Tax refunds are rising this year, but not by as much as some policymakers had anticipated. According to the latest Internal Revenue Service data released Friday, the average refund is up 10.9 percent ...

Climate change, war and mismanagement are putting Iran’s water supply under major strain, experts have warned. The Middle Eastern country has faced years of intense drought, which scientists have ...

A methodological change contributed to a better-than-expected inflation report, prompting questions from some economists. By Ben Casselman An obscure methodological change lowered a key measure of ...

Corporate broadcast networks again reduced climate coverage in 2025, marking the third year coverage has declined since the networks' high-water mark of 23 hours of reporting in 2022. A Media Matters ...

A “groundbreaking” study has lifted the lid on just how much human-made climate change is impacting extreme weather across Europe. Climate researcher Gottfried Kirchengast and his team at the ...

The change surprised executives and foreign leaders, who had been expecting the 15 percent rate the president announced on Saturday. By Ana Swanson Reporting from Washington A new tariff on most ...

In 2025—Earth's third warmest year on record—massive fires destroyed entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles, a deadly heatwave killed more than 24,000 in Europe and powerful storms triggered catastrophic ...

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.” But repeated scientific studies ...

Protesters defied a savage regime crackdown to take to the streets to demand change. X Iranians have shown a willingness to pay a devastating price for political change, as protest has consistently ...

Starting November 21, 2025, the way gratuity is calculated for many employees has changed. Under the amended labour code, two changes have been made in the way gratuity is calculated. First , fixed ...