Search results for

Croatia does it again - winning a penalty kick shootout to advance to the semifinals for the second World Cup, eliminating Brazil. Croatia's defense stymied the 5-time champions the entire match.

Special government employees, or SGEs, are typically hired on a temporary basis as experts or consultants or serve as members of federal advisory committees.

U.K.'s Supreme Court has ruled the legal definition of a woman under its equalities law is someone born biologically female. The ruling has big implications for transgender people there.

Trump said on Truth Social he would impose the new tariffs on China if Beijing did not retract a 34% retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods that it announced in response to Trump's initial salvo last Wednesday.

A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.

European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Facebook's parent company hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules.

University of North Carolina Wilmington professors have created a “Teaching with Joy” Network. The teachers and academics in the group meet twice monthly and plan community meet-ups.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Michelle San Antonio of North Creek, NY.

Israel says it was targeting Hezbollah's headquarters and the militant group's top leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who has led the Iran-backed movement for 30 years.

Fifteen years ago this Wednesday, the federal minimum wage went up from $6.55 per hour to $7.25. It hasn't budged since.