U.S. consumer confidence rose to 91.7 in October 2026 from 84.2 in September, The Conference Board reported October 27, the first increase in four months.
Fewer Americans are losing their jobs than at almost any point in the past five decades, but those who do are waiting longer to get
Veterans Day 2026 falls on Wednesday, November 11, a federal holiday honoring everyone who has served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The National Veterans Day Observance begins at 11 a.m. at Arlington National Cemetery, while post offices and Federal Reserve Banks close for the day. Because the holiday lands midweek, there is no long weekend this year. Key Takeaways The national ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery opens at 11 a.m. with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns. All Post Office locations close and regular mail delivery is suspended on November 11. Federal Reserve Banks and branches
Pumpkin carving remains a core Halloween tradition in 2026, with 42% of consumers planning to carve a jack-o’-lantern, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual
Global nuclear power capacity could more than triple by 2060, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency told the United Nations General Assembly on
The 2026 time change happens on Sunday, November 1, when daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time and clocks fall back one hour
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has reached late September without producing a single hurricane, the first time that has happened since 1914. Six named storms
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) announced on October 15, 2026, that he will introduce the Power to the Players Act. The bill would direct the Federal Trade Commission to write rules
The National Historic Preservation Act turned 60 on October 15, 2026, six decades after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law in 1966. The
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center puts the chance that the current El Niño reaches historic strength during October through December 2026 at 75%, which would make
U.S. employers had 7.1 million job openings at the end of August 2026, down 256,000 from July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on September
DreamWorks Animation’s “Forgotten Island” lifted its review embargo on September 21 to a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, positioning the studio’s 50th animated feature film and
National parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and Bureau of Land Management sites waive standard entrance and day-use fees on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, for Veterans Day. It is the National Park Service’s last fee-free day of the year. Veterans and Gold Star families can also get a free lifetime pass for year-round entry. Key Takeaways The National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management all waive standard entrance or day-use fees on November 11. Free entrance at National Park Service sites on fee-free days applies to U.S. citizens and residents.
A pound of ground roast coffee averaged $9.317 in July 2026, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, just below the record $9.723 set in April. The high prices frame this week’s National Coffee Day on September 29 and the first UN-observed International Day of Coffee on October 1. Key Takeaways BLS data shows ground
Gene-modified pancreatic islet cells transplanted into a patient with long-standing type 1 diabetes have survived and continued producing insulin for more than 14 months without any immunosuppressive drugs, according to peer-reviewed data published on July 13, 2026, in The New England Journal of Medicine. The follow-on publication, authored by clinicians at Uppsala University Hospital in
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate infant botulism outbreak linked to Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula, which was sold at Target stores nationwide. Three infants in California, Washington, and Pennsylvania were hospitalized, and Nara Organics issued a voluntary recall of
A team of researchers at Stanford Medicine has identified a single protein that, when blocked, reverses age-related cartilage loss in joints and prevents osteoarthritis from developing after injury. The discovery, published in the journal Science, could fundamentally change how arthritis is treated and may one day make knee and hip replacements unnecessary for many patients.
The generation gap. It’s a phrase tossed around like a worn frisbee, but what does it really mean? Why do Baby Boomers and Gen Z seem to speak different languages (even if they’re technically texting each other)? This article dives into the generational divide, exploring the stereotypes, the social shifts that shaped these age groups,
The 2026 NFL regular season opens Wednesday, September 9, with the defending Super Bowl LX champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots at Lumen
A study published August 25, 2026, in The BMJ by researchers at Harvard University and Boston University found that at least one in four former
USA Baseball announced a 36-player roster on June 21, 2026, for the 12U National Team Training Camp set to begin June 22 in Cary, North
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup looms, many are wondering what’s next for Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the most iconic footballers in history. With the
The National Retail Federation expects U.S. retail sales in November and December 2026 to grow 4.2% to $1.013 trillion, faster than last year’s 3.1% gain
Anthropic, the San Francisco company behind the Claude AI models, announced on October 18 that it will commit 5% of its shares to a new
An executive order published in the Federal Register on Monday, August 31, declares a national emergency over foreign-produced equipment operating within the United States bulk-power
The unemployment rate for recent college graduates ages 22 to 27 held at approximately 5.6% through the second quarter of 2026, above the national unemployment
Emergency dispatch centers across the United States are deploying artificial intelligence systems that move beyond answering calls to predicting where emergencies will occur before they
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is calling on the United States to establish a federally overseen standards body that would test frontier artificial intelligence models
NTT DATA and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling announced on July 7 that they have deployed a physical AI system directly into the assembly workflow at Hyster-Yale’s
NASA opened its checkbook this week for what the agency is calling the foundation of a permanent American presence on the Moon. At a Tuesday
