The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday quietly approved a generic form of mifepristone, one of the two medications used in most U.S. abortions. That makes the drug, from the company Evita ...

The history of government shutdowns began in earnest in the nineteen-eighties. Even then, they were typically short and often revolved around a handful of issues. Not that there even was an issue all ...

Initial applications for jobless benefits in the US fell to the lowest since mid-July, underscoring how companies remain reticent to lay off workers. New claims decreased by 14,000 to 218,000 in the ...

Postal traffic to the U.S. has fallen significantly after the Trump administration suspended a trade exemption rule in late August, according to a global postal union. The U.N.'s Universal Postal ...

Northern Queens experienced significant declines in several major crimes year-over-year during the 28-day period from Aug. 4-31, while southern Queens had sharp declines in robberies and burglaries ...

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New York City’s decline in major crimes continued this year with record-low shooting incidents and shooting victims through the first eight months of 2025, and the overall safest August ever, ...

Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer, as the company faces slumping sales and backlash to its retreat on DEI. Cornell’s departure was widely expected. Some industry ...

As we prepare for a new school year, an increasing number of children may be vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles, pertussis, polio, and more. New data reported by the Centers ...