As Republicans reject Democratic demands for health care funds, there's no sign of a break in the impasse.
- FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press
It also saw the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press
Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago.
- STAN CHOE Associated Press
If the U.S. government's latest shutdown can't stop the stock market, what can?
- JOSH BOAK Associated Press
Black unemployment climbed from 6.2% to 7.5% this year, while Black homeownership fell to the lowest level since 2021.
- CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year.
- CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press
Even as inflation has ticked higher, recent government reports have also shown that hiring has slowed sharply in recent months and was lower than previously estimated last year.
The de minimis rule, a customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less, is a big deal for many shoppers and businesses.
As the ranks of millionaires grow fatter, the significance of the status shifts alongside perceptions of what it takes to be truly rich.
U.S. hiring slowed last month as Trump's erratic and radical trade policies paralyze businesses and raise doubts about the outlook for the world's largest economy, the Labor Department reported Friday.
The bounceback was expected but its strength was a surprise: Economists had forecast 2% growth from April through June.
With summer in full swing in the United States, retail executives are sweating a different season.
The gains Friday were broad, with nearly every sector within the S&P 500 rising.
Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 2.8% for the third straight month. The figures suggest inflation remains stubbornly above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
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Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.
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Featured images by the Wisconsin State Journal's photo team of Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak.
Health care providers are trying a new tactic to promote the healing effects of nature: They're actually writing prescriptions for it. Time in nature can lower blood pressure and reduce at least the perception of stress. Doctors recommending time outdoors isn't new, but hundreds of them over the last decade have taken to issuing formal prescriptions in hopes of getting people to follow through. Park Rx America helps providers set up nature prescriptions. They say nearly 2,000 health care providers are registered with them and have issued more than 7,000 nature prescriptions since 2019.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed shock over the arrests of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier on gambling-related charges. Speaking on Friday night during Amazon Prime Video's first broadcast, Silver said he was deeply disturbed by the indictments. The arrests, which happened on Thursday, involve nearly three dozen people, including Billups and Rozier. Rozier is accused of conspiring to help associates win bets based on his performance. Billups faces charges related to rigged poker games. Silver apologized to fans, noting the situation has overshadowed the league's opening week.
FEMA Acting Associate Administrator Keith Turi said damage assessments didn’t warrant federal aid.
Crawford’s recusal means the issue will be decided by an evenly split six-member liberal-conservative court.
As Republicans reject Democratic demands for health care funds, there's no sign of a break in the impasse.
Her portrayals of warm, compassionate mothers endeared her to young viewers; baby boomers flocked to nostalgia conventions to meet her.
More than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections — vaccines, milk safety and fluoride — have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
His criminal case is the third brought by the Justice Department in recent weeks against someone deemed adversarial to President Trump.
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The 56-year-old Madison man was declared dead at the scene after sheriff’s deputies recovered his body.
The site was in early stages of construction and unoccupied at the time of collapse, fire department officials said.
A Madison man was arrested early Thursday morning after fleeing police who had pulled him over for speeding.
Multiple vehicles and an apartment building were struck by an unidentified shooter Wednesday night near Monona.
FEMA Acting Associate Administrator Keith Turi said damage assessments didn’t warrant federal aid.
The goal is to get more students interested in civics and public service.
Without the Tellurian program, police may have to spend hours at the hospital waiting for people to sober up or take them to jail, the chiefs and Tellurian CEO say.
Crawford’s recusal means the issue will be decided by an evenly split six-member liberal-conservative court.