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President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Fed's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project on July 24, 2025.

Justice Department drops probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The move paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, the president's nominee to head the central bank.

A person carries shopping bags at a shopping center on the day after Christmas on Dec. 26, 2023 in Glendale, Calif. Strong consumer spending helped drive better-than-expected economic growth in the final months of 2023.

Many experts feared a recession. Instead, the economy has continued to soar

The U.S. economy grew substantially faster in the final months of 2023 than forecasters had expected. For all of last year, the economy grew 3.1% — defying forecasts of a likely recession.

Margit Silverman and her husband Yossi Silverman; and Shiri Bibes and her husband Yarden Bibes

He watched his family get taken by Hamas fighters. Now he wants Israel to fight back

Yosi Shnaider's cousin and her children are among six of his relatives kidnapped by Hamas during the attack inside Israel.

An empty lot where a house once stood in Houston. The former residents moved because of flood damage. A new study suggests that people are moving away from the most flood-prone neighborhoods in cities that are otherwise growing in population.

People are leaving some neighborhoods because of floods, a new study finds

There are hundreds of U.S. neighborhoods where the population is declining due to flood risk, a new study suggests. Climate change drives flooding from heavy rain and sea level rise.

Alex Parra is a 22-year-old TikTok influencer who shares his life story of fighting cancer on the platform. He plans to run the San Francisco marathon Sunday using crutches to draw attention to the cost of prosthetics for amputees.

Prosthetics can cost up to $70,000. This influencer is running a marathon on crutches

TikToker Alex Parra (@Alex1leg) plans to compete in this weekend's San Francisco Marathon on crutches to raise awareness for athletes with disabilities.

The 53rd annual March for Life rally was held in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. There were about 1.1 million abortions in the U.S. both in 2024 and 2025, says a new report.

Despite state bans and restrictions, the number of abortions in the U.S. holds steady

The Guttmacher Institute has a new analysis on how many abortions happened in 2025.

Baneen Ahmed Nayyef had no training before appearing in Hasan Hadi's The President's Cake, in the role of nine-year-old Lamia, who is tasked with baking a birthday cake for Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

Iraqi film draws on Saddam-era childhood in tale of life under dictatorship

Hasan Hadi's debut feature film is a neorealist look at how life under Saddam Hussein and sanctions in 1990s Iraq destroyed children's innocence.

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-N.J., arrives at the U.S. Capitol with his wife Rhonda Kean on June 30.

Rep. Tom Kean returns to Congress, says depression is why he went missing for months

The New Jersey Republican was missing for months with no explanation for his constituents. He explained in a House floor speech that after his diagnosis, there was no timeline for recovery.

Billie Holiday has become a mythic presence in absentia.

Billie Holiday: A Singer Beyond Our Understanding

Most artists belong to their times. But Holiday, born 100 years ago Tuesday, fits in the present.

People line up at St. John Arena at Ohio State for a mass vaccination clinic on March 19, 2021.

Coronavirus In Ohio: Live Coverage

WOSU is providing updates about the coronavirus and COVID-19 in Ohio. Find the most recent news and information below.

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