Survey: Growing number of U.S. adults lack literacy skills
According to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ most recent survey of adult abilities, the proportion of adults having literacy skills at the lowest measurable levels rose…
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting: Suspect charged with murder had writings with ‘motivation’
This live blog’s coverage has over.Follow here for the most recent updates. What we know about the shooting Luigi Mangione has been charged with murder in New York in the…
Syria’s celebrations muted by evidence of torture in Assad’s notorious prisons
Syria’s Damascus The dream of a nation liberated from its long-standing tyrant was clouded Tuesday in the outskirts of the capital of Syria by the growing atrocities of the Assad…
Judge blocks Albertsons-Kroger $25 billion supermarket merger
Grocery giant Kroger’s $25 billion attempt to acquire rival Albertsons was halted by a U.S. district judge in Oregon, who determined that the Federal Trade Commission’s worries about the merger’s…
Small-business owners say they were mistakenly accused of defaulting on federal Covid loans
Freddie Harb faced financial collapse in 2020 when his entertainment booking company, Sleeping Giant Music, was shut down due to the Covid epidemic. The San Diego businessman claimed that he…
Merch sellers cash in on UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
Etsy, TikTok Shop, eBay, and Redbubble are just a few of the e-commerce sites where vendors are selling goods with designs influenced by the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…
Restaurants are making up for your crummy tip
Waiters and table bussers are still coming out ahead, but diners are reducing their gratuities. According to data released Tuesday by private-sector payroll processor ADP, base wages—the amount that employees…
A blue state could provide an early test for the Trump coalition: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online edition of From the Politics Desk, an evening email that provides you with the most recent coverage and commentary from the campaign trail, Capitol Hill, and…
11 popular exercise bikes that aren’t Peloton
Similar to ellipticals and treadmills, stationary bikes are a common home gym equipment that can motivate you to move, particularly in the era of fitness behemoths like Soul Cycle and…
Syria’s Assad is in Russia, Putin’s deputy foreign minister confirms to NBC News
In an exclusive interview with NBC News on Tuesday, Russia’s deputy foreign minister stated that Russia is offering asylum to Bashar al-Assad, having moved the former Syrian leader there in…