How inflation is impacting the lives of Americans

People are cutting back on meat, driving less and changing their vacation plans this summer because of high prices.

10:10Aug 18, 2022

Mary Grauerholz, 72, hoists a car tire found at the bottom of Flax Pond onto a kayak. This is part of an effort to clean up pollution in freshwater environments. (Eve Zuckoff/WCAI)

Meet OLAUG: Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage, who dive into Cape Cod ponds

03:51Aug 18, 2022

Umpire Michael Richardson works behind the plate at a July 30 Major League Baseball-sponsored umpire clinic at Denver's Coors Field. (Kevin Beaty/Denverite)

Baseball umpires have it rough. So why do they stay?

06:57Aug 18, 2022

Many sororities have reacted to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but not every member has been happy with their stance. From left to right, row 1: Madison Woodrum, Demi Bidot-Miles, Amanda Deyto, Victoria Baker; Row 2: Zain Mohammed, Merrimac Moran, Megan Miller, Hope Koene; Row 3: Megan Miller: Jennifer Velazquez, Madison Mikay, Kennedy Van Norman (Courtesy)

Sorority members speak out on the overturn of Roe v. Wade, even when their organizations don’t

Aug 17, 2022

Brunch menu items. (Kalyani Saxena, Grace Griffin, and Allison Hagan/Here & Now)

How do you feel about brunch? Tell us

Aug 10, 2022

How Biden's new law impacts the electric vehicle market

A large part of the law deals with the electric vehicle market — buying and manufacturing them. But the law is complicated.

03:48Aug 18, 2022

Trump Organization finance chief Allen Weisselberg leaves a New York court after surrendering to authorities on July 01, 2021 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Top Trump executive Allen Weisselberg to plead guilty in tax scheme

Weisselberg conspired with the Trump Organization to avoid paying taxes on lavish corporate benefits.

03:56Aug 18, 2022

Author Salman Rushdie poses for photographers at a book signing in London. (Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)

The attack on Salman Rushdie and free speech

Rushdie was about to give a lecture on artistic freedom when he was stabbed in front of an audience largely made up of fellow writers.

09:30Aug 18, 2022

Pelosi's Taiwan visit likely makes the island less secure

This comes after Chinese forces have been carrying out air and sea military drills in the Taiwan Strait following Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit earlier this month and...

06:27Aug 18, 2022

U.S. intelligence struggled to convince allies of Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington Post finds

In the months leading to Russia's war on Ukraine, it became clear to U.S. intelligence that a full-scale invasion was coming.

14:10Aug 18, 2022

How big of a deal is the CDC's planned reorganization?

Director Rochelle Walensky acknowledged on Wednesday that the CDC had fallen short in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and announced plans to make the organization less academic and more...

04:10Aug 18, 2022

Sitting all day? These chairs help engage your muscles while you lounge

Some people use yoga balls or kneeling chairs which require the use of your core muscles for support. In Europe, active sitting chairs have become popular.

05:13Aug 18, 2022

This Afghan interpreter is in immigration limbo, but one Marine remains 'Always Faithful' to him

A new memoir tells the story of one Afghan interpreter who fought alongside Marines during some of the war's most dangerous days — and then had to fight American bureaucracy...

09:31Aug 18, 2022

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