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Gas cost calculator: Find out how much gas price increases have cost you since the start of the war

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After nearly four months of war, does your wallet feel lighter? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Since the war started, Americans have spent an additional $33 billion on gasoline, according to a Brown University estimate. Increased gas prices have resulted in higher monthly expenses for … Read more

What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2026? Find out if banks, USPS and stores are operating.

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Many Americans will have the day off on Friday, June 19, to celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. While most stores will remain open, some services will be unavailable. The stock market and most banks will be closed on Friday. While many stores will remain open, make sure to check local … Read more

Researchers using Webb telescope find

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Researchers studying the universe’s “Pink Planet” have discovered an unexpected feature in its atmosphere: clouds made of salt.  A team of astronomers led by Northwestern University used the James Webb Space Telescope to discover a salty cloud atmosphere unlike anything previously observed. The findings were published Thursday in The Astronomical Journal. The so-called Pink Planet, … Read more

How to find the highest CD interest rate this June

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There are multiple effective ways savers can find a high CD interest rate this June. porcorex/Getty Images News this week that the Federal Reserve would continue to keep high interest rates on pause wasn’t the development millions of borrowers were hoping for, but it will maintain the status quo for savers. And that’s been a … Read more

Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to the Battle of Bunker Hill

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BOSTON — Generations of Boston families played and picnicked on the grassy, sloping lawns of the Bunker Hill Monument. Musket balls and other artifacts from one of the American Revolution’s most consequential battles were buried just below their feet the whole time. Inspired by a centuries-old map, archaeologists have been digging in the park that … Read more

Georgia’s vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week

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ATLANTA — When Georgia lawmakers return to the Capitol this week for a special session, they are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making. The election system used throughout the political battleground state relies on a QR code printed on ballots to tally the votes. Legislators passed a law … Read more

Scientists find yeast in frozen mummy’s guts, use it to make sourdough bread

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Yeast has been growing in the guts of a frozen mummy called Oetzi the Iceman for thousands of years, scientists have discovered, telling AFP they used it to make a sourdough bread. More than 5,300 years ago — before the Egyptian pyramids were built — Oetzi was strolling through the Alps on the border of … Read more

This is the main reason some college grads are struggling to find work — and it’s not AI

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Remote work, once seen largely as a pandemic-era perk, is hurting young workers’ employment prospects, economists say.  Work-from-home arrangements account for 64% of the jump in unemployment among young college graduates since the pandemic, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It’s harder for managers to train and mentor young workers when they … Read more