Lisa sat at the kitchen table, scrolling through her phone. Summer had arrived, but something felt off. Emily, her 14-year-old daughter, used to love swimming, but lately, she refused to go. Later, ...

Washington — Much of the federal government shut down Wednesday, October 1, after Congress failed to reach a deal to approve new funding. Republicans had proposed extending government funding at ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...