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Shoppers look over mattresses at a store in Miami on March 14, 2023.

Inflation eased in March but prices are still climbing too fast to get comfortable

Consumer prices in March were up 5% from a year ago. While inflation has eased from a four-decade high last summer, prices are still rising faster than the Federal Reserve would like.

Yazmin Lopez, here at home in Madison, Wis., first learned about credit scores from a personal finance book she picked up at Goodwill a few years after coming to the U.S. as a teenager.

Welcome to America! Now learn to be in debt

The U.S. economy counts on you to borrow money and stay in debt for a credit score. But what if you were taught to never owe anybody anything?

In this aerial view, floodwater surrounds a house as the Kentucky National Guard fly a recon and rescue mission on Saturday in Breathitt County near Jackson, Ky. Flood waters have receded but still surround much of the area.

Kentucky's governor warns residents to brace for more flooding

Kentucky officials are still working to confirm deaths from the past week's flooding. Hundreds of people have already been displaced.

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Peter Hoekstra

Pete Hoekstra joins MI GOP chair race

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra is joining Tuscola County Republican Party chair Billy Putman, former gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano, and Republican attorney general nominee Matt DePerno in the race.

The soaring costs of basic necessities such as food and housing are disproportionately hitting people with lower incomes. Here, a house is available for rent in Los Angeles on March 15.

Inflation may be easing — but low-income people are still paying the steepest prices

The annual inflation rate eased somewhat in April, but not enough to meaningfully reduce the burden on lower-income Americans.

Eric R. Holder Jr. sits in the courtroom at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Sept. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. Holder, who was convicted last year of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle in 2019, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years to life in prison.

Rapper Nipsey Hussle's killer is sentenced to 60 years to life in prison

Eric R. Holder Jr. will likely remain in jail for the rest of his life for the murder of Nipsey Hussle, a beloved figure in south LA who was killed in 2019 outside his clothing store.

Bots can mean big bucks for companies. Is everyone benefiting?

Most of us are still worried about AI — but will corporate America listen?

Americans are concerned about the rapid takeover of bots in every day life. Where do we draw the line?

Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly defeated Republican Abraham Hamadeh in the Arizona attorney general's race, a recount confirmed.

Democrat wins Arizona attorney general race after recount

A recount has confirmed that Kris Mayes defeated Republican Abraham Hamadeh by 280 votes, one of the closest elections in state history.

The Rev. Jesse Garza blesses the shrimp fleet in Port Isabel, Texas, on July 12. Half of the vessels will remain tied up during the summer shrimping season because, their owners say, the Gulf shrimping industry is near collapse.

Americans love shrimp. But U.S. shrimpers are barely making ends meet

Many Americans don't realize the cheap, plentiful shrimp they buy in the market and order in restaurants is driving U.S. shrimpers out of business.

A road is blocked by a mudslide caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico, on Sunday.

5 years on, failures from Hurricane Maria loom large as Puerto Rico responds to Fiona

The U.S. response to Maria was widely seen as wholly inadequate. As the island marks the anniversary of the Category 4 storm, the destruction caused by Fiona has emerged as a test of lessons learned.

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