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I recently received a letter from the U.S. Postal Service. I opened it with mild annoyance, expecting an announcement of some interruption or rerouting of service.

Child poverty in the United States more than doubled from 2021 to 2022, data released Tuesday from the Census Bureau shows. The surge — by far the largest jump on

In response to a recent spate of shootings that claimed the lives of three children, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has announced a 30-day suspension of open and

Pacific nations are increasingly participating in military drills with the U.S. and<b> </b>each other in the region, said Gen. Charles Flynn, commander of U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific.

Artificial intelligence is advancing so rapidly that many who have been part of its development are now among the most vocal about the need to regulate it. While AI will

The legal U.S. marijuana industry has grown into a behemoth, raking in roughly $30 billion in 2022. By comparison, Americans in the same year spent $7 billion on ice cream,

Asia market update: China PBOC disappoints with smaller LPR cuts than expected; Hang Seng falls deeper into bear territory and CN Yuan again pushes to

The Aug. 11 police raid on the Marion County Record in Kansas and on the home of its editor — during which officers seized computers, cellphones and documents — appears

In 2019, I was in high gear. I had two young children, a busy social life, a book tour and a novel in progress. I spent my days racing between

All new words are dubious until proven necessary, useful or charming. Change being in the very nature of language, new words seek entry with a high frequency. Perhaps none do