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Car production is shrinking in China’s Chongqing, and auto workers struggle to transition.

New cases of asthma dropped dramatically in Los Angeles communities where air quality improved the most over 20 years. The results illustrate health benefits from pollution control.

A new feature in some 2020 models will kick in if “Teen Driver” mode is on. If a driver turns on the car without wearing a seat belt, the car will temporarily refuse to shift out of park.

The nonprofit Muslim Advocates, along with the three Muslims in Congress, held an iftar, the breaking of the daily fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the U.S. Capitol on Monday night.

Baltimore is just the latest municipality hit with a ransomware attack. Residents can’t use the city servers they need to purchase homes, pay online bills or email city workers.

For years after the Great Recession, employers were reluctant to boost wages. Now a tight labor market is giving workers the leverage they need to demand a larger slice of the nation’s economic pie.

Studying active volcanoes can be dangerous, which is why a group of scientists from around the world came together to simulate volcanic blasts. What they’re learning will help them at a real eruption.

A new poll from NPR, Harvard and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gives a glimpse into rural life in America today, finding that many people living in rural communities live on the edge financially.

From the census citizenship question and political gerrymandering to the separation of church and state, the high court will make some rulings of consequence over the next month.

Lauda survived a major crash during the 1976 German Grand Prix, racing again just weeks later. Lauda later went into the aviation business.

Nearly 40% of the 89 CEOs who departed in 2018 left for reasons related to unethical behavior brought on from allegations of sexual misconduct or other types of ethical lapses

The mega-star sold tens of millions of records and had 11 No. 1 hits throughout her career. And in less than year, Houston, or at least a light-projected version of her, could be at it again.

Religious and ideological opposition to vaccines has fueled the current measles outbreak. But there’s another factor driving low vaccination rates in some communities: poverty.

The 16-year-old boy was found unresponsive after a routine welfare check at a facility near the U.S. border with Mexico. He was the fifth migrant child since December to die after being detained.

A teacher battling cancer has to pay for her own substitute. Now some lawmakers are calling for a change in the state education code to eliminate this hardship.

Republicans and Democrats landed blows and counterblows in the high-stakes political and legal slugfest. President Trump is keeping his former counsel off the Hill, but Democrats won in court.

“This is a unique opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G throughout the United States and bring much faster mobile broadband to rural Americans,” said chairman Ajit Pai.

The nation’s broadcaster revamped its style and format — but not its message — after authorities ordered propagandists to “disregard the established customs” in the face of an influx of foreign info.

The low-pressure system is currently a few hundred miles southwest of Bermuda. It’s expected to become a tropical storm well before the official hurricane season starts on June 1.

About 7,000 white-collar jobs are being eliminated as part of Ford’s massive organizational restructuring. The automaker says it will save $600 million per year as a result.

“Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his inauguration speech, quoting Ronald Reagan.

Lightfoot is the city’s first black female and openly gay mayor. After her swearing in, she laid out a plan to make Chicago “a city that families want to move to, not run away from.”

A comedian wondered on Twitter: Does Elizabeth Warren have a plan to fix my love life? To the amazement and delight of many, the presidential contender promised to “figure this out.”

Alphabet’s Google, which makes the Android operating system, says it’s complying with a U.S. order banning companies from doing business with Huawei.

Americans, in bigger numbers than ever, like trade. But they also believe China doesn’t play fair in trade.

Pain is more than an unpleasant sensation. When pain signals reach the brain, they interact with areas involved in thinking, memory and emotion.

U.S. unemployment is at a nearly 50-year low. The jobless rate for Hispanics has never been lower. The past two years have been the best job market ever for African Americans. Shouldn’t we be excited?

After eight seasons, 73 episodes and a whole lot of characters saying “bend the knee” all the time, HBO’s massive fantasy series is finally over.

The billionaire founder of investment firm Vista Equity Partners made the surprise announcement in front of roughly 400 students while delivering the college’s commencement address on Sunday.

The awful scores of 101, 100, 108 and 102 were posted to Trump’s USGA-administered handicap system on Friday, according to Golfweek.

The former vice president, who saw Barack Obama win twice on a unifying message, is betting that will win out over anger. Will that be enough for Democrats, who feel they have good reason to be angry?