In 2024, 54% of Americans defined themselves as being part of the middle class, which is a decrease from previous years. As the economy changes, the debate over what actually constitutes the middle ...

Emma Kanjorski doesn’t consider herself an advanced AI user—at least compared with some of her fellow 2026 graduates. She avoided ChatGPT for much of her time at the University of Vermont because she ...

The Pentagon is releasing “never-before-seen” files on UFOs. The files, many of which have been under wraps for decades, can now be accessed by anyone online. The statement went on to blame previous ...

If you've used a credit or debit card to pay for your groceries at Trader Joe's, you may be eligible to receive a payout as part of a $7.4 million class action lawsuit settlement. The California-based ...

The federal tax deadline is April 15 for most taxpayers, but you can file an IRS tax extension, which pushes the filing due date to October 15. However, you still must pay your tax balance by the ...

When I was a teenager in the early 1980s, I realized the potential of using video games in education. The same high school classmates who couldn’t pass a test at school could somehow remember what ...

March 24 (UPI) --Late professional wrestler Sid Eudy, better known by his ring names Sid Vicious, Sid Justice and Sycho Sid, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2026. WWE made the ...

Matthew Schmitz is the editor of Compact. The scourge of rising antisemitism in recent years has found its latest manifestation in the government’s release of millions of files about sex offender ...

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...

Members of the Class of 2020 still aren’t over the COVID-19 pandemic canceling their graduation. Apparently they never stop bringing it up, according to TikTok. Now their complaints are being used as ...

Two dozen journalists. A pile of pages that would reach the top of the Empire State Building. And an effort to find the next revelation in a sprawling case. Interview by Patrick Healy With Steve ...

For obvious reasons, the secretive world of intelligence agencies and the people who revolve in its orbit remains opaque. So much so, that some of those people may not even be aware of any involvement ...