Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu...

Consumers asked a major data broker for their files. What they got back shows interest in how fat they are, how much they drink, and how likely they are to get a mammogram, among many other characteristics.

Thousands of workers have been stuck aboard vessels near the Strait of Hormuz since February.

Millions of disabled and elderly Americans are forced to live in institutions not home. It could happen more as Trump lawyers concede to state lawsuit

The Fed launched a new rate-hiking cycle with a unanimous quarter-point increase to 3.75%–4%. Inflation is too high and too persistent to ignore, while resilient demand and a solid labor market give p...

Hundreds of workers who’ve contracted silicosis are suing the artificial stone industry for billions. While California weighs a ban on fabricating the product, the manufacturers’ defenders in Congress...

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Health insurance costs for employers have been growing at a high rate. To cope, experts said employers could raise costs, hold off hiring, or cut into employee raises.

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have adopted policies that adversely impact people of all races, including Black individuals and families.

'Cuties' filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré will write and direct the feature, the first major Baker biopic to be made with her family's full endorsement.

The lawsuit, filed by an anti-affirmative action group, is part of a broader movement to dismantle programs meant to remedy the effects of past discrimination.

A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta Platforms violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Insta...

We’ll unpack the fight between Big Tech and the Trump administration over artificial intelligence.

A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off.

More than three dozen states cover dental services for low-income and disabled individuals on Medicaid, in recognition of such care’s importance to overall health. But with about $900 billion in fundi...

The tech giant laid out a five-point plan to address backlash in communities around the country over AI infrastructure buildouts.

In February, the Trump administration launched TrumpRx, a government website that provides prescription drug discounts to consumers. This brief examines issues that may impact consumers, especially th...

The WNBA players union says that the league generated enough revenue to trigger revenue sharing.

We’ll explain the ins and outs of the Rural Health Transformation Program.

A new analysis of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests confirms that ICE tactics have changed since Trump’s first term, with more arrests made at

In the last week, the brothel has fired three workers who challenged a new contract that they say is unfair. Lawyers have filed an injunction with the federal labor board.

The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...

The Senate just voted down a bill that would allocate an additional $10 billion to the agency.

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