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Pennsylvania legalized online gambling in 2017. Tatiana Maksimova/Moment Collection via Getty Images

Personal Finance

Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem gambling − but few seek treatment

Staff Writer - March 5, 2026

Charitable crowdfunding is on the rise, but the IRS hasn’t caught up yet. wassam siddique/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Crowdfunded generosity isn’t taxable – but IRS regulations haven’t kept up with the growth of mutual aid

It has been raining tariffs … until now? Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images

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Supreme Court rules against Trump’s emergency tariffs – but leaves key questions unanswered

Teachers are often expected to juggle many competing responsibilities, fueling a sense of burnout. www.andrerucker.com/Getty Images

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I asked students whether they’d want to be teachers? They quickly responded, ‘Why would I?’

The number of women on S&P 500 boards has increased in recent years. Fang Xia Nuo/Getty Images

Personal Finance

Are women board members risk averse or agents of innovation? It’s complicated, new research shows

Negotiations to reduce drug prices can sometimes shift costs onto consumers. rudisill/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Personal Finance

Drug prices improved under Biden-Harris and Trump − but not for...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2024

All smiles as Fed Chair Jay Powell signals he’s confident he’s winning the inflation fight. AP Photo/Ben Curtis

Personal Finance

Fed slashes rates by a half-point – what that means for...

Staff Writer - September 18, 2024

Banking regulations haven’t caught up with gift cards, which fraudsters are using to steal money from people in ways that are difficult to trace or reverse. The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Personal Finance

Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators...

Staff Writer - August 22, 2024

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

Personal Finance

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

Staff Writer - August 22, 2024

Buying milk instead of an energy drink? You might be a good credit risk. d3sign/Getty Images

Personal Finance

No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing

Staff Writer - August 10, 2024

Personal Finance

Tipping etiquette and norms are in flux − here’s how you...

Staff Writer - August 18, 2023

Personal Finance

To fight financial illiteracy, we mapped our money system as waterworks

Staff Writer - August 3, 2023

Personal Finance

Why a handwritten will found in Aretha Franklin’s couch got R‑E‑S‑P‑E‑C‑T...

Staff Writer - July 16, 2023

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EXPLORING NATURE

Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

Environment

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...

Staff Writer - February 19, 2026

Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and their guides near...

Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty Images

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the...

February 17, 2026

Coffee farming is critical to the economies of several African countries. Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes –...

February 17, 2026

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

February 12, 2026

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026