Delegates cheer during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. AP Photo/Paul SancyaI wonder what my dad, a butcher and a die-hard union man, would think about the state of our country’s political affairs.
The Biden administration announced on Aug. 16, 2024, the reduced prices of the first 10 drugs it has negotiated with pharmaceutical companies over their Medicare prices.
Provisions authorizing these negotiations were part of the Inflation Reduction Act, which took effect in 2022, but these lower prices aren’t scheduled to take effect until 2026.
Move-in day at the University of Southern California attracts students from around the world. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesOf the millions of young adults heading off to college this fall, many will be international students. If trends continue, about 1 million students from around the world will come to the U.S.
Today's hotel guests apparently don't mind making their own beds. Tetra Images via Getty ImagesEco-friendly hotels increasingly are asking guests to forgo daily housekeeping or use their towels more than once.
Orion Brown started Black Travel Box to serve Black female travelers who find hotel lotions and shampoos inadequate. Randel Bennett co-founded the insurance startup Sigo Seguros for underserved Spanish-speaking drivers. Bill Shufelt and John Walker founded Athletic Brewing Company so athletes and nondrinkers in social situations could drink tasty nonalcoholic beer.
Japan is pushing for more pedestrians. AP Photo/Eugene HoshikoIn the face of shrinking populations, many of the world’s major economies are trying to engineer higher birth rates.
How you shop and what you buy at the grocery store can predict whether you pay your credit card bills on time, our new research shows.
As marketing professors, we wanted to learn about alternatives to traditional credit scores. So we teamed up with a multinational conglomerate that, among other things, runs a large supermarket chain and a credit card issuer.
Hauling used goods around isn't worth the trouble when nobody can use them. Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, CC BY-NDTelling donors that their neighbors have provided high-quality furniture, clothing and other goods can cut the number of worthless items charities receive in half.
About 1 in 3 white men were bullied, intimidated or otherwise harassed in a two-year period. Nuthawut Somsuk/iStock via Getty Images PlusWhite men who have personally experienced mistreatment at work, such as bullying, are more likely to realize that their organization does not always operate fairly.
Dark skies ahead? Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty ImagesWhat a difference a job report makes. Earlier in the summer, people were worried that the economy was too hot. But now – in response mainly to weaker-than-expected employment data released on Aug.
