Record Number of Student Loan Borrowers Are in Delinquency and Default
Recently released data from the Education Department showed that by the end of last year, 7.7 million borrowers had defaulted on $181 billion in federal student loans.
Recently released data from the Education Department showed that by the end of last year, 7.7 million borrowers had defaulted on $181 billion in federal student loans.
On a new generation of leaders on the left.
The author talked about adapting his best-selling novel for film, creating the beloved character Rocky and making complex science feel approachable.
Naomi Klein and Ezra Klein discuss what the success of MAGA reveals about the American left.
A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.
The pace of ICE arrests nationwide has topped 1,100 per day on average in 2026, but the rate of arrests has varied across the country in sometimes surprising ways.
From Fordham to Bay Ridge to Hollis, Muslim businesses get ready for Eid al-Fitr, the exultant celebration marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up.
The president’s company is eyeing a site for a golf course and luxury apartments. Will a huge landfill and a troubled project history stand in the way?
The president’s company is eyeing a site for a golf course and luxury apartments. Will a huge landfill and a troubled project history stand in the way?
Women describe conditions that violate longstanding agency guidelines for how pregnant detainees should be treated.
The superstar boy band returns after a four-year hiatus on Friday. The genre it helped turn into a global juggernaut has endured some shifts, and minted new stars.
Across the United States, plasma centers are opening in wealthier areas as more people struggle with the high cost of housing, groceries and health care.
As China and other major suppliers of refined oil in the region restrict exports, import-dependent countries are desperate to secure fuel supplies.
“Let me tell you: There is no doubt in my mind that everything he knows about Pearl Harbor begins and ends with a movie starring Ben Affleck,” Jimmy Kimmel said.
Some people criticized President Trump’s decision to invoke a painful chapter of history. Others worried it might harm U.S.-Japan relations.
During her first visit to the White House, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew praise from President Trump. But the war in the Middle East will test their relationship.
Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, said the nation’s renewable energy system has softened the financial fallout from the war in Iran. The story is more complex.
As the boy band returns on Friday with “Arirang,” listen to key albums and solo releases by its seven members.
Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence.
The $6.2 billion deal consolidates 265 stations in 44 states and Washington.
The National Transportation Safety Board said that it was investigating a “close call” that happened as the planes were landing on Tuesday evening.
The accusations of assault have rattled communities across the country that have revered the labor icon for decades.
The ruling provides temporary relief for 21 states seeking to stop the Trump administration from ending federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-transition care.
The new fund would operate alongside the Amazon founder’s A.I. start-up, Project Prometheus.
A Russian oil tanker is being closely tracked to see if it will challenge the Trump administration’s blockade on Cuba.
President Trump said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel he disapproved of the attack, which sent energy markets reeling. But Israeli officials said the Americans were informed beforehand.
Estefany Maria Rodriguez Florez, who works for a Spanish-language outlet, was released on bond in a case that has raised concerns about press freedom.
Many of America’s founders were fiercely against taking steps that would make its government officials appear like kings, and that included featuring them on the country’s coins.
After the revelations of sex abuse, the public is left to make sense of the labor leader’s work and life.