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BankingThe yellow brick road from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is a gold allegory with a deeper message that’s been overlooked for years
By David McWilliamsNovember 16, 2025
LawThe lawyer who literally wrote the legal terms for the end of the Civil War is finally a member of the New York State Bar, 130 years after his death
By Carolyn Thompson and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2025
PoliticsIs American history reminding you of dark, tumultuous periods from the past? Consider the Gilded Age of the late 19th century
By Robert A. Strong and The ConversationNovember 10, 2025
FinanceTop economist says it’s ‘panic season’ in markets and it’s your fault for taking summer vacation. Blame the ‘harvest time’ mentality
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 10, 2025
By Chris MorrisJune 25, 2025
TechCar safety tests are still using the same 47-year-old crash test dummy modeled after a 5-foot-9 man, even though women are more likely to be injured
By Jeff McMurray and The Associated PressJune 23, 2025
Finance15 years ago, a software developer paid for two pizzas with 10,000 bitcoin. Those pies would be worth $1.1 billion today
By Alan Suderman and The Associated PressMay 22, 2025
By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak and The Associated PressMay 5, 2025
PoliticsWhat’s inside the 10,000 pages of records Trump released on Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 18, 2025
By The Associated Press and Bill BarrowApril 1, 2025
PoliticsNewly released JFK assassination records show details of covert CIA operations in Cuba but ‘nothing points to a second gunman’
By John Hanna, Jamie Stengle and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2025
PoliticsTrump administration release of JFK assassination records did not include two-thirds of the promised files, event expert says
By Jamie Stengle and The Associated PressMarch 19, 2025
PoliticsIllinois debated ditching its 110-year-old state flag—but voters overwhelmingly prefer a design that experts ‘hate’
By The Associated Press and John O'ConnorMarch 14, 2025
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