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Science Says Teens Need More Sleep. So Why Is It So Hard to Start School Later?

High school classes start so early around this city that some kids get on buses at 5:30 in the morning.

Using Opioid Settlement Cash for Police Gear Like Squad Cars and Scanners Sparks Debate

Policing expenses mount quickly and in many cases, state and local governments are turning to a new means to pay those bills: opioid settlement cash.

Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider.

It’s annual open enrollment time again for the 65 million Americans covered by Medicare, the federal health program for older people and some people with disabilities.

Job Growth Shows Strong Labor Market

The United States added 336,000 new jobs in September, according to the monthly report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average hourly wages rose 4.2 percent from a year earlier and by 7 cents, or 0.2 percent, compared to August.

Indigenous Peoples Day Offers a Reminder of Native American History

For the third year, the United States will officially observe Columbus Day alongside Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 9, 2023.

Social Security Chief Orders Broad Review of Benefit Overpayments

The federal agency that oversees Social Security announced Wednesday that it will review the way it handles “overpayments” — money it sends beneficiaries that it later determines they weren’t entitled to receive.

The Fight for 2% − How Residuals became a Sticking Point for Striking Actors

Streaming disrupted the entire entertainment industry, upending the DVD-purchasing, film-renting, moviegoing model of decades past.

Save Billions or Stick With Humira? Drug Brokers Steer Americans to the Costly Choice

Tennessee last year spent $48 million on a single drug, Humira — about $62,000 for each of the 775 patients who were covered by its employee health insurance program and receiving the treatment.