Keeping up with America

U.S. drops from top 20 happiest countries list in 2024 World Happiness: Unhappy news for Americans - The United States is no longer among the 20 happiest countries in the world, according to new data from Gallup and its partners.

Boeing doesn't have a choice but to fix safety issues, FAA chief warns: An audit found the company's culture placed more emphasis on mass production than safety standards, FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker told NBC News in an exclusive interview.

Wall Street rises to a record as it waits for the Fed: The S&P 500 rose to a record Tuesday as Wall Street made some of its final moves before hearing what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates.

Elon Musk defends stance on diversity and free speech during tense interview: Tesla CEO tells Don Lemon people should be treated ‘according to their skills and integrity.’

Where are all the teachers? Breaking down America's teacher shortage crisis in 5 charts: A survey conducted by the nonprofit research organization NORC at the University of Chicago, fewer than 1 in 5 Americans would encourage a young person to become a K-12 teacher.

Around the World

Russia plans to evacuate about 9,000 children from a border region because it is being shelled continuously by Ukraine, an official said Tuesday, reflecting Kyiv’s increasing focus on striking targets behind a front line that has barely shifted in recent months.

Lawmakers in Hong Kong pass strict new security law: Plans to enact the bill in 2003 were shelved after mass protests.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Personalization: The Secret Sauce for Business Success

How Technology Is Changing the Way Fans Discover and Consume Content

AMD Fell Today -- Is This a Chance to Buy the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock?

Richer, Wiser, Happier

56% of Americans can't afford a $1,000 emergency expense: We are 'living in a paycheck-to-paycheck nation,' money expert says: The current economic environment is ideal for shopping around for high-yield savings products and building your emergency savings.

Retirement Is Broken — Is a 'Pension Renaissance' Coming to Save Us? | Mary Ellen Cagnassola, Money. As millions of Americans struggle to put away enough money for retirement, economists, lawmakers and workers alike are advocating for the revival of a retirement-planning relic.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

How Mavericks' Dante Exum, a former lottery pick, found his game overseas and made it back to the NBA | The 49ers' Best Addition of the Offseason

Neon Strikes Partnership With Waypoint Entertainment to Finance Mid-Budget Movies | Popeye the Sailor Man live-action movie is coming, 40 years after the dramatically challenging Robin Williams film

Lukas Gage on Why Filming ‘Smile 2’ Was So “Intense” That He Dry-Heaved on Set | 'Road House' remake: Jake Gyllenhaal channels Patrick Swayze

 Life Hacks to Hack Your Life

20 Iconic Things Turning 50 in 2024

I'm a food waste expert — most of these storage 'hacks' on TikTok are wrong

5 Trends in Consumer Online Purchasing Habits

Cillian Murphy's picks: Must-read books from the Oscar winner