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U.S. Kids Now Less Likely To Earn More Than Their Parents

Stanford University professor of economics Raj Chetty discusses the idea of American upward mobility and why kids are increasingly less likely to earn more money than their parents.

Builder Emerson Claus and his foreman Rene Landeverde at the site of an apartment they are building in a suburb of Boston.

There's never been such a severe shortage of homes in the U.S. Here's why

Home prices rose nearly 20% last year, in large part because the U.S. is several million homes short of demand. Builders say the pandemic is partly to blame, but the problem goes deeper than that.

An inspector general's survey of U.S. hospitals finds them scrambling for supplies — even food and toilet paper. They've had to get masks from nontraditional places like autobody shops and nail salons, and also ask for handmade donations.

U.S. Hospitals Surveyed Plea For More Federal Coordination Of Testing And Supplies

An office of the Department of Health and Human Services surveyed 323 U.S. hospitals and found shortages of "intravenous therapy poles, medical gas, linens and food." Many are still scrambling.

As the U.S. ages, dementia is on the rise. Here are ways to reduce your risk

About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress.

EPA Announces Cleanup Deal For One Of The Biggest Superfund Sites In The U.S.

The Trump administration is taking credit for finalizing cleanup of one of America's biggest and most infamous Superfund sites: Butte, Montana. But the reality is more complicated.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrives to speak to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday morning at the Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., look on.

Israeli president focuses on 'friendship' with U.S. as progressives boycott speech

Isaac Herzog's visit to Capitol Hill came after the House passed a GOP-led resolution reaffirming support for Israel in the wake of incendiary comments made and then walked back by a leading Democrat.

Youths gather in front of a burning barricade on Duncairn Gardens on June 9 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Why American and other far-right actors are paying attention to U.K. race riots

In the wake of racist mob violence in Northern Ireland, there has been attention on "active clubs," a global network of fascist, white nationalist youth groups that center activities around mixed martial arts.

Despite improvements, the report by the American Lung Association ranks the Cleveland-Akron-Canton area as one of the worst in the country for year-round particle pollution.

Northeast States Sue the U.S. EPA to Impose Stricter Air Quality Controls on Ohio and Others

A group of Northeast states is taking issue with industrial pollution drifting in from the south and Midwest. New York and seven others are suing the U...

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say

Israel has allowed almost no food aid into north Gaza for two weeks. Humanitarian groups say it leaves 400,000 people with the choice of eventual starvation or fleeing their homes to the south.

Workers walk in the Zubair oil field, whose operations have being reduced since the start of the Iran war, near Basra, Iraq, March 28.

U.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree

Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen.

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