A strike by blue-collar city workers in Philadelphia has entered its second week. The streets of Philadelphia are filled with garbage and the stench is unbearable. Philadelphia's blue-collar municipal unions are demanding a living wage.

President Donald Trump singled out Brazil and imposed a 50% import tax on former President Jair Bolsonaro, suggesting that personal vendettas, rather than simple economic reasons, are driving U.S. leaders' use of tariffs.

The heartbreaking flooding in Texas on July 4 was a stark reminder of the importance of accurate and timely weather forecasts. But as the Trump administration plans further budget cuts, U.S. weather and climate research programs will be unable to keep pace.

The U.S. dollar is used by governments and investors around the world for trade and is considered a safe asset. But since Donald Trump took office in January, he has sought to exploit America's position for political gain while undermining pillars of American financial dominance

Religious leaders will take their protests against federal budget cuts to the South, where poverty rates are high and many Americans will be hurt by the loss of Medicaid and food stamps.

Immigration has abused its authority by significantly extending detention periods without bail hearings, detaining more people than before, and by using its legal powers to jail anyone who enters the country illegally without allowing them to have a bail hearing.

On the afternoon of July 16, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula, triggering a tsunami warning on the state's southern coast and requiring local residents to move inland to higher ground.

People across all 50 US states on Thursday are joining marches and rallies at more than 1,500 sites to protest against the Trump administration and honor the legacy of the late congressman John Lewis, an advocate for voting rights and civil disobedience.

As high pressure builds, a swell in the jet stream could create a heat dome that lasts into August, and the combination of severe weather and persistent heat could lead to a tumultuous and even deadly week for Americans.

San Francisco will ban homeless people from living in RVs under tough new parking restrictions, aiming to repossess at least 400 RVs in the city of 800,000 people. In cities where affordable housing is hard to find, RVs are a necessary option for homeless people.

The federal government has revoked visas and green cards, deported non-citizens for supporting Palestinian activities, and revoked federal funding from Harvard University, all part of the Trump administration’s “power grab” in higher education.

The Trump administration has completely ended federally funded public broadcasting, breaking another link in America's already fragile social safety net.

Driven by threats and cajoling, these trading partners, from the European Union to Japan to Vietnam, appear to have accepted Trump's demands to incur higher double costs in the form of high tariffs in exchange for the right to value goods sold by the United States.

Sports are one of the few spaces in American society genuinely guided by ideas of fairness and meritocracy. But AAU basketball, with its pay-to-play leagues and corporate sponsorships, is ruining this experience for millions of young people.

Tens of thousands of people will gather across the country on Saturday, August 2, in what organizers call "an angry rebellion against President Donald Trump's regime."

Disney has made several big-budget films with the backing of the US government to sell space travel to a new generation. But audiences don’t seem to care.

President Donald Trump's new tariffs on U.S. imports from dozens of countries, which took effect on Thursday, are clouding the outlook for exporters in Asia and elsewhere, adding billions of dollars in costs or losses due to higher import tariffs.

A new poll finds that about half of Americans feel some degree of stress about the cost of groceries as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread.

The people of Gaza are starving because of a man-made famine as Israel draws up plans for a full-scale military occupation. US government officials haven’t just turned a blind eye to the historic atrocities in Gaza — they’ve been cheering them on.

The Congressional Budget Office said Trump's tax law would cost the poorest 10 percent of Americans about $1,200 a year, while the richest 10 percent would see a $13,600 increase in income from the tax cuts.