America’s cost-of-living problem is simple math: Inflation spiked several years ago and paychecks haven’t had enough time to catch up. The latest jobs report revealed Tuesday that the problem got even ...

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President Donald Trump has a fresh chance this week to act on a priority voters continually say they want fixed — but over which he’s in denial. The high and rising prices of health care, groceries ...

We look into the mental health crisis affecting American youth. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. The numbers are staggering. Nearly one in four 17-year-old boys in the United States has ...

Contains music by Marion Lozano Pat McCusker Dan Powell and Diane Wong Engineered by Chris Wood Featuring Azeen Ghorayshi Once primarily limited to severely disabled people, autism began to be viewed ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords, our goal is simple: Tell the truth ...

On Tuesday, November 4, Zohran Mamdani clinched the election for mayor of New York City, capturing just over 50 percent of the vote in a four-way race. Mamdani, a member of the New York State Assembly ...

Armies of humanoid robots are poised to march into the world’s factories. But before they’re ready to turn a wrench, they must solve what Elon Musk calls “the hands problem.” Creating the mechanical ...

The national debt has grown to more than $37 trillion. There is mounting concern in some quarters over how soon the ballooning debt will impact the lives of everyday Americans. As Paul Solman explains ...

The Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of moderate Republicans and Democrats, is taking a swing at an energy deal that has eluded Congress in recent years. The caucus on Thursday morning released a ...

Depression remains an ongoing problem in the U.S. as historically high rates persist, polling company Gallup reveals. The reported percentage of U.S. adults suffering or receiving treatment for ...

What if the next new mathematical discovery didn’t come from a human mind, but from an AI? Imagine a machine not just crunching numbers but proposing original solutions to problems that have baffled ...