The meetings between top U.S. and Chinese officials in Geneva represent the first potential efforts to end a trade war that has frazzled financial markets.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission works to protect Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and warnings.

A federal judge in San Francisco appeared ready to temporarily block the Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of the federal government.

State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant outlines how Cal Fire is preparing for the peak of California’s increasingly long and ...

Trump's administration said they want tariffs to boost US manufacturing, and most Americans want more factory jobs here. But what makes us nostalgic for factory work?

Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China are starting talks this weekend in Switzerland. These are the first high-level ...

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" <a href=" and <a href=" have all pledged to reach at least net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. <a href=" set their net-zero deadline for 2040. To understand how these four tech companies could ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost will succeed Pope Francis as the new Pope. He will be named Pope Leo XIV.

The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.

After decades of philanthropy following the success of Microsoft, Bill Gates is winding down his namessake charity. What's he going to do next?

Robin Young brings more than 25 years of broadcast experience to her role as host of Here & Now. She is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has also reported for NBC, CBS and ABC ...