As Social Security fund runs dry, some Republicans say it’s time to raise taxes

 (Nathan Howard/Reuters)

Raising the payroll tax is emerging as a popular fix — even in the anti-tax GOP — to fend off deep cuts in retirement benefits.

By Steve Thompson

Smithsonian chief to retire as Trump fights to reshape the institution

Citing ‘ethnic cleansing,’ U.K. bars import of goods from Israeli West Bank settlements

‘He needs to go’: What drives the chaos in Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department

Veterans and Democrats intensify fight against Trump’s planned arch

As Canada’s countertariffs kick in, Trump’s escalating threats draw political rebuke

The surprising science of how focusing your attention may fight inflammation

The extraordinary flight that saved a snakebite victim after 9/11

King sends letter to clarify Harry and Meghan’s status in U.K.

Did we make it too hard to get a mortgage after 2008? A new report says yes.

With Ohio’s governorship up for grabs, a toxic race turns violent

Jerome Powell’s four rules for surviving Trump

Husband wants to end 50/50 split now that he’s the one earning less

AI has gone back to school, too. Here’s what parents should know.

 (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Tips from school leaders, researchers and technology experts on how to navigate artificial intelligence at your child’s school this year.

By Lauren Lumpkin

What this economist wants you to know about college costs

Why so many high schoolers take college courses — and their warnings for others