In the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Donald Trump proclaimed that "our nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before." But our review of his ...

Hawaii ended 2025 with nearly flat visitor arrivals and a tourism economy still short of its pre-COVID peak — and below what many hotels and small businesses say they need to stay afloat. Preliminary ...

Staff members at the United States’s premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages, ...

During 2024, the number of pandemic-prone and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks worldwide was estimated at 301. The data highlight a shift in disease outbreak patterns, with a decline in the number of ...

Trump repeated many familiar claims during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Here's a closer look at the facts.

The K-shaped economy is as apparent as ever, and isn't going away anytime soon, economists said. It's now seen as more of a facet of the modern U.S. economy than a passing fad. This disparity can help ...

Here’s something to bark about. Experts say a respiratory virus that originated in man’s best friend could be a major threat to public health. Canine coronavirus, also known as CCoV, is associated ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere temporarily lost its ability to break down methane, leading to a huge spike in the greenhouse gas.

Nirav Shah understands that not everyone agrees with how he led the state of Maine through the coronavirus pandemic. And he is happy to admit that he made some mistakes. That, he argues, is why he ...

If the nation's central bank loses credibility, it's Wall Street and investors that pay the price.