April 14, 2024, 6:00am Health
For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week’s worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands. Read story
April 13, 2024, 2:00pm Nation & World
The thick, brown swath of mud and debris cut starkly across the neatly trimmed green hillside. Read story
April 13, 2024, 6:07am Business
Shop for a home now or hold out for the possibility of lower mortgage rates? That question is confronting many home shoppers this spring homebuying season. Read story
April 13, 2024, 6:01am Nation & World
A dog’s plaintive wail. A courtroom couplet-turned-cultural catchphrase about gloves. A judge and attorneys who became media darlings and villains. A slightly bewildered houseguest elevated, briefly, into a slightly bewildered celebrity. Troubling questions about race that echo still. The beginning of the Kardashian dynasty. An epic slow-motion highway chase. And,… Read story
April 13, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World
When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Mo., needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries. The book is widely regarded as a classic work of dystopian literature about the oppression of women, and a graphic… Read story
April 13, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World
Companies have increasingly offered generous fertility benefits to attract and keep top-notch workers. Now, the federal government is getting in on the act. Starting this year, federal employees can choose plans that cover several fertility services, including up to $25,000 annually for in vitro fertilization procedures and up to three… Read story
April 13, 2024, 5:40am Nation & World
A large sawfish that showed signs of distress was rescued by wildlife officials in the Florida Keys, where more than three dozen of the ancient and endangered fish have died for unexplained reasons in recent months. Read story
April 12, 2024, 7:57pm Nation & World
Flash flooding caused by relentless heavy rains that soaked western Pennsylvania spurred numerous rescues and evacuations in the region, but no injuries were reported. Read story
April 12, 2024, 7:55pm Nation & World
Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions. Read story
April 12, 2024, 7:52pm Nation & World
A Texas semitrailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler through the front of a public safety building where his renewal for a commercial driver’s license had been rejected, killing one person and injuring 13 others, authorities said Friday. Read story