timef 04/04/2026

As a host at WGN in Chicago for 60 years, he shared news that was essential to farmers in a homespun style that appealed to listeners from the city.

The White House’s attacks on academia and budget cuts for research have provided an opening for other countries to poach leading scientists.

Plus, whether to use A.I. to get ahead at work — if you think the technology is evil.

While the federal deficit has started to shrink under President Trump, his plans could make the long-term situation worse.

A record number of student loan borrowers are in delinquency and default. Some are making the drastic decision to leave the country and abandon their loans.

A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to resolve.

As fuel costs go up, making a living as a gig driver is harder than ever.

The Artemis II mission elicited deep feelings for many Americans, particularly in Houston, the home of mission control.

The law Republicans passed last year has so far been largely imperceptible to most Americans. That’s changing as tens of millions file their taxes this spring.

Surging gasoline prices in the Philippines have forced some people to cancel or scale back the Visita Iglesia, a Holy Week tradition in which Catholics travel to seven churches.

Raw Farm, a dairy producer in California, denies that its products have caused the outbreak, which has sickened people in three states.

Scientists say their work on fires and climate change could be lost as the agency moves its headquarters to Utah from Washington and shuts 57 research stations.

The astronauts traveling in the Artemis II spacecraft were allowed to bring smartphones with them. Sadly, they can’t connect to the internet.

A federal judge last month questioned the legitimacy of the panel and overturned its recent work. A notice suggests that it may be revived on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s terms.

Victor Glover, a former Navy test pilot, carefully maneuvered the Orion capsule in space around a discarded rocket stage. The demonstration is crucial for future moon landing missions.

Payrolls expanded and unemployment dropped last month after a health care strike ended and a harsh winter abated.

Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

United is introducing restrictive base fares in its most profitable cabins: premium economy and business class.

The pictures were released on the third day of the first mission since 1972 to send people around the moon.

Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes how a “low-hire, low-fire” labor market has left American job-seekers in a bind.