With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paint a more complex picture.
History suggests that there’s risk of overplaying one’s hand when new technology is lurking.
California is the world’s fifth-largest economy. Laws tested there often spread across the U.S. and around the world.
A scholar of the Mideast at a large public university says that caring and a commitment to free speech have been central to his campus’s response to students upset and angry over the Israel-Hamas war.
Loyalty schemes tend to be the most generous when the economy has hit a patch of turbulence.
The spirit of the season is free, but that tree is going to cost you.
A cashless economy is a less inclusive economy.
The boards that oversee the education of students enrolled in Florida’s public colleges and universities are trying to restrict enrollment in sociology courses on those campuses.
Coming to grips with the economics of roses can be a thorny issue.
Evidence from NYC shows that stop-and-frisk policing leads to greater mistrust of police and more racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
When the US Supreme Court legalized sports betting, states were quick to get in on the action. But as lawmakers grow reliant on taxes from betting, what do they owe problem gamblers?
Historically, federal courts prioritized voting rights and legal congressional districts for upcoming elections above all other concerns. But the Supreme Court changed that in 2022.
Air travelers left nearly $1 million behind at TSA checkpoints in 2023.
Most efforts to project how well a candidate will do in an election are based largely on factors over which presidents have little to no control.
Setting off fireworks at home was as much a pandemic trend as buying a Peloton.
In two recent rulings, the conservative justices handed state lawmakers new power to redraw congressional maps to their liking – including in ways that end up diluting the Black vote.
Can a city that’s synonymous with freeways and gridlock deliver a car-free Olympic Games? Los Angeles has picked up the torch.
As renewables account for a growing share of electricity supply, fossil fuel plants are increasingly used to balance fluctuations in renewable generation – emitting health-threatening pollutants.
Mexico arrests local security chief for murder of Chilpancingo mayor
Sweden's Klarna confidentially files for US IPO
Somaliland votes with leaders seeing international recognition in reach
U.S. aircraft carrier joins military drills with South Korea and Japan
Dollar holds firm ahead of US inflation, bitcoin targets fresh highs
Argentina's monthly inflation drops to 2.7%, the lowest level in 3 years
Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracket
Caitlin Clark steps off the court and onto the fairway to play in an LPGA pro-am
Klay Thompson returns to cheers from some 400 Warriors employees