GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance.

The chair of the City Council introduced a measure last month that would mandate using online software to enable better ...

The so-called desktop first appeared on a home computer in 1981, with the release of the Xerox 8010 Star Information System. That device pioneered the graphical-user interface, or G.U.I., a convenient ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

HUNTINGTON — Residents of Huntington can now see where the city allocates its funds in the comfort of their home. The city is now a part of the West Virginia State Auditor’s Open Checkbook program, ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – People in Huntington will now be able to see how much the city spends -- and on what. Mayor Patrick Farrell said the city has officially joined the state’s Open Checkbook ...

A person was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a building late Tuesday night in Charleston, West Virginia. As kids sit in class and use their digital devices for schoolwork, the dangers ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Consumers' Checkbook is out with its list of 65 things most people probably shouldn't pay for. "A lot of these items are marketed very successfully, and they seem like good ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — Last July, around a conference room table inside Jones AT&T Stadium, the Texas Tech football braintrust laid the foundation for a roster budget that would surpass that of the 2024 ...

Iran’s nuclear program has been a long-standing problem. Many US presidential administrations have struggled with it, as have many international organizations and foreign governments. To help makes ...

Who doesn’t love freebies? Consumers’ Checkbook staffers sifted through member benefits and discovered dozens of free, often little-known perks. Until July 5, Star Tribune readers can access the full ...