A new bill in Congress would move the United States toward a 32-hour standard workweek, with supporters arguing that workers should benefit from productivity gains linked to artificial intelligence and automation.
The latest inflation report from the Department of Labor has shown that prices continued to rise at a fast pace in August, with energy costs again fueling much of the increase and leaving a near-term rate cut by the Federal Reserve unlikely despite the wishes of President Donald ...
As the Trump administration scrutinizes IT company Cognizant's H-1B green card participation over alleged fraud, a handful of other companies are also suspended from accessing new visa holders or seeking permanent residency for existing employees.
The U.S. Navy base in Bahrain was badly damaged by Iranian strikes, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has said in a rare high-level acknowledgment of damage to the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, that may raise questions about American capabilities in the Middle East.
Diesel prices in the United States soared past $6 per gallon on Friday, hitting a new all-time high as the continuing conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt the world’s oil supply.
Silence. I stare at my computer for days after my editor asked me to write this piece with this title. It is blank, save the words at the top of the page. That is because I do not really know what to say, even as we stand at this 30th anniversary of the murder of Tupac Shakur. He...
In the summer of 1974, scientists who had found the ability to rearrange the essence of life hit the emergency stop. Recombinant DNA (combining genetic material from different organisms) was so new that they worried about world-changing consequences if an engineered organism esca...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has deleted a post that promoted self-deportation and was stylized to look like a Transformers movie poster featuring the character Optimus Prime following accusations of racism.
Federal officials are expected to declare an end to the nation's largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak, , potentially closing the chapter on a foodborne illness event that sickened more than 19,500 people across the United States and left investigators searching for answers they ...
As the United States prepares to remember the 25th anniversary of 9/11, militants affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS) are gaining ground in one region of the world that receives little attention from Washington.
Journalist Tara Palmeri claims she was removed from a Republican National Committee (RNC) event and had her press credential revoked after questioning a Republican congressional candidate about the handling of files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A family enjoyed a day out at a petting zoo, only to learn two weeks later that they may have been exposed to rabies.
On the 25th anniversary of September 11, we've brought together our acclaimed Road to 9/11 series into a single downloadable collection.
For millions of Americans navigating the exhausting churn of modern dating, the answer is rarely a new app or a clever opening line. Instead, psychologists increasingly emphasize something more fundamental: learning to be comfortable alone before seeking a relationship.
Millions of Social Security recipients now have a much clearer picture of how large their 2027 cost-of-living adjustment could be after the federal government released the second of three inflation readings used to calculate next year's increase.
Fire and smoke can be seen coming from Saudi Arabia's main East-West oil pipeline after a suspected strike by Houthi militants, according to reports citing video and satellite imagery.
Twenty-five years after the September 11 terror attacks, the words used by Osama bin Laden to justify violence against the United States remain part of the historical record of an event that transformed the country and the wider world.
When Senator John Fetterman appeared by video at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday, a surprise virtual drop-in from the Democrat, he praised Republican Senator Dave McCormick as a friend and ally on Pennsylvania steel.