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Many labor unions were once wary of immigrants, viewing them as low-cost competitors for union jobs. Now, changing demographics and common interests have res...

Hurricane season starts in two and a half weeks. Last year, hurricanes caused $124 billion in damage. This year, the Trump administration is making cuts to t...

From the BBC World Service: Japan is facing a rice emergency. Prices are soaring, supplies are tight, and it's already cost one government minister his job. ...

The White House triggered a sharp increase in tariffs on imported metals on Wednesday. The tax at the border is now 50%. But one trading partner got an exemp...

Expect the White House to keep trying to claw back money that Congress appropriated and that the Trump administration is supposed to spend. Administration of...

Call it an "it could have been worse" jobs report. In May, 139,000 more people drew paychecks, which is higher than expected. Job growth was up in sectors li...

From the BBC World Service: India formally takes its dispute with the U.S. to the World Trade Organization, challenging Washington’s global tariffs on cars. ...

Microsoft has unveiled a weather forecasting approach that makes its predictions using artificial intelligence. Google, Nvidia and Huawei are all using AI to...

The world will see lower economic growth due to tariffs and tariff uncertainty, according to the OECD. Global economic growth will fall below three percent t...

RSV, a common respiratory virus, can be especially harmful for infants. But this past winter brought promising news: two new preventive measures became widel...

Over the past 40 years, more people have been delaying retirement and working longer. Keeping a job is one thing, but changing jobs becomes harder as you get...

Wednesday began with President Trump's sweeping April 2nd tariffs on track. Later that day, those import taxes were ruled illegal. Here on this Friday, that ...

From the BBC World Service: China has agreed to start lifting its ban on Japanese fish, almost two years after it blocked imports over the release of treated...

A federal trade court has struck down President Trump's large tariffs package announced in early April. This ruling blocks many – but not all – of the tariff...

After more than a year of negotiations, the sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese firm Nippon Steel appears close. And it's expected to give an unusual role to the ...

From the BBC World Service: The EU Commission has accused Chinese fashion retailer Shein of using illegal commercial practices to mislead customers. Plus, Ta...

The Port of Los Angeles says 20% of container shipments this month were canceled in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Even though those tariffs w...

After a white police officer murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, big banks announced plans to invest millions of dollars in smaller, Black-owned banks acro...

Sales of existing homes fell in April to about 4 million a year. For comparison, almost 7 million existing homes were sold each year from 2020 to 2022. The r...

From the BBC World Service: Japan's inflation rate is heating up, hitting its fastest pace in more than two years: 3.5% in April. That could mean higher inte...