Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. The ways in which hair changes as we age aren’t always welcome. Nor are they entirely within our control. “Many changes men and women see in their hair are thought to be the…

The Biden administration marked the close of tax season Monday by announcing it had met a modest goal of getting at least 100,000 taxpayers to file through the Internal Revenue Service’s new tax software, Direct File — an alternative to commercial tax preparers.…

KYIV — When Iran unleashed hundreds of deadly missiles and drones at Israel this weekend, Israelis relied on a crucial tool that Ukraine still does not have: instant, direct assistance from the United States and other partners with military assets in the…

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the “Rust” armorer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for her role in the fatal shooting of the film’s cinematographer, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday by a New Mexico district court judge. A jury had convicted…

Voters in about a dozen states could decide the fate of abortion rights in November with constitutional amendments on the ballot in a pivotal election year — including in several battleground states that will be key to deciding the presidential race and which…

Over the weekend, the New York Times released the latest in its series of national polls conducted by Siena College. Despite the subtle change since the paper’s previous poll — a within-the-margin-of-error lead for Donald Trump narrowed — the release triggered…

NASA announced Monday it is dramatically overhauling its highly anticipated but troubled mission to bring pieces of Mars back to Earth, a move that experts say puts the project on life support. The space agency said it continues to support Mars Sample Return…

NEW YORK — The opening day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial delved deep into his tabloid-fueled sex life, as lawyers and the judge debated how many salacious details jurors should eventually hear as they decide whether he broke the law to cover up hush money…

NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump closed his eyes and at times appeared to nod off Monday afternoon in a Manhattan courtroom, as prospective jurors were instructed on what they would need to do to serve on the jury in his hush money criminal trial.…

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden released their jointly filed 2023 tax returns on Monday, showing a federal adjusted gross income of $619,976 on which they paid $146,629 in federal income tax, an effective rate of 23.7 percent. The White House announced…

In our first episode, the crew discusses the first day of former president Donald Trump's criminal trial in the hush money case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and how jury selection could play out. Plus - why the trial won't be televised…

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for Idaho to broadly enforce a ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, the first time the justices have intervened on the contentious issue of transgender health treatments. While the underlying case concerns…

Last March, a Russian arms maker invited a delegation of Iranians to a VIP shopping tour of its weapons factories. The 17 visitors were treated to lunches and cultural shows and, on the final day, toured a plant that makes products long coveted by Tehran:…

Donald Trump has spent a good part of his public life crafting an alternate reality. Just two days after Trump took office in 2017, adviser Kellyanne Conway set the tone by citing how Trump’s White House had “alternative facts” about the inauguration crowd…

Tyus Jones knows how this looks. At 27, he has been around the league long enough to know that players in his situation — veterans on expiring contracts who get traded to rebuilding teams — generally don’t stay in one place for long. Jones is hoping to be…

As Israel weighs its response to Iran’s unprecedented attack, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said “Iran will face the consequences for its actions,” without providing further details. The Biden administration said the United States would…

The stabbing of a Sydney bishop during a live-streamed church service is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism, police said Tuesday. A teenage boy is in custody after police were called to an Assyrian church in suburban Sydney on Monday evening.…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I’m a mom to a 4- and 6-year-old, and watching my favorite movies growing up is making me nostalgic about my childhood and how free it felt. When I was just a few years older than my daughter, I was riding…

Dear Amy: I’m a sophomore in college. My girlfriend and I met on campus at the beginning of the school year and have been together for six months (we’re both women). We’re making plans for this summer — we’re both looking into working at a beach resort near…