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A basic program of lunges, lifts, squats and crunches eased anxiety levels in healthy young men and women.
The bay, home to a key sockeye salmon fishery, sits atop a massive gold and copper deposit, pitting environmentalists against mining companies.
Even without the blanket forgiveness that progressives have pushed, the administration has sped up and broadened its relief efforts before borrowers are set to resume payments in January.
The Confederate memorial was erected in 1890, the first of six monuments that became symbols of white power along the main boulevard in Richmond.
They are also morally necessary, and retire a debt 155 years overdue | By Invitation
Taking care seriously could lead to a new political agenda that bypasses the usual ideological divisions, writes a cognitive psychologist | By Invitation
The most effective civil rights legislation in U.S. history has been upended by two recent Supreme Court decisions. States are moving to pass new voting restrictions nationwide.
Frustrated by out-of-control increases in drug overdose deaths, the state's leaders want to try something radical. The federal government has been doing it for years with military veterans.
A meaningful new amendment hasn’t been passed in 50 years, and there is no prospect of reform anytime soon.
Afghan troops are tottering as the Taliban come roaring back | Asia
The results of two trials in Iceland found that a 35- to 36-hour workweek resulted in similar or greater productivity and improved well-being among workers.
Cash payers are often charged more than insurance companies for the same service by the same hospital, according to a WSJ analysis of previously confidential data. The comparison became possible for the first time when a new federal rule requiring hospitals to make prices public went into effect in January.
We’re following the latest from rescue crews at the Surfside condo collapse, get an update on the delta variant and hear from Sen. Bernie Sanders on the bipartisan infrastructure deal.
The people who need help the most after disasters are least able to get it from the federal government. Internal records show that FEMA knows it has a problem.
Legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle has been exploring and working to protect our oceans for more than half a century. Her message has stayed the same: we're taking our oceans for granted.
Fracking techniques could be used to generate energy with no carbon emissions.
And one that particularly afflicts women | Science & technology
With another dry summer ahead for the American West, Tom Vilsack urges policy changes, while farmers, investors and others are looking to adapt.
Cleveland is trying to create a less car-centered city, against tough odds. But public transit and walkable neighborhoods can help solve two problems at once: climate change and fairness.
People are leaving their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility and more happiness. A record 4 million workers quit just in April.
The new data highlights the divide between the dangers posed by war and the persistent mental health crisis in not only the military but the country at large.
The housing gap between Black and white homeowners has been consistent for decades, and so far it continues to widen.
In Cleveland, as in other cities, a move for "tree equity" is bringing more trees to low-income neighborhoods that often lack them. It also helps neighborhoods stay cooler as the planet heats up.
People are leaving their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility and more happiness. A record 4 million workers quit just in April.
The court decides 9-0 that current rules violate antitrust regulations | United States