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Martin Van Buren: Strained Presidency Amid Crisis

Colleen Shogan, former U.S. archivist and editor of the In Pursuit essay series, casts Martin Van Buren as a president caught at a painful turning point in American history. A political heir to Andrew Jackson, Van Buren...

AI to Reshape Over Half of U.S. Jobs, Study Finds

A Boston Consulting Group analysis concludes that artificial intelligence will change the nature of a majority of U.S. jobs in the near term, even if it does not eliminate most positions outright. BCG estimates that AI...

Cost to Raise a U.S. Child Tops $300,000

April 7, 2026 — Raising a child from birth through age 18 now carries an estimated price tag of $303,418, LendingTree reports — the first time their calculation has exceeded $300,000. That total averages about $16,857...

Offset Shot Outside Seminole Hard Rock Casino

Updated: April 7, 2026 — Atlanta rapper Offset (Kiari Cephus) was hospitalized after being shot Monday evening outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, local authorities and his...