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Rising costs are causing a lot of Americans to think twice before booking a vacation. Getty Images/Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Emily Bogle/NPR NPR’s series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what’s driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live? Fill …

The news that longtime couple Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are splitting up after nearly two decades of marriage has become tabloid fodder since the breakup was announced Monday, September 29. But Urban gave the rumor mill more to chew on at a recent concert, where he changed the lyrics of a song in a suggestive way. The song is …

BENTONVILLE, Ark (AP) — As artificial intelligence and demographic changes reshape the U.S. job market, the nation’s largest private employer is trying to identify the skills its workers and the broader labor force might need for the future. Walmart on Thursday hosted more than 300 workplace experts and representatives from other companies participating in the Skills-First Workforce Initiative, a project …

A new study shows that normal use of plastic packaging and kitchen gear can shed tiny particles into what we eat and drink. It maps the science and suggests practical ways to cut everyday exposure to these microplastics from our food without turning daily routines upside down. The researchers reviewed evidence across many product types and everyday actions, from twisting …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory group is considering changing recommendations for the MMRV and hepatitis B vaccines. Ben Hendren/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Hendren/Bloomberg/Getty Images A panel of vaccine advisers to the federal government – now embroiled in controversy under the leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr – kicked off a two-day …

The mother of Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s murder, outlined how Robinson’s political views had changed over the past year or so, shifting toward the left and “becoming more pro-gay and trans-rights,” according to court filings for the suspect, reported CNN. According to court documents filed Tuesday, Tyler Robinson mother claimed that he started dating his roommate, a …

Microsoft has started testing a change to how Xbox controllers operate on Windows 11. The change will allow Xbox controllers to easily access the Task View on Windows 11 to tab between apps and games, using the Xbox button. “A new change we’re introducing is when you long press the Xbox button, it will open Task View,” explains Microsoft’s Windows …

HARRISBURG, Pa. — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout, like the winter storm …

WASHINGTON — Republicans triggered the “nuclear option” to change the rules of the Senate on a party-line basis Thursday, a move that will allow them to speed up confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees for key executive branch positions. The vote was 53-45 to establish a new rule that allows the Senate to confirm an unlimited number of nominees en …

The Wisconsin Badgers didn’t have their prettiest outing last year in the 42-10 blowout loss against the Alabama Crimson Tide, which left the team deflated postgame as they were flat-out beaten on their home field. Last year’s loss was crushing in several ways, as Wisconsin lost starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke to a torn ACL and seemed to have no …