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Costco pays $17 an hour after a second raise this year. Starbucks is raising hourly pay to $15 amid a union effort. Major chains are pushing to draw workers, who have shunned a million retail jobs.

Consumer spending rose only slightly in April, as shoppers pushed back against rising prices.

This year's Caldecott medal went to a book about an older sister frustrated when her baby brother "helps." The Newbery went to a middle-grade tale about a time traveler at the turn of the century.

The ruling comes months after the government introduced a plan to deport hundreds of potential asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Immigration lawyers and human rights groups have warned of rights violations.

"Victims include women, children, elderly and persons with disabilities, members and former members of the Iraqi armed forces and police," says a new U.N. report that details 202 mass graves.

The accident occurred Friday evening when a dust storm caused blackout conditions on I-90, a major route in Montana. "What could people do? It really was just panic," a Highway Patrol official said.

Israel's surprise attack in Qatar on Tuesday targeting Hamas' top political leaders was the latest in a campaign aimed at hunting down Israel's top enemies since the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.

The Washington Democrat walked back comments she made over the weekend in which she called Israel a "racist state."

Sometimes, you want to leave the world behind and escape into a book — but if you're in the mood for a good disaster story, we've got a selection of summer reads that are just the right kind of grim.

In its sixth year, our contest handed over the mic to fourth graders for the very first time. We received nearly 2,000 entries from all around the country — and we've narrowed it down to 10 middle school and 10 high school finalists.