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Retailers have dropped a flurry of financial reports. They paint a messy and conflicting picture about our consumer economy.

President Biden is using his budget to show how he could cut the deficit and still fund his pledges like universal preschool, paid leave and more childcare funding.

Hot summer temperatures can make you anxious and irritable and dull your thinking. Here's what researchers think is going on.

Following in the footsteps of former presidential hopeful and New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Edwards will set off on a 12-city tour of poor America this weekend.

President Bush, in an NPR interview, says the United States will "respond firmly" if Iran escalates its military action in Iraq. "If Iran escalates its military action in Iraq to the detriment of our troops and/or innocent Iraqi people, we will respond firmly," he says.

"The question going forward will be, 'Can we protect the quality of wetlands from the encroachment of development?'"

Most of the country's big unions have already endorsed President Biden for reelection. But not the United Auto Workers. A looming strike draws attention to this tension.

Democrats have already won special Congressional elections in Illinois and Louisiana, districts formerly held by Republicans. GOP officials are concerned about Tuesday's special election in Mississippi. Democrats are trying to take advantage of high gasoline prices and President Bush's low approval ratings to take another seat away from the Republicans.

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) says repealing the law that bans gays from openly serving in the military will hurt the cohesiveness of the armed forces. Duncan, who served in the Marine Corps in both Afghanistan and Iraq, says most people in the military would be uncomfortable if the "don't ask don't tell" policy were repealed.

Two Orleans journalists cover the inner workings of the Cape's outer elbow for their newsletter, EXIT 89.