US schools are struggling to keep the yellow bus running amid shortages and cuts
Districts are reducing routes and exploring new ways to get students to class as transportation costs climb Education officials across the United States are increasingly...
Average 30-year U.S. mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fourth consecutive week to its highest level in a year, another setback for prospective homebuyers hoping...
Trump administration’s revision of Iran war casualties ‘huge disrespect’, say veterans
Defense department updated database of casualties to list four service members deceased in ‘Overseas Operations’ A controversial move by the Pentagon to reclassify casualties in...
Michigan battles massive outbreak as state reels from Trump cuts
Two weeks before the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its cyclosporiasis health warning on July 14, Michigan warned of an unusually large...
‘Extraordinarily hot’: US heatwave stretches on with millions still under warnings
Southern and central states from California to Mississippi face heat indexes above 100F amid another heat dome At least 40 million people were under extreme heat warnings...
Rapid pace of interceptor and precision-guided weapons use worries Trump administration
The rapid pace at which the U.S. is expending some of its most advanced air-defense interceptors and precision-guided weapons in the Middle East is a...
Analysis: Iran war energy shock hits the U.S. economy as gas and diesel prices climb
The U.S. economy is more vulnerable than ever to the problems in energy markets caused by the Iran war. The economy has been remarkably resilient, but the buffers that protected...
Democratic lawmakers slam Trump “vanity projects” in shadow hearing
Congressional Democrats held a shadow hearing Tuesday to heap scorn on President Trump's construction projects around Washington. Republicans did not participate. Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing...
U.S. measles cases hit 35-year record with months left in 2026
The United States has now reported the most measles cases in any year since 1991, not only surpassing all of last year’s record total, but also reaching...