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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Economy

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which the Trump administration seeks to limit

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

The court’s ruling against Trump’s firing of Fed board member Lisa Cook came on the same day that it further cemented his sweeping powers to fire other senior government officials. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Economy

Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court

When senior staff buy their own company’s shares during layoffs, they’re signaling that a turnaround will succeed. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Economy

Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal – and they offer useful signals about a company’s health

The U.S. is falling short of what its national wealth makes possible for its people. Eric Raptosh Photography/Tetra images via GettyImages

Economy

Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data

A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP

Economy

The danger of US‑Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out

The breakdown of global order in the 1930s resulted in totalitarian leaders pulling the strings. Philippe Clément/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Economy

No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War –...

Staff Writer - August 23, 2024

Black women are among the demographics with the least time for college. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Economy

‘Time poverty’ can keep college students from graduating − especially if...

Staff Writer - August 22, 2024

Japan is pushing for more pedestrians. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

Economy

The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth...

Staff Writer - August 10, 2024

Economy

Driving the best possible bargain now isn’t the best long-term strategy,...

Staff Writer - August 7, 2024

Economy

Why do airlines charge so much for checked bags? This obscure...

Staff Writer - August 2, 2024

Economy

Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be...

Staff Writer - August 1, 2024

Economy

Ethnic diversity is still a serious issue at the top level...

Staff Writer - August 1, 2024

Economy

The true cost of food is far higher than what you...

Staff Writer - June 19, 2024

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A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Environment

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

Staff Writer - June 26, 2026

Sylvain Barbot, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, were rocked by two...

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026

Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly...

June 20, 2026

The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US...

June 19, 2026

A record-tying heat wave helped spread a wildfire in Northern California’s Shasta and Trinity counties in July 2018. Terray Sylvester/Getty Images

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how...

June 18, 2026