This article is part of Times Opinion’s 2025 Giving Guide. A few years ago, I wrote that “some of the most important and impactful work we can do as citizens takes place in our own communities.” I ...

The list of troubles facing local news operations seems to go on forever. The rise in big box stores and ecommerce has made local newspaper retail advertising almost superfluous. The long-term decline ...

As agent-based AI systems grow more sophisticated, developers are moving well beyond basic Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) into a new era of autonomous, tool-integrated, and multi-agent ...

Six days into the SNAP suspension, the story around Connecticut is pretty much the same all over: lines of cars stretching down suburban streets, hundreds of people waiting in parking lots and lots of ...

As millions of Americans brace for potential disruption to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the federal government shutdown, families across the country are confronting a ...

As the governor and state transportation officials announced plans to design a rebuilt Interstate 90 overpass near Cle Elum, several Kittitas County officials are asking the state to pause and ...

SEATTLE — As more than 900,000 Washingtonians prepare to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by Nov. 1, local nonprofits are sharing resources and guidance for ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Local families are feeling the financial impact of the government shutdown. Nearly a month into the shutdown, WRBL News 3 circled back with a local man who is helping families ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The government shutdown reached its 27th day, and the USDA warned that SNAP benefits will end if the shutdown continues. More than 100,000 people in Rochester rely on SNAP, according ...

Oct 24 (Reuters) - European rating agency Scope downgraded the United States' credit rating by a notch on Friday, citing sustained deterioration in public finances and a weakening of governance ...

Microsoft has introduced a new device category with Copilot+. Only laptops with a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU), at least 16 GB of RAM and a fast NVMe SSD fulfil the minimum requirements.