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<em>New York Times</em> chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger, shown above, on Monday called for journalists to operate independent of government pressure, corporate influence, partisan agenda - and personal ideology.

The New York Times' Sulzberger warns reporters of 'blind spots and echo chambers'

In recent years, social justice movements have affected U.S. newsrooms. In a 12,000-word essay, New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger argues journalism must be free of personal ideology.

Supreme Court struggles with a case dealing with the rights of Native American Tribes

In the court Wednesday, lawyers for the state of Texas and for non-Native adoptive parents told the justices that ICWA violates the Constitution by discriminating based on race

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday after he announced the Fed was raising interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point.

Meet the Fed, the latest superpower to emerge from Washington's shadows

Few voters may be thinking of Jerome Powell as they go to the polls in November, but all will be coping with economic conditions strongly influenced by Powell's Federal Reserve Board.

Jeannette Walls' 'Hang the Moon' transports readers to Prohibition

Walls' excellent construction of her female characters is most satisfying; each represents women from varying walks of life, each fighting for their own place in a male-dominated world.

Recent findings about the pollution of waterways near oil refineries underscore health and environmental dangers.

Oil refineries release lots of water pollution near communities of color, data show

Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution into waterways each year, according to regulatory data. NPR found that pollution is concentrated near places where people of color live.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pictured on Wednesday at the Capitol, says the Senate is moving forward with a vote on the $1.7 trillion spending package.

Congress passes a major spending deal to keep the government funded

The nearly $1.7 trillion government funding package boosts defense and domestic spending and includes more than $44 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine.

The landmark Supreme Court decision, <em>Obergefell v. Hodges</em>, ruled that same-sex marriage was constitutional in 2015. Now, Congress is set to move forward with The Respect for Marriage Act to codify same-sex marriages through federal protections.

Congress considers codifying same-sex marriage after long battle for gay rights

Same-sex marriage was once a deeply divisive issue. Now, polls show over 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage, and Congress is set to move forward with the Respect for Marriage Act.

Supreme Court briefly puts on hold lower court's limits on abortion drug mifepristone

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has placed a hold on a lower court ruling that restricts access to the abortion drug mifepristone until Wednesday night.

President Biden pictured at his home office in his private residence in Wilmington, Del., in 2021. This week, the Department of Justice announced that improperly stored classified documents had been discovered at the president's Wilmington home.

Here's what we know about the classified documents found at Biden's home and office

The fast-moving revelations have placed the president under the investigation of a special counsel and ignited Republican criticism. The White House said on Saturday that more documents were found.

Caitlyn O’Connell at her apartment in Venice on Feb. 7, 2023. O’Connell and her husband started looking for a home in 2021 but gave up shortly after because prices were too high. They both work from home in their two bedroom apartment and want to start a family soon, so they hope to find a home with more space.

Mortgage costs lock out California home buyers

California’s housing market is less affordable after mortgage interest rates drove up costs for many potential buyers last year.

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