Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.

The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.

President Trump renewed his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as this weekend. The move ...

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This Oscar-nominated documentary, which tells the story of the Israeli military's demolition of Palestinian homes in the West ...

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Darrell Hocker, 51, died in the early morning hours of Nov. 8, 2023, after an altercation with Timothy Smith, now 41, in a ...

Adam Haslett's compelling novel focuses on the strained relationship between an asylum lawyer and his mother. It's a ...

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President Trump's efforts to cut the federal workforce by 10% might not save as much money as hoped and could have unintended consequences. NPR explains why.

NPR speaks with Michael McCormick, former vice president of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, about reports that the airspace above Reagan airport has long raised safety concerns.

High sugar cereal brands target TV ads directly to kids under age 12. And this targeted advertising leads to greater household purchases of unhealthy kid cereals, a new study finds.