A woman shops at a supermarket on April 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Sha Hanting | China News Service | Getty Images Consumers in the early part of June took a considerably less pessimistic about the economy and potential surges in inflation as progress appeared possible in the global trade war, according to a University … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted June 12, 2025 7:59 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.N. refugee agency says the number of people forcibly displaced by violence and persecution around the world has risen to more than 122 million, up by about two million from last year … Read more
Why aren’t people having more kids? What we should actually be asking, according to a new global report, is why so many people feel like they can’t. It’s often assumed that low fertility rates are due to people simply not wanting to have children, or more than one or two, but a report released Tuesday from the United … Read more
A new report is shedding light on why birth rates are falling around the world, and suggests it comes down to a “lack of choice, not desire.” Financial limitations, job insecurity, gender inequality, fears of the future and other barriers are the driving reasons behind the declines, according to new research published Tuesday by the … Read more
Multiple people were injured when a small plane carrying 20 people crashed in Tullahoma, Tennessee, authorities said. No one died. Six people were taken to hospitals for injuries that couldn’t be tended to at the scene, said Lyle Russell, a spokesperson for the city. Two of them were taken by medical helicopter and four by … Read more
Even the happiest couples encounter conflict. But what they fight about reveals a lot about what’s missing in the relationship. As a psychologist who studies couples, I’ve found that there are a few similar topics that come up again and again. And the first step to resolving the conflicts is to know what those topics … Read more
Israel said Saturday it retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted into the Gaza Strip during the Hamas-led attack that sparked the war, as Israel’s military continued its offensive, killing at least 95 people in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza’s health ministry. Nattapong Pinta had come to Israel to work in agriculture. … Read more