America's entry-level housing ladder has splintered, leaving first-time buyers staring at rungs that are either missing or ...

Retirement wealth is more stratified than many people realize, and new data is sharpening the line between comfortable and truly affluent. For older Americans, the threshold that defines the top slice ...

One of the first sentences I was ever paid to write was “Try out lighter lip stick colors, like peach or coral.” Fresh out of college in the mid 2010s, I’d scored a copy job for a how-to website. An ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Approval for Trump’s performance on the economy, once one of his strongest points, has sunk to 39%. Most voters ...

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

The Clippers got a much-needed win in Dallas last week — a double-overtime survival act powered by a historic James Harden performance — but it didn’t change the truth. Now at 4-10, Los Angeles looks ...

For more than three decades, the Arizona Fall League has been the sport’s premier finishing school for top prospects. Both 2025 rookies of the year—Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz and Braves catcher ...

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