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Dangerous heat is back in the headlines as parts of Texas and Oklahoma face heat index values near 105 to 110 degrees, a level that can turn ordinary outdoor work, sports and travel into a health risk. A June 7 report on heat warnings in Texas and Oklahoma said the National Weather Service was warning … Read more
About 31% of U.S. fourth graders scored at or above NAEP Proficient in reading, according to the most recent NAEP reading results. The most recent results are from 2024; reading proficiency rates were low across tested grades: Roughly 7 in 10 fourth graders did not reach NAEP Proficient. In 2024, 69% of fourth graders scored … Read more
The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May, beating pre-report expectations and showing that employers kept hiring even as the labor market cooled from earlier post-pandemic highs. The unemployment rate held at 4.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday morning. The rate has stayed within a narrow 4.3% to 4.5% range since … Read more
Some Facebook users who already received money from the $725 million privacy settlement are getting a second payment, but the new round is not open to everyone. The second distribution begins in June and will go out in batches over about four weeks. According to NBC Chicago, the first second-round payments are expected to go … Read more
Days on Earth are getting longer, but nobody should expect an extra hour of sleep, a longer workday or a broken 24-hour clock anytime soon. The change is tiny: a new study says climate-driven sea-level rise is lengthening the day by about 1.33 milliseconds per century. That means the planet is slowing by an amount … Read more
New York City tenants could see a rent freeze this year after the Rent Guidelines Board kept a 0% increase on the table for rent-stabilized apartments. The proposal is not final. The board has only set the range it can choose from later this month: 0% to 2% for one-year leases and 0% to 4% … Read more
New CDC data show that 19% of U.S. adults, about 1 in 5, have at some point been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had any type of anxiety disorder. The figure comes from the CDC Mental Health Data Channel’s 2024 adult anxiety data, updated in 2026. The same page … Read more
Social Security benefits could face a 7% cut in 2032 and much larger reductions after that if Congress does not fix the retirement trust fund, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The warning, highlighted in a USA Today report on Social Security cuts by state, does not mean checks would disappear. Payroll taxes would still … Read more
New World screwworm has been detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the U.S. border, putting Texas ranchers, veterinarians and federal animal health officials on alert for a pest the United States eradicated decades ago. The latest confirmed case was found in a 5-year-old goat in Coahuila, Mexico, according to CBS News, citing USDA data. … Read more
CDC data show that an estimated 15.5 million U.S. adults, or 6.0% of adults, reported a current ADHD diagnosis in 2023. Today, that number matters because adult ADHD now affects primary care, workplace accommodations, telehealth policy, pharmacy access, and everyday family life. The CDC finding also makes one point hard to ignore: ADHD is not … Read more