‘It’s going to hurt’: How a surging student-loan payment is reshaping a family’s future
The Sprague family is determining the sacrifices they need to make to navigate higher student-loan payments. Alyssa Pointer for BIJodi...
From AI FOMO to AI hangover: corporate America is taking a long, hard look in the mirror right now
Companies in 2026 are expected to spend over $2.5 trillion on AI, a 47% increase on 2025. This is a...
‘High Value Target’: Hunting for Saddam Hussein, and the Truth
The capture and interrogation of Saddam Hussein after the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 did not go smoothly. Neither...
Want to Entice New Residents? Offer Cash, for a Start.
After years of working to turn around the sinking population of Lincoln County, Kan., Kelly Gourley decided to try something...
Costco’s newest store is about to open in SoCal after years of litigation
After years of litigation and anticipation, Camarillo is getting its own Costco Wholesale outpost. Michael Okuma, Costco’s director of real...
Park officials pushed for a Grand Canyon trail to remain closed. Then the floods came.
Before a deadly flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon at the end of August, several National Park Service officials...
From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere
Editor’s note: After more than a decade, this is the last WIRED Security News This Week. “The roundup,” as we...
Why Mokha, Historic Port That Shaped the Coffee Trade, Is a Prize in Yemen’s War
Long before it was captured by Houthi forces this week in Yemen’s civil war, the centuries-old Red Sea port of...
The administration’s growing arrogance is not patriotism
This weekend, Baltimore celebrates “Defenders’ Day” honoring the brave Americans who withstood a heavy barrage by British naval forces at...
D.C. police union, Alexandria leaders voice concerns over Flock technology
The national blowback against Flock license-plate readers is also hitting the Washington region, with D.C.’s police union and leaders in...
