Lower-income Americans hit hardest by gas price spike, widening inequalities, study finds

WASHINGTON — Lower-income Americans sharply reduced their gas consumption in the month following the Iran war, yet spiking prices still forced them to spend more at the pump, worsening the economy’s economic disparities, new research released Wednesday showed. Higher-income households, meanwhile, ratcheted up their spending on gas while barely reducing their consumption, according to a … Read more

TSA callouts hit Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans hardest, 450 officers have quit nationwide

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the Senate weighs the new paths forward to end the 38-day government shutdown Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security is blasting Democrats for “the safety, dependability, and ease of our air travel at risk.” The first spring travel weekend airport chaos has subsided in the Transportation … Read more

For Duke students, the hardest exam they take all year is for basketball tickets

At Duke University, there’s one exam students spend weeks studying for — and still consistently fail. But this test has nothing to do with engineering or science. Instead, they must prove their knowledge of the subject that reigns supreme on campus: basketball. Follow along for live coverage of Friday’s games The questions start simple. List … Read more