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Does Spirit’s collapse signal the end of cheap flights?
Summer travel season is getting underway. But this year, travelers are facing a perfect storm of new pressures in the airline industry. The budget air...
Is El Niño about to reshape the Pacific again?
La Niña may be gone, but its impact doesn’t end when the pattern fades, according to a new study from NOAA researchers and the Cooperative Institute....
Will SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling disenfranchise voters?
Last week, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that will likely impact Black voters for generations. The 6-3 decision, which split along conservative an...
Inside a hockey empire that turned youth sports into big business
The story of Murry Gunty is about more than a hockey dad interested in youth sports. It’s about a businessman who saw an opportunity to build a lucrat...
Why Gen Z is getting fired after being hired
Gen Z workers are entering the job market, and in some cases, getting fired just as quickly. A recent survey found that many employers say they’ve let...
The must-see movies of summer 2026—and a surprising frontrunner
Hollywood’s summer movie season is here and it’s packed with big names, familiar franchises and high-stakes bets at the box office. From "Spider-Man"...
Her son was taken and killed in Gaza. She still chooses humanity.
In the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, 254 people were abducted. One of them was 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin. In his mother R...
Hegseth seeks to justify $1.5T budget while defending $23B war in Iran
today marks the 60th day since the start of the U.S. war in Iran. According to the War Powers Resolution of 1973, the president must now seek congress...
Why this year’s Kentucky Derby is wide open
This year's Kentucky Derby returns with a wide open field and no clear favorite. Courier Journal reporters Jason Frakes and Kirby Adams join The Excer...
Does Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller need a cancer warning?
Should companies be legally required to warn consumers that their product might cause cancer? If your company is selling tobacco, that answer has been...
Political violence upends the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The setting was the same as it’s always been: the elegant ballroom in the basement of the Washington Hilton. There, the president, vice president and...
AI-generated influencers are here. Can you tell who’s real?
Generative AI is making it easier than ever to create influencers who don’t actually exist. These synthetic personas can build audiences, promote prod...
With Virginia’s redistricting vote, Democrats now have the advantage
The latest news in the redistricting arms race between Republicans and Democrats saw voters narrowly approve a new map in Virginia that could advantag...
Doomscrolling alert: The Atlantic current may be headed for collapse
A large-scale and delicate system of ocean currents that has been active for millions of years and that’s responsible for our warm climate is in dange...
What’s at stake as King Charles visits Trump
King Charles III is heading to Washington for his first visit as monarch — and the timing is anything but simple. The king will address Congress and a...
The pope & Trump: A match not made in heaven
President Donald Trump has been clashing with Pope Leo XIV for weeks now in a rare and increasingly public dispute between a U.S. president and the he...
The Trump administration is working to reshape immigration courts
The Trump administration's mass deportation effort has played out on numerous fronts since he took office in 2024. There’s been dramatic ICE sweeps of...
Wildfire season is already off to a dangerous start
Wildfire season is already off to an early and dangerous start across the U.S., with more than 1.6 million acres burned — far above the 10-year averag...
50 most iconic brands that built America
You can sip it. Zip it. Drive it. American brands do more than fill our lives, they shape who we are. As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, we de...
The blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda can cost over $150,000
Last December, President Donald Trump convened a meeting of pharmaceutical executives with the goal of getting them to lower the cost of prescription...
President Donald Trump was a big fan of Queen Elizabeth II
President Donald Trump had his first and only state visit with Queen Elizabeth on June 3rd, 2019. It was a meeting he had long anticipated, the ultima...
The exodus from DOJ will have repercussions for years
The Department of Justice is in turmoil. The previous controversial attorney general Pam Bondi is out, and thousands of employees have either been fir...
The reckoning over Jeffrey Epstein isn’t finished
After reading the Epstein files, Claire Wilmot, a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, uncovered a chilling patter...
Trump’s whipsaw strategy with Iran has global leaders worried
It's been a week of escalating rhetoric from President Donald Trump with regards to Iran, starting with threats to power plants and bridges on Monday...
The World Cup is just over two months away. Here’s what to watch.
The World Cup is just over two months away. The 48 teams that were selected will be competing in a record 104 matches across 16 cities in the United S...
If it works, why can’t doctors prescribe cannabis?
Cannabis is widely known as a recreational drug, illegal in some states and legal in others. But what do you know about cannabis-based therapies, ofte...
A California sheriff is questioning election integrity
The midterm elections are heating up and battlelines are being drawn in cities and towns across the country, in places like Riverside County Californi...
Why a border wall divides even Trump voters in Texas
In Big Bend, Texas, residents across party lines are voicing strong opposition to the Trump administration’s plans for a new border wall, arguing it w...
Supreme Court hears high-stakes birthright citizenship case
The US Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in perhaps its most controversial case this term, the one involving birthright citizenship. On the firs...
Supreme Court hears high-stakes birthright citizenship case
The US Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in perhaps its most controversial case this term, the one involving birthright citizenship. On the firs...
Colorado conversion therapist is allowed to proceed, SCOTUS rules
The Supreme Court has issued a major ruling on conversion therapy — siding with a Colorado counselor who argued the state’s ban violated her free spee...
How early porn exposure is impacting young men
With smartphones and social media, pornography is more accessible than ever. Some young men say early exposure led to compulsive use that affected the...
AI is playing a big role in the US-led war in Iran
The US-led war in Iran is the first global conflict where AI is playing a major role, both on the literal battlefield and on social media where the ba...
USA TODAY’s Women of the Year: Stories That Inspire
USA TODAY’s Women of the Year honors women from diverse backgrounds and industries who are making a difference in their communities. In this special b...
Will the Live Nation DOJ settlement reshape ticket sales?
Buying concert tickets already means high fees and limited choices. Add to that the headache of frustrating presales. So just how much does a proposed...
What a 10,000-mile trip taught actor Andrew McCarthy about friendship
Actor and author Andrew McCarthy set out to reconnect with old friends. What followed was a 10,000-mile road trip and a deeper look at something many...
Is America ready to tax the super‑rich?
Income inequality in the U.S. is surging, reminiscent of the Gilded Age, according to Inequality.org, a project of the Institute for Policy Studies. A...
Marco Rubio’s evolution amid a growing Cuba crisis
Only 90 miles separates the U.S. from Cuba, a roughly one-hour flight from Miami. But while close geographically, decades of geopolitical tensions hav...
America’s aging power grid faces new demands
It’s not if, but when the next major power grid failure will happen. Major recent failures have exposed the grid’s vulnerabilities, from the massive N...
Water matters as much as oil in the Iran war. Experts explain why.
Oil and water are both strategic in the war with Iran. Disruptions to either resource in the Middle East could further impact energy, food prices, fer...