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Since the pandemic, a study shows the number of super commuters has increased

Super commuting is on the rise as some people opt to trade an extra long commute for cheaper housing, more space and even just a really good morning workout.

'The Indicator from Planet Money': The young trolls of Wall Street are growing up

Retail traders are still buying stocks as much as they were during the pandemic, subverting expectations that they would go away after people returned to work and their pre-COVID lives.

Why the dark, musical-comedy 'The Witch of Konotop' has Ukrainians enthralled

A play about witches is selling out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Critics say that even though the plot takes place centuries ago, the play's takeaways and parallels to today resonate with Ukrainians.

Morning news brief

Republican vice presidential pick J.D. Vance is welcomed by party faithful. Lawmakers plan a series of hearings next week over the Trump assassination attempt. And President Biden has COVID.

Workmen searched through the debris of what was the carpenter shop on the pier at Port in Chicago, Calif. on July 18, 1944 after the building was leveled by the explosion of two munition ships the evening of July 17. Other buildings on the waterfront and in the town itself were shattered by the terrific blast, which was felt 50 miles from the scene.

The Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 1944 WWII port explosion

The blast that happened at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California killed 320 people and injured 400 more.

A car is crushed by a fallen building that hosted the Gansevoort mural that was struck by a tornado, in Rome, N.Y., on Tuesday. Much of the U.S. and Canada is cleaning up or still dealing with a new wave of severe storms that have caused deaths and damage this week from the Plains to New England.

Swath of storms flood the Ozarks and ravage an upstate New York community

The relentless series of storms caused deaths or damage from the Plains to Canada to New England. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power and air conditioning during days of sweltering heat.

President Biden tested positive for COVID while campaigning in Las Vegas

President Biden has tested positive for COVID -- in another setback as he battles mounting questions over his ability to lead and defeat Donald Trump in the 2024 White House race.

Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires

Vance, who has become a darling to the Silicon Valley elite, made inroads in tech and venture capital circles during a stint in San Francisco. Now, Vance is tapping that network to supercharge the Trump re-election bid.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, seen here at the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church in 2009 in New York City.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died

The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died Tuesday at the age of 81.

Kai Trump, 17, stands with her dad Donald Trump Jr., son of former U.S. President Donald Trump on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Kai Trump delivered a short but personal testament to her grandfather at the RNC

Kai Trump, former President Donald Trump's 17-year-old granddaughter, delivered a short but personal testament to him on the RNC stage Wednesday night.

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