Remember the Starbucks Effect? That’s the phenomenon where property values near a new Starbucks went up faster than homes elsewhere — a signal that the neighborhood was on the rise. New research ...

A potential government shutdown looms as lawmakers are deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. The Department of Education plans to furlough about 95% of its non-Federal Student Aid staff in the ...

A West Coast version of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is playing out in Portland. But the socialist city councilors, who say the city has been “run by the rich” for too long, are facing significant ...

Michigan’s dime deposit program is almost 50 years old and is always in the news because of efforts to expand or repeal it. But, do you know what happens to that plastic and aluminum when you take it ...

As politicians spar over whose fault it is the government shut down, other federal employees are still going to work — but they'll have to wait for their next paychecks. The partial shutdown began at ...

Air travel chaos grips U.S. amid government shutdown, Oregon AG calls out Trump, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x As the federal government shutdown has dragged into its seventh day, questions remain ...

No one can say with scientific confidence why we exist or what happens when we die. In fact, scientists have a tenuous grasp on what it even means to be conscious. But our purely human urge to ask the ...

(NEXSTAR) – With lawmakers unable to reach a funding agreement by the midnight deadline, a government shutdown began on Wednesday. While the federal government is shut down, some essential services ...

Losing a loved one is never easy. Along with the emotional weight, there are often financial questions that need quick answers. One of the most common sources of confusion is what happens to a ...

Yuting Zhang has received funding from the Australian Research Council, Department of Veterans' Affairs, the Victorian Department of Health, National Health and Medical Research Council, and Eastern ...

The U.S. government faces a shutdown on Oct. 1 unless Congress passes a spending bill to keep the government funded. Ed Jenkins, professor of practice in accounting at Penn State, explains in the Q&A ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Bagels are packed with simple carbs, which can cause a ...