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WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans may see their Social Security benefits increase under a bill headed to President Joe Biden’s desk — though critics warn that the measure comes at the cost of pushing the fund ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named Mark Burnett — the man who created the television show "The Apprentice" that helped catapult him to the presidency — as a special envoy to the U.K.

“With a ...Read more

“I’m just waiting to start hearing methane explosions like they do in Russia,” says Bethel, Alaska, City Council Member Mark Springer. Until recently he and his wife would pick summer berries on a trail through the ...Read more

When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child’s palm.

“He must have gotten it between the front door and the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed funding legislation to keep the U.S. government operating until mid-March, avoiding a year-end shutdown and kicking future spending decisions into Donald Trump’s presidency.

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When the Nobel committee recognized Han Kang in October for her body of work exploring “the fragility of human life,” it could not have known how relevant the theme would feel in South Korea just two months later.

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This holiday season brings an extra reason to be joyful: A recent poll found that Americans’ belief in the existence of a “War on Christmas” has fallen dramatically since 2022, to 23%. Peace on earth and mercy mild! ...Read more

The idyllic holiday scene — piles of presents, smiles all around — rarely matches reality. Who among us hasn’t faced the awkward silence of a gift that falls flat? Who hasn’t been disappointed by one we’ve ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump’s latest promise is to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which would mean putting the U.S. on Standard Time year-round.

Billionaire DOGE bosses Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, meanwhile, seem ...Read more

The first thing I do each morning is check my watch — not for the time but for my sleep score.

As a runner, when the glowing red letters say my score — and my training readiness — are poor, I feel an instant dread. ...Read more

Reeling from a divisive and turbulent election season, many of us seek spaces of solace, light, unity and worship as we turn toward the winter holidays.

The cosmos and its reflection within us harbor such spaces.

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Taking off from Mérida’s airport, in Mexico’s southeastern Yucatán state, offers some breathtaking views: the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the unusual geography shaped by an asteroid millions of years ago. ...Read more

Most Americans who marry say “I do” between 25 and 30 — ages when serious illness is probably not the first thing on their minds. But in a way, tying the knot is a major health decision. For men, just being married ...Read more

Something very scary happened in Washington this week. The world's richest man flexed his political muscle.

And the House collapsed.

All in a day.

Republicans and Democrats had negotiated for months about a spending ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate cleared a stopgap funding extension early Saturday shortly after a midnight deadline, staving off a partial government shutdown and ending days of gridlock over a package whose contents seemed to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden set a new record for federal judicial confirmations in a single term, when Serena Murillo became his 235th life-tenured federal judge confirmed by the U.S. Senate as lawmakers worked into...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House finally passed a stopgap funding extension Friday, hours before the midnight deadline to avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats moved off their opposition to anything but the larger ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge on Friday blocked a series of long-standing restrictions on abortion, but kept in place a licensing requirement that could delay providers from immediately restoring access to the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted late Friday to approve a package funding the government through mid-March and providing emergency aid for homeowners, businesses and farmers affected by recent natural disasters.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House is expected to vote late Friday on a package funding the government through mid-March and providing emergency aid for homeowners, businesses and farmers affected by recent natural disasters.

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