Two families are struggling after last Thursday’s violent crash on Highway 12 left a Kennewick man dead and a Burbank man hospitalized. Daniel T. Zarate’s family is preparing for his funeral while Joshua P. Hoover’s relatives are by the side of the 37-year-old father of three for an expected lengthy recovery, according to family members. […]
Madelyn Driver said she and her husband are struggling to find a home in the US that checks all their boxes. Madelyn Driver A Pennsylvania-based couple is struggling to afford a home despite their six-figure incomes. They each work remotely, but expanding their home search across the US hasn’t solved their problem. Some Americans are […]
The eROSITA bubbles balloon over the center of the Milky Way. | Credit: Jeremy Sanders/Hermann Brunner/Andrea Merloni/Eugene Churazov/Marat Gilfanov/IKI/eSASS/MPE Could an invisible planet lurk at the edge of our solar system? Can black holes ricochet through space like intergalactic billiard balls? Did our own galaxy’s black hole “wake up” with a bang millions of years […]
After two full school years of in-person learning following the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, students continue to struggle in advanced math compared with pre-pandemic academic performance scores, according to newly released Texas Education Agency data. While the Austin school district’s test results followed the statewide trend of remaining generally stagnant when compared with last year’s, Austin […]
Douglas Rissing / Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.S. government’s spending habits have reached a new record, and it’s currently more than $34.5 trillion in debt. But owing money is nothing new — it’s a part of the country’s historical narrative. The U.S. has been in debt since its inception, borrowing $75 million from domestic investors and […]
TGI Fridays has struggled recently, closing dozens of restaurants earlier this year. But the company said it’s seeing new success at “travel- and tourism-focused destinations.” A TGI Fridays opened at a hotel in Holywood this week and an airport location is one of its busiest. TGI Fridays says it is leaning into the travel industry […]
In the personal finance subreddit, a user sought advice on a common dilemma many seniors face: selling their home or taking out a reverse mortgage. The user explained that their 73-year-old father struggles to pay off a $45,000 mortgage and a $15,000 HELOC, relying mainly on Social Security and a small pension. They mentioned the […]
In the Orion Nebula lies a host of bizarre, teardrop-shaped objects. They look like strange comets, but are in fact evaporating, planet-forming disks around young stars. Astronomers are perplexed by the existence of these disks, because they should have been destroyed long ago. This puzzling nature, however, makes them enticing targets for study — and […]
With a rising number of Berks County veterans struggling financially, three local entities have partnered to collect food for former military members and raise awareness of their needs. The Veterans Coalition of Pennsylvania, the Berks County Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Pennsylvania Army National Guard are in the midst of a food drive that […]
This article was originally published in Honolulu Civil Beat. Teacher retention and student safety are top of mind for West Maui families and school and union leaders as an academic year marked by deadly wildfires comes to a close. Since August, enrollment at Lahaina’s four public schools has dropped by roughly 1,000 students. Some families […]
Even celebrities and ultrawealthy homeowners can face challenges selling their homes. Take the socialite Sonja Morgan — the starting bid for her NYC home is a fraction of its purchase price. She’s one of many homeowners resorting to auctioning or renting out pricey homes to offload them. The world of luxury real estate may seem […]
Donald Trump often emerges from court with a stack of papers to read from in front of the waiting cameras, but he ran into some problems with one of them on Tuesday. And President Joe Biden’s campaign team was standing by to call him out for struggling with what they called his “emotional support paper.” […]