Experts suggest the COVID-19 pandemic, technology and chronic absenteeism are potential factors in the decline. The U.S. Education secretary called the results "devastating" and a justification for ...

New Jersey residents saw a rate hike of about 20% on their utility bills earlier this summer and while there are plans for short-term relief, the cause behind the increase isn't going away any time ...

The 2025 holiday shopping season may still be weeks away, but there’s already an unpleasant chill in the air for retailers as they deal with the destabilizing effects of tariffs and trade policies on ...

Beef prices have surged 9% since the beginning of the year, hitting a new record high due to heightened demand and dwindling supplies, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In June, ...

UPDATE: The water regulator meeting scheduled for Thursday has been delayed until Aug. 14. MONTEREY – State regulators on Aug. 14 will decide whether to accept much of the future water supply and ...

The IEA’s medium-term outlook sees global oil supply increase set to far outpace demand growth in coming years. With intensifying geopolitical strains and heightened uncertainty about global economic ...

Healthcare has a daunting and growing supply and demand problem. We have a growing population in the United States and not enough physicians, nurses, allied healthcare providers and technicians. It is ...

The International Energy Agency’s Oil 2025 report, released in June 2025, offers an in-depth medium-term outlook on global oil markets amid intensifying geopolitical tensions and economic ...

In March 2021, one of the world’s biggest container ships, the Ever Given, got stuck in the Suez Canal. The ordeal lasted for six days, but the consequences extended far beyond that. A CNBC article ...

State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...