At best you get “mystery meat”. Or “sour-smelling heaps” of macaroni. In the worst cases, it’s undercooked chicken, spoiled milk and maggot-infested produce. In prisons and jails across the US, people are routinely fed unhealthy, tasteless or inedible meals. Many are left hungry and malnourished, w»»»

When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted to buy a house, she started digging into her Experian credit report. She was shocked by what she found. Her student debt had been double-counted, making it look as though »»»

WASHINGTON: The US government is due to lumber back to life on Thursday (Nov 13) after the longest shutdown in US history snarled air traffic, cut food assistance to low-income Americans and forced more than 1 million workers to go unpaid for more than a month. But the deep political divisions that»»»

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is due to lumber back to life on Thursday after the longest shutdown in U.S. history snarled air traffic, cut food assistance to low-income Americans and forced more than 1 million workers to go unpaid for more than a month. But the deep political divisions that cau»»»

Responding to a friend's question about who else was “down there,” the child sex trafficker said, among others, “Trump.” WASHINGTON – An email written by Donald Trump’s once-close friend Jeffrey Epstein suggests the two men maintained contact after Trump became president, contradicting Trump’s oft-»»»

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool. Dozens of centers are missing out on federal grant payments that were due to arrive Nov. 1. Some sa»»»

29 Alex Ovechkin scored his 899th career goal and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Friday night. Ovechkin, who passed Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL's all-time leading goal- scorer in April, gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead at 1:36 of the third period. Dylan Strom»»»

The D.C. Buffet Never Closes Somewhere in the marble maze of Washington, a crowd of well-fed suits is clinking glasses and congratulating each other on surviving another “crisis.” Out here in the real world, the lights are flickering, the fridge is empty, and the gas gauge is kissing E. Government »»»

A divided US appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levies as a key international economic policy tool. The court allowed the tariffs to remain in place through October 14 to give the Trump administration a c»»»

Tariffs in the 10%-15% range likely will generate significant amounts of new revenue without much damage to economic activity Legend has it that the supply-side revolution – Ronald Reagan’s 1981 cut in the US top income tax rate to 40% from 70%– began in a Washington restaurant, when economist Arth»»»

Economists predict the US could see more people leaving than entering for the first time in over 50 years, potentially in 2025. This shift, linked to stricter immigration policies, impacts sectors like agriculture and construction. Concerns rise about economic growth, inflation, and labor shortages»»»

USA-TRUMP/TARIFFS-INDIA-DAIRY (PIX, TV):India's dairy sector pushes for safeguards in US trade talks By Rajendra Jadhav and Amit Dave India's dairy sector pushes for safeguards in US trade talks MUMBAI, - India, the world's largest milk producer, must protect millions of small dairy farmers in its »»»

WASHINGTON: US hiring slowed less than expected in April while the jobless rate remained unchanged, according to government data published Friday, buoying investors navigating the early turbulent months of Donald Trump’s second presidency. Since returning to office in January, Trump has looked to s»»»

Debanking, the removal or refusal of banks to offer accounts to customers, is a hot topic in Washington, with Federal Reserve Chairman Powell pledging to examine the issue. One of us testified before Congress that the high cost of basic banking causes people to be debanked. Today, 5.6 million house»»»