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Driving less, canceling vacations, and tightening budgets: All the ways Americans are coping with soaring gas prices

Drivers are long past the point where higher gasoline costs start influencing behavior.

By Tristan BoveMay 8, 2026
Airfare is up 15%, gas is past $4, and SAP Concur data shows business travel is quietly breaking
Airfare is up 15%, gas is past $4, and SAP Concur data shows business travel is quietly breaking
By Catherina GioinoMay 8, 2026
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The job market is healing for everyone—except in the office
By Eva RoytburgMay 8, 2026
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Trump wants to repaint a historic landmark. Preservationists say it will destroy it—and cost taxpayers $7.5m
By The Associated Press and Darlene SupervilleMay 8, 2026
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Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs, telling public to draw their own conclusions
By Collin Binkley, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressMay 8, 2026
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Whirlpool has a word for what the Iran War is doing to its industry: recession
By Nick LichtenbergMay 8, 2026
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The Best Online Personal Trainers of 2026: In-Depth Workout Coaching at Home
HealthThe Best Online Personal Trainers of 2026: In-Depth Workout Coaching at Home
By Emily PharesMay 8, 2026
Goldman Sachs’ tech boss says tracking individual AI usage isn’t useful. He just watches how fast his 12,000 engineers move from idea to production
AIGoldman Sachs’ tech boss says tracking individual AI usage isn’t useful. He just watches how fast his 12,000 engineers move from idea to production
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 8, 2026
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Politics‘Close to zero’: Schools are spending tens of millions banning phones from classrooms, but test scores aren’t improving
By Jake AngeloMay 8, 2026
Iran may have a higher tolerance for economic pain—but the pain is excruciating as regime reveals 100% inflation in just days on some items
EconomyIran may have a higher tolerance for economic pain—but the pain is excruciating as regime reveals 100% inflation in just days on some items
By Jason MaMay 8, 2026
Vincent Clerc speaks in front of a picture of a port.
EnergyThe CEO of Maersk, which ships 14% of everything you buy, said the Iran war is adding $500 million in monthly costs it’s trying not to pass down
By Sasha RogelbergMay 8, 2026
Shivon Zilis was caught between Elon Musk, OpenAI, and motherhood
NewslettersShivon Zilis was caught between Elon Musk, OpenAI, and motherhood
By Emma HinchliffeMay 8, 2026
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CybersecurityStudent hackers get revenge on final exams as ‘ShinyHunters’ takes down nearly 9,000 schools study software
By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated PressMay 8, 2026
Michael Saylor says remarks about selling Bitcoin were intended to jam short-sellers and ‘haters’ 
CryptoMichael Saylor says remarks about selling Bitcoin were intended to jam short-sellers and ‘haters’ 
By Ben WeissMay 8, 2026
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PoliticsMelania Trump in unusual White House statement: ‘the lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today’
By Collin Binkley, Will Weissert and The Associated PressApril 10, 2026
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SuccessUnited Airlines CEO judges candidates by whether pilots would want to go on a four-day trip with them: ‘If you say no, then they’re out’
By Emma BurleighApril 10, 2026
Ukraine will have the most important defense industrial base in the free world, former CIA chief predicts
InnovationUkraine will have the most important defense industrial base in the free world, former CIA chief predicts
By Jason MaApril 10, 2026
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Politics‘It’s really slapdash’: Trump administration coughs up to egregious errors to justify New York health fraud probe
By The Associated Press and Ali SwensonApril 10, 2026
‘Babies become sitting ducks’: Babies too young for vaccines remain vulnerable in measles ‘hotbed’ communities
Health‘Babies become sitting ducks’: Babies too young for vaccines remain vulnerable in measles ‘hotbed’ communities
By The Associated Press, Laura Ungar and Devi ShastriApril 10, 2026
Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies
InnovationSchools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 10, 2026
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Politics‘This utter lack of communication and consultation flies in the face of federal law’: states push against immigration detention plans
By The Associated Press and Heather HollingsworthApril 9, 2026
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EnergyClaudia Sheinbaum wants Mexico to start fracking to get away from Trump’s natural gas. But she won’t call it that
By María Verza and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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PoliticsThe cease-fire that wasn’t: Here’s why Trump and Iran never really agreed to the same terms
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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CybersecurityTrump’s ‘cease-fire’ won’t stop Iranian hackers for long, cyber experts say
By David Klepper and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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PoliticsDemocrats begin to realize that an illegal war and a threat of genocide are grounds for Trump’s removal
By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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PoliticsAI-savvy pro-Iran groups troll America with Lego Movie-style propaganda videos mocking American failure
By Sam McNeil and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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LawA serial killer stalked Long Island’s Gilgo Beach for 30 years. A blank-faced 62-year-old architect just pleaded guilty
By Michael R. Sisak and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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Politics‘In rural, urban, red, blue, Democrats have overperformed everywhere’: GOP wakes up to freight train heading their way
By Scott Bauer, Jeff Amy, Jonathan J. Cooper and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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EnvironmentU.S. just had its hottest March ever, in records dating back 132 years
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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EuropeEuropean far-right loved Trump for years until he went to war next door in Iran
By Nicholas Riccardi, Justin Spike and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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EnergyOil climbs back toward $100 a barrel, stock futures fall as Wall Street digests botched cease-fire
By Chan Ho-Him, Matt Ott and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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PoliticsTrump and Iran both claim they have a cease-fire. They don’t agree on what they agreed to
By Jon Gambrell, Elena Becatoros and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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PoliticsTrump’s journey from ‘annihilation’ to ‘PEACE’ in one day rested on realization of a long-term battle to control Strait of Hormuz
By Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert, Josh Boak, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
Photo: A fireball rises from a building hit by an Israeli airstrike in the area of Abbasiyeh, on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on April 8, 2026. Lebanon's army warned people against returning to the country's south on April 8, where the Israeli military is still launching attacks, as Israel said the ceasefire with Iran did not include its conflict with Hezbollah. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP via Getty Images)
PoliticsToo much fire, not enough cease: Iran tightens its grip on global oil trade on eve of peace talks
By Jim EdwardsApril 9, 2026
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 04, 2025 in New York City.
PoliticsWithin a day, the Iran-U.S. ceasefire began breaking down. Markets shrugged
By Eva RoytburgApril 8, 2026
How dual incomes and the tech boom turned the upper middle class into America’s biggest income group
Personal FinanceHow dual incomes and the tech boom turned the upper middle class into America’s biggest income group
By Sam Klebanov and Morning BrewApril 8, 2026
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North AmericaLess than a year after ditching its famous ‘bags fly free’ policy, Southwest is hiking prices again
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressApril 8, 2026
The U.S. just had its hottest March in 132 years. Scientists say to buckle up for the rest of the year
EnvironmentThe U.S. just had its hottest March in 132 years. Scientists say to buckle up for the rest of the year
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressApril 8, 2026
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Economy‘You can never really catch up’: The Iran war is exacerbating already high grocery bills, and it will only get worse if the war continues, experts say
By Jacqueline MunisApril 8, 2026
Fired Universities of Wisconsin president says he was ‘blindsided’ and still hasn’t been given a reason
LawFired Universities of Wisconsin president says he was ‘blindsided’ and still hasn’t been given a reason
By Scott Bauer and The Associated PressApril 8, 2026
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SuccessA Wall Street bank is giving workers earning under $100K over $6,000 in cash to get on the property ladder
By Emma BurleighApril 8, 2026
Current price of oil as of April 8, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of April 8, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerApril 8, 2026
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PoliticsTrump agrees 2-week ceasefire, says Iran has proposed a ‘workable’ 10-point peace plan
By Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 7, 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (
PoliticsMarkets cheer as Trump says he’s in ‘heated negotiations’ over a new Pakistani two-week ceasefire plan 
By Eva RoytburgApril 7, 2026
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