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What travelers should expect when the U.S. reopens its international air and land borders next week.

The pandemic has seen far fewer students go to college — that trend continued this fall, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

You probably can't go to class or the office without someone talking about Netflix's latest hit, Squid Game. Created by Hwang Dong-Hyuk, the survival series has taken the world completely by storm, and even though it hasn't been out for the long

Venues, vendors and planners are feeling the squeeze.

Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of California.

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A trove of data reveals that when people moved away from dense and expensive metro areas during the pandemic, many didn’t go far.

Podcasters might increasingly question whether Spotify’s $$$ is worth limiting their exposure on other platforms.

Molly Doyle stretches her shoulder as she preps a syringe of Versed — a brand of midazolam drug engineered to sedate patients for medical procedures. The pediatric dentist is prepping for her first of three procedures for the day. This one is the last four of 12 crowns on a 4-year-old child…

Our everyday routines changed over the past year, and with the 2020 American Time Use Survey, we can see by how much.

Sales of masks surged 24% for the week ended Tuesday. Analysts expect the sales to jump even more after the updated CDC guidance

Crank out the piggy bank... If you're still signing field trip forms, a $300 check could be on its way. Today, the US government starts sending...

Apple Pay purchases could soon be broken up into installments

The partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., has plunged older beachside condos and high-rise buildings like it into a swirl of apprehension.

Restrictions on most indoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic turned our entire society inside out — literally. Parks, campgrounds and secluded short-term rentals filled up. Bicycles, roller skates and RVs sold out. Michigan businesses have dealt with pandemic-enforced restrictions and…

It's not your imagination: Everyone is suddenly skating. As COVID-19 public health measures restricted indoor activities, outdoor recreation flourished, and people explored new ways of safely getting beyond their four walls and moving their bodies for physical and mental wellness.   Seems skating has gotten an extra boost, too, from TikTok and Instagram, where reels of neat tricks set to peppy music have inspired people to lace up some skates for the first time — or for the first time in a while. (That is, if they can find a pair: The Wall Street Journal reported in March that the roller skate supply chain is one of many that's been kinked up by a surge in demand.) Local skate parks, which have proliferated in recent years, have been bustling. We sent photographer Nic Antaya to some area skating hot spots to capture the view of the world on four wheels. It's a study of motion, merriment and crowds in public spaces again, in the best way. This story is part of a special report on Michigan's outdoor economy.  — Amy Elliott Bragg

It's targeting premium travelers with more amenities

Homebuyers looking for a new spot to lay their head at night in Metro Detroit are competing for one of the limited number of houses for sale. But added to the mix: investors, who are also vying to buy homes from the same historically low pot. Their inverse goal: a spot for others to lay their heads…

Retail’s set up for a strong post-pandemic recovery

NEW YORK (AP) — Yummy, a 12-year-old Labrador retriever, is in Petco's San Diego offices so much he has his own title. “We call him the chief dog officer,” says CEO Ron Coughlin, the real top dog at Petco, who brings Yummy to work every day.

NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans start to go out and update their wardrobes, jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co. is enjoying a resurgence in denim. That has helped the company upgrade its fiscal first-half outlook and has pushed shares of Levi’s about 30% higher so far this year.

How long will chicken reign supreme? Who wins between lemon and lime? Is nonfat ice cream really ice cream? Does grapefruit ever make a comeback? Find out in these charts.

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