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Medical researchers have called for greater education about the rise of an animal tranquilliser, xylazine, in the US’s illicit opioid supply that is not only contributing to deaths but causing…

Inside a high school classroom, Bryan Martinez jots down several purchases that would require a short-term savings plan: shoes, phone, headphones, clothes, and food. His medium-term financial goals take a…

Eleven US citizens have died in the conflict in Israel, President Joe Biden said Monday, and an unknown number remain missing. “As we continue to account for the horrors of…

The head of Exxon Mobil’s shale oil and gas business, a unit involved in merger talks with rival Pioneer Natural Resources, was arrested at a Texas hotel last week on…

If you purchase seafood marked as wild-caught salmon, how do you know that you’re not actually getting cheaper farm-raised salmon, or even an entirely different kind of fish? Researchers at…

That has some air travelers fantasizing about baby-free flights. And you know what? Maybe they’re onto something. Airlines already place common-sense limits on young passengers. For example, on United Airlines,…

Virginia Tech received a record $80 million grant to help farmers implement climate-smart practices that could significantly reduce greenhouse gasses. With the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture, which is now…

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday released its latest World Economic Outlook, which revised its forecast for U.S. growth higher while predicting slower expansion for the euro zone. The IMF…

Food banks across Canada continue to face soaring need this Thanksgiving, with one executive warning that things could quickly get worse. Amid inflation, increasing food and housing costs, and precarious…

Since weekend attack on Israel, U.S. moves speak to concerns of spiralling crisis. Americans are redeploying thousands of sailors, warplanes and the country’s most advanced aircraft carrier in an effort…