The rising cost of gas and higher utility rates are hurting farmers, ride-sharing workers and consumers from coast to coast.

Naseer Paktiawal just returned from burying his brother in Afghanistan. “I didn’t want to bury him here.”

The district’s teachers’ union staged its first walkout in 154 years over larger class sizes, health care costs and support for special education students.

At the worst-performing refineries, report finds operators are not tackling recurring and harmful leaks, leading to public health risk.

Losses in government positions are undermining a critical engine of economic mobility for the Black middle class.

The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere.

Experts say he would likely face a recall, but could still wield power through appointments, vetoes and regulatory boards.

Coordinated bargaining — echoing Hollywood labor fights — helped thousands of workers settle contracts.