Voters See a Middle-Class Lifestyle as Drifting Out of Reach, Poll Finds
Concerns about the affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement are driving economic anxieties, a New…
Brisk Sales at Goodwill Suggest Wary Shoppers in an Uncertain Economy
Consumers are still spending, but they’re looking for ways to stretch their dollars as far as possible.
Trump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work.
Frank Bisignano is the first chief executive of the I.R.S., where there’s hope he will end a chaotic stretch at…
How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.
Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits.
Trump Pushes A.I. Data Centers, but the G.O.P. Is Cool to One in Alabama
Residents also oppose a data center the size of 18 Walmarts that is set to be built in pristine woodland…
High January Is the New Dry January. Sales of THC Drinks Are Booming.
Sales of beverages containing hemp-derived THC are rising as consumers look for the buzz without the booze. But a new…
Hard Times in the Mississippi Delta as Farmers Consider Letting Crops Rot
Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice…
Washington Post Tears Up Plans to Cover Winter Olympics
The abrupt change in direction came just weeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Italy.
Interest in Law School Is Surging. A.I. Makes the Payoff Less Certain.
The number of applicants has risen more than 40 percent over the last two years, despite new limits on student…
Will Leaving My Terrible Job Make Me Look Flaky?
And, picking up the slack for a colleague with long Covid.