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How are changing tariffs, the AI boom, immigration policies and uncertainty in employment and the stock market impacting the economy? Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief of The Economist, explains.

A judge has temporarily paused a reduction-in-force plan for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Former department leaders say the cuts will be devastating to public lands.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference as the government shutdown enters its third week, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14. J. Scott Applewhite/AP …

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Ellie Rushing, crime reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer, on how a drop in violent crime and new technology is leading to a high homicide clearance …

A federal judge has ordered books about gender and race be returned to the shelves at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Getty Images hide …

The government shutdown’s economic impact has been limited so far, but experts warn the costs — and its burden on Americans — could grow with time.

The first phase of the Reefline project will be Leandro Ehrlich’s “Concrete Coral,” an installation of 22 cars that will become covered by coral. Courtesy of the Reefline hide caption …

It’s no secret that acrimony in America is high. And now, more Americans say violence might be necessary to get the country back on track.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 21. The Trump administration wants schools to sign a “compact” in exchange for priority access to …

Diwali, the festival of lights, will be celebrated around the world Monday, but steep tariffs on Indian goods made preparing for the holiday more costly for people living in the …