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The el niño california risk goes far beyond rain — floods, debris flows, and coastal erosion are reshaping the state. Here's what the data and science
The FBI is "overly concerned" about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during his 2026 Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, according to E Street Band guitarist
Mark Cuban says recession warning signs are flashing now. Here's what the economic data shows — and the specific steps he says Americans should take to
A doctor says Kyle Busch's death was 'totally preventable' after proper protocol was ignored. Here's what the 911 call revealed — and what
Trump tourism policy impact drove the steepest US drop in international visitors in 20 years — 4 million fewer arrivals, an $8B spending loss
Your social security retirement strategy could be costing you thousands. Here's what the break-even myth, trust fund fears, and spousal rules mean for your clai
Most of us absorbed our first money lessons from people who meant well. A parent’s advice about savings, a grandparent’s strong opinion about debt, a school lesson that somehow made it all the way to adulthood intact. The problem is that a lot of that advice was shaped by economic conditions that no longer exist....
Celebrity deaths hit differently when there’s no warning. Not the long farewell of a documented illness, not the gradual decline that lets people begin grieving in advance. Just a Saturday morning news alert or a social media post that stops you mid-scroll, and suddenly a person who felt like part of the fabric of your...
Most Americans over 55 will tell you they don’t feel like they’re doing particularly well. The retirement anxiety in this country is real and pervasive, and the constant drumbeat of scary statistics about savings shortfalls has a way of making even people in genuinely solid financial shape feel like they’re failing some invisible test. The...
If you’ve spent time around anyone navigating US immigration, you already know the system rewards patience and punishes surprises. There’s a maze of forms, priority dates, and waiting periods that can stretch for years, and most people who get deep into it have made major life decisions around its assumptions. They’ve bought homes, had children,...
Most people have a job they quietly judge. The one that “can’t be that hard.” The one that gets a polite nod at parties before the conversation moves on. Garbage collectors, restaurant servers, kindergarten teachers, social workers – we’ve all done it. You see someone doing a job, you observe a small slice of it...
OpenAI is offering a $445,000 research role focused on self-improving AI systems, and the job listing has generated serious attention well beyond Silicon Valley. Not because the salary is extraordinary by OpenAI standards – it isn’t – but because of the candid, oddly philosophical language the company used to describe who it’s looking for. The...