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Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World Resort on March 3, 2022, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

The Walt Disney Co. announced its fourth quarter and yearly earnings on Wednesday. Revenues for the quarter and year grew 5% and 7%, respectively.

Souvenir shops sell memorabilia of the late Queen Elizabeth II near Buckingham Palace in London.

People are mourning Queen Elizabeth — and buying lots of commemorative merchandise

Gift shops in London are selling souvenirs marking the queen's death, everything from shirts, mugs, posters and more with messages like "Gone but not forgotten" and "Forever in our hearts."

To study emotions in animals, scientists need to look beneath feelings to the brain states that produce certain behaviors.

In jumpy flies and fiery mice, scientists see the roots of human emotions

Scientists are trying to understand PTSD and other human disorders by studying emotion-related brain circuits in animals, which research suggests may have a lot in common with the human brain.

As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to fight high inflation, the U.S. dollar has strengthened significantly.

The dollar is surging. This is who gets helped — and hurt — by its newfound strength

The U.S. dollar is the strongest it has been in 20 years. As it strengthens, other currencies — like the pound — weaken. That's good news for U.S. consumers and importers but bad news for others.

Ben Norris, 65, used to live on the streets. Now he's taking part in a pilot project in Oregon that uses Medicaid funds to pay for housing and rent for people who are homeless or in danger of becoming so.

Can states ease homelessness by tapping Medicaid funding? Oregon is betting on it

Medicaid provides health care for tens of millions of low-income Americans. Now, for the first time, it's being used for housing and rent for people who are homeless or in danger of becoming so.

A Downtown San Diego Partnership Clean & Safe Program worker pressure-washing a wall of a business on Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter after Comic-Con weekend, July 25, 2022.

Businesses report a Comic-Con cleanup — as Gaslamp cleaning continues

As the Gaslamp Quarter transforms back to normal, businesses say the pop culture convention's economic impact is felt throughout San Diego.

A screenshot from <em>Casablanca</em> showing Humphrey Bogart and Helmut Dantine.

The real-life refugees of 'Casablanca' make it so much more than a love story

Casablanca is more than just a love story. It is a film about, and stocked with, the waves of refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe during wartime.

Pvt. Tony Harrison was deployed in Northern Ireland, between 1989 through 1991, when he was shot by the IRA.

Britain bans prosecution of past Catholic and Protestant killings in Northern Ireland

Twenty-five years after a Northern Ireland peace agreement, a controversial new law bans prosecution of crimes dating to the Troubles. Supporters deem it reconciliation. Victims see denial of justice.

An electric Ford-150 vehicle is seen on an assembly line at the Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

Californians bought record numbers of electric cars as industry eyes slowdown

Some automakers are reducing production of electric cars and Tesla sales have dropped. Can California sustain its record pace and meet the state mandate?

A $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles will see substantial changes in 2024. It will be easier to get because it will be available as an instant rebate at dealerships, but fewer models are likely to qualify.

The $7,500 tax credit for electric cars keeps changing. Here's how to get it now

The IRS has made it a bit easier for EVs to qualify for tax credits in 2025. In the meantime, here's what you need to know about which cars are eligible right now.

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