This narrative is plausible, logical and ostensibly supported by data. But it is false. The dollar remains secure on its pedestal. The reason, though, is less the power of U.S. exceptionalism and more ...

China's sweeping efforts to clean up its air have delivered one of the biggest public health success stories of recent decades. Since the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan was launched ...

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Elon Musk warns a new social network where AI agents talk to one another is the beginning of 'the singularity' Trump wants Republicans to 'take over' voting ahead of midterm elections State-owned land ...

It is time to break out the change jars and go treasure hunting folks. There are some coins floating around out there worth thousands of dollars, but that is peanuts compared what a 1943-D Lincoln ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — My husband went through a Triad McDonald's drive-thru the other day and saw the round-up, round-down notice on the window. Some stores and fast food spots started their own money ...

This story is excerpted from Shelter From the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration, available January 6, 2026, from The New Press. In Guatemala, outside the town of Jocotán, in ...

Matt Sengbusch knew this day would come. As the caretaker of more than 40 pressed penny machines in the Bay Area, he’s acutely aware of what’s happening in the coin market and had been following the ...

Released into the wild decades ago, Florida’s giant pythons have multiplied into an unstoppable force, devouring native wildlife and collapsing fragile ecosystems. David Letterman scorches Trump with ...

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...

OpenAI says ChatGPT will now ditch the em dashes if you tell it to. The telltale sign that supposedly signals text written by AI has popped up everywhere in recent months, including in school papers, ...