipeline's CEO faced tough questions from lawmakers Tuesday about his company's ransomware attack, which caused a major disruption in the nation's fuel supply...

Omicron is fading, as are Americans' concerns about COVID-19. According to a new poll, as the number of coronavirus pandemic cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continues...

Following President Joe Biden's recent comments declaring the end of the pandemic, Senate Republicans expressed doubts about the need for COVID-19 funding. As part of...

Republican state attorneys general and other leading conservatives are considering a slew of lawsuits against President Biden's plan to cancel some student debt —...

It was never the intention to become a millionaire. Michele Venton had moved to Bournemouth from London, hoping to get away from corporate life,...

In recent months, U.S. renewable energy developers have delayed or cancelled several large battery projects intended to store electrical power on the grid, scuttling...

According to a survey of participants published on Wednesday, the majority of companies participating in a four-day workweek pilot program in the United Kingdom...

Klain, who had left his position as chief of staff in then-Vice President Joe Biden's office a year prior but was still the foundation's...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused no pause in partisan squabbling in the United States Congress on Thursday, with some Republicans criticizing Democratic President Joe...

In a letter to President Biden on Monday, House Democrats urged him to restart negotiations on the climate goals included in the stalled Build...

President Joe Biden is set to present the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor for valor, to three U.S. soldiers for their...

In a video appears to show Ukrainian special forces mining a pontoon bridge built by Russian troops to cross a river in the eastern...

Flying over Antarctica, it's difficult to understand what all the fuss is about. The snow frosting on top of the world's largest ice sheet...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected yet another major challenge to the Affordable Care Act, allowing the 2010 law to stand despite Republican objections...

Lesa Tard anticipates that the clean energy revolution will bring more hot wings and cheeseburgers to Stanton with Ford's plans to build a factory...

Portland's official slogan is "The City That Works," but many residents believe the city is anything but that after a turbulent few years. Homelessness and...

According to a report released Friday, no school year in the United States has seen as much gunfire in nearly a decade as the...

As President Biden puts effort into reversing the Trump-era policies on immigration, it appears as though things have been moving slower than anticipated.  There are...

The design of a billionaire donor for a mega-dorm that would house UC Santa Barbara students in mostly windowless rooms has sparked widespread criticism...

A new court filing claims that an attorney who has been described as the district attorney's "legal advisor" was behind a pair of mysterious...

JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, has unveiled plans for its new global headquarters, which will be a 60-story skyscraper powered...

Many refugees who fled to the United States are still desperately trying to reunite with their families a year after the Taliban took over...

According to the New York Attorney General's Office, a Manhattan bar agreed Wednesday to pay $500,000 to current and former employees who claimed managers...

Prospective home buyers have long been subjected to a type of financial profiling to help determine their eligibility for a mortgage – the credit...

In a forecast from the University of Washington’s pandemic forecasting team, it is estimated that close to another 200,000 Americans are likely to dies...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s  tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey was certainly unprecedented- but so was Prince William’s recent response. In the interview, Markle,...

A former graduate student was convicted of spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the United States with...

More than 60 major corporations have signed an open letter calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to retract comments he made late last...

New Zealand's parliament voted unanimously on Wednesday to allow mothers and their partners three days of paid bereavement leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth. While employers...

In 2014 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wrote that a "dreamy business offering" holds at minimum four elements: "Customers love it, it can grow to...

President Biden's decision to reconsider marijuana's legal status and pardon federal marijuana convictions has reignited calls for congressional action to help the struggling cannabis...

Nearly three weeks after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration is still determining the most effective way to get military aid into the...

When the United States opened trade relations with communist China, we were promised great things. Free trade, we were told, would expose the Middle Kingdom...

Due to the nature of the Democrat-led Senate, many Student Loan experts believe there will be quick and direct action from Biden in order...

North Korea's recent missile launches were a simulated use of tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "hit and wipe out" potential South Korean and US...

After growing frustration with the direction of the GOP and the Trump Administration, more than 100 former Republican officials are considering forming a conservative...

Britain's prime minister accused China of "gross rights violations" against the Muslim Uyghur minority Friday after Beijing aimed sanctions at UK lawmakers and lobby...

According to a New York law that permits sexual assault victims to file lawsuits years after the alleged assault, writer and columnist E. Jean...

Last week, two gas lines carrying Russian gas to Europe were reported damaged, with sabotage being the primary cause. Two underwater explosions were reported...

Three Russian navy submarines punched their way through several feet of sea ice in the Arctic to surface simultaneously within a few hundred feet...

When asked what they are thankful for on Thanksgiving, the most common response is family. They are also thankful for their friends and health. This...

According to a Ukrainian government official, Ukrainian intelligence indicates Belarus' "readiness to possibly participate directly" in the invasion of Ukraine, "in addition to allowing...

On Friday, congressional representatives screamed on the Capitol steps about Christianity, among other things. High-volume theological debates are rarely illuminating. This one, on the...

Sen. Scott Wiener (D), a state senator from California, is the target of a coordinated attack by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Charlie...

Russia will run out of weapons before Ukraine, according to the UK defense minister, because Russia is isolated and cut off from the global...

During a joint press conference in India on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating, noting that...

There will be no Democrat running against incumbent Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong for North Dakota's sole congressional seat in November. Mark Haugen, the former...

The South African government announced Friday that it will donate slightly more than 2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to other...

Jessica Stern is on a mission to advance the cause of LGBTQ people in a world where sexual orientation violence and discrimination know no...

As the world's richest person prepares to overhaul the social media platform, Elon Musk is considering charging Twitter users $20 (£17.30) per month or...