It drew fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments outstrip revenues.
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NerdWallet’s annual back-to-school shopping survey found that shoppers estimate they’ll spend an average of $611 on back-to-school expenses such as clothing, supplies and books.
- Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters
The rule does not ban the procedures but removes the federal support that makes them accessible to millions of low-income children.
- Nancy Lapid Reuters
A single measles outbreak cost US society more than $5 million last year, according to a new study
- Daniel de Visé USA Today
Household debt nationwide totals $18.8 trillion, the highest number on record, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Greta Cross USA Today
In an attempt to make a statement about the rise of AI's prevalence, search engine DuckDuckGo has released "the world's most innovative anti-surveillance sunglasses."
- Rachel Barber USA Today
Employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday, a figure far below analysts' expectations.
The FDA has approved Moderna's flu vaccine for people aged 50 and older, marking the first approval of a messenger RNA-based vaccine for seasonal flu.
Anthropic said a misconfiguration allowed Claude models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated.
The decision to leave the benchmark interest rate in the 3.50% to 3.75% range drew dissents from three of the 12 policymakers, who "preferred" a quarter-percentage-point hike.
OpenAI's loss of control over its AI agent raises new questions about the company’s safety procedures, three cybersecurity experts said.
There’s been a lot of talk about the Great Wealth Transfer, a projected shift of an estimated $124 trillion from older generations to younger ones.
As Americans struggle financially, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has pledged to bring inflation back to its 2% target, but it remains unclear exactly how he plans to get there.
Outbreaks are often traced back to manufacturers, growers or distributors despite food samples that never test positive for a pathogen.
Patrick & Henry Community College partnered with Franklin County Jail to provide on-site career training aimed at reducing recidivism and boosting employment prospects for incarcerated individuals after release.
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Visitors to Fairy Stone State Park and nine other Virginia parks can now rent kayaks and paddleboards via a cellphone app in a pilot program aimed at extending access to waterways. Rentals operate through self-service kiosks by Whenever Watersports, allowing users to unlock equipment with a Bluetooth-enabled app.
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Spanberger appeared before the legislature's money committees on Wednesday for the first time since becoming governor in January.
City officials again emphasized the message that something needs to be done with the facility, which faces more than $30 million in deferred maintenance.
Members of Virginia Tech's class of 2030 began moving into their dorm rooms Tuesday, flooding on to the Blacksburg campus to explore their new school.
The former student had claimed he was wrongfully kicked out of school by Virginia Tech's disciplinary system.
What happened to Amelia Earhart? That question eluded countless researchers, biographers and devoted enthusiasts for almost 90 years.
It drew fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments outstrip revenues.
* Reuters/Ipsos poll shows 69% of Americans see Trump's business interests influencing presidential decisions * Half of Republicans, two-thirds of independents and nine in 10 Democrats hold that view
The primary contests stretched across the continent Tuesday, with most of the action taking place in Florida.
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A Henry County man, Drew Conner Plaster, faces nine charges following a February Franklin County investigation that led to the seizure of nearly 2 pounds of methamphetamine, other drugs, and a firearm. He was arrested in August and remains in custody pending court proceedings.
A Rocky Mount man is charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors after allegedly threatening to shoot someone and then leading police on a chase.
A Rocky Mount woman was arrested in connection to a homicide that occurred early Tuesday morning.
The case stems from a incident that took place between Patterson and staff at the Raine and Perdue law firm in Rocky Mount in April.
Supervisor Mike Meredith said he had "broken trust" and didn't want to hinder Franklin County's development. Then he left the meeting.
Spanberger appeared before the legislature's money committees on Wednesday for the first time since becoming governor in January.
“Whatever it is that we care about, we’ll have less money to do so in Virginia,” said Sarah Steely, director of No Kid Hungry Virginia.
The Virginia Retirement System earned a 12.1% return on its investments in the last fiscal year, boosting the retirement trust fund for teachers and other public employees to $135.2 billion to pay for long-term pension obligations.