NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live?

Millions of Americans are bracing themselves for a significant hike in their 2026 health insurance premiums without the subsidies at the center of the government shutdown battle. It comes as insurance ...

SNAP benefits at risk due to the government shutdown, the AG putting Big Tech on trial, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x Jacob McDonald knows he’s lucky to have a good health insurance plan through ...

U.S. businesses are facing the biggest health-insurance cost increases in at least 15 years, after already-steep boosts in recent years that have pushed the annual expense for family coverage high ...

A survey shows employers expect a sharp increase in benefit costs for next year, and many will want workers to shoulder more of the burden. By Reed Abelson Employees of large and small companies are ...

In 2026, Disney expects to shutter Hulu as a standalone app and service — and fully merge Hulu into Disney+. Why did the Mouse House decide to essentially sunset the Hulu platform, which some users ...

HBO Max is crossing the Pond in a new promotional pact with BritBox, the streamer specializing in U.K. TV dramas, comedies and murder mysteries. From Aug. 1 through Sept. 29, HBO Max in the U.S. will ...

The Howard Center, a nonprofit in Chittenden County and Vermont’s largest health care provider dedicated to supporting people with substance use disorder, mental health issues and developmental needs, ...

Abstract: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)-based joint radar communication (JRC) systems have signal distortion when the transmit signal has a high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR).

Cost advantage allows firms to achieve higher profit margins by maintaining lower production costs than rivals. Businesses can expand market share by pricing products below competitors without ...

Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch, in his first solo outing as head of a newly stand-alone publicly traded company, sketched out an era of lower costs, ownership of shows, more bundling and deals with networks ...