Former President Barack Obama repaired the White House, while Trump’s ballroom plan has demolished part of the mansion.

Overall, 56% of U.S. adults now say they have a lot of or some trust in the information they get from national news organizations – down 11 percentage points since March 2025.

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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The “Big Beautiful Bill” which passed in Washington last summer made deep cuts into Medicaid spending as well as eliminated subsidies to the Affordable Care Act. Both programs are ...

If you're an iPhone user who's recently updated to iOS 26, you may not be the biggest fan thus far. In fact, you might even be looking for a way to uninstall it. But if you're sticking with it, ...

Talking to an AI chatbot in less formal language, as many people do, reduces the accuracy of its responses – suggesting that either we need to be linguistically stricter when using a chatbot, or that ...

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HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The holidays may still be over a month away, but employers are searching for seasonal employees. Julie Wheeler, president of the Better Business Bureau serving Western ...

Being in darkness impacts everything, whether it's an unexpected power outage, a car breaking down at night, or an outdoor walk that goes on longer than planned. Having a source of light with you at a ...

Venezuelan pro-democracy campaigner María Corina Machado has won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Despite an unprecedented – and public – campaign for the accolade by Donald Trump, the Norway-based prize ...

You know how much it can get in the way of ordinary living if you've ever had the pins-and-needles feeling in your feet or the dull, nagging soreness that makes even short walks uncomfortable. It's ...