Over the past few years, the tech industry’s plans for artificial intelligence have grown from ambitious to outright treacherous, with the amount of money invested in the space so high it now poses a ...

The national debt has grown to more than $37 trillion. There is mounting concern in some quarters over how soon the ballooning debt will impact the lives of everyday Americans. As Paul Solman explains ...

We look into the mental health crisis affecting American youth. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. The numbers are staggering. Nearly one in four 17-year-old boys in the United States has ...

UnitedHealth Group’s incredible fall this year looks less and less like a temporary problem. In the nearly six months since the stock of the Eden Prairie-based health care company crashed, it has ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its ...

Parkinson’s disease — which causes poor balance and stiff movement — affects an estimated 1 million Americans. That number is expected to rise by 20% in the next few years. While there’s no sure-fire ...

Teacher shortages aren’t just a problem for the United States. There’s a “global crisis” in finding and keeping educators. That’s what education leaders at the United Nations World Summit on Teachers ...