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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday that he wants his administration to try to fill openings in the state's workforce by recruiting federal workers who might be losing or leaving their jobs as part of President Donald Trump's administration's efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce.

There are some signs of improvement heading into the spring buying season, but President Donald Trump's economic plans complicate the outlook.

Americans looking to escape the big cities are choosing to move to these places, according to a recent study

President Donald Trump's moves to fire thousands of federal government workers have coincided with a surge in jobless claims in Washington, D.C., that could get worse as the efforts intensify.

The Freddie Mac House Price Index tracks 384 metro area housing markets. Here's what the latest data shows.

"The top metro areas for STEM professionals have high-quality schools, an abundance of jobs and high pay," one analyst said

Central Florida retirement community, The Villages, is known as a GOP stronghold as voter data shows a majority of residents supported Republicans in the 2024 election.

Unstable federal funding puts at risk the government statistics used to track the U.S. economy and population, officials and data users warn. That's before any cuts by President Trump and Congress.

Weather forecasters and public bodies issued health and power loss warnings Tuesday as a "rare winter storm" gripped part of the southern and eastern U.S.

Among the nation's 200 largest housing markets, these 65 metro areas now have active housing inventory above 2019 pre-pandemic levels.

The storm caused thousands of flights and dozens of train trips to be delayed or canceled. At Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, all runways were closed Monday evening.

Sacramento is sometimes passed over, but Travel and Leisure argues that "travelers are finally taking California's capital city seriously."

New York police are investigating a fatal immigrant gang stabbing in Lower Manhattan that left one teenager dead and another injured.

Americans are increasingly flocking to the outermost edges of metropolitan areas - beyond the suburbs and into rapidly growing so-called 'exurbs'.

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America isn't one unified whole but rather a mosaic of lived experiences. Researchers identify Ten Americas, each defined by a complex web of race, geography, and income, where life expectancy, a broad measure of health, is not a melting pot at all. The inequities that shape our health defy simple categorization.

Not long ago, Polk County's biggest draw was citrus. The Florida county produces more boxes of citrus than any other in the state. But last year more people moved there than to any other U.S. county. The migration reflects a growing trend all over the country: the rise of far-flung exurbs. Communities on the outskirts of metro areas were some of the fastest-growing last year. The U.S. Census Bureau says it's an…

<p>Homeowners and renters in the Chicago area who were left with <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2024/08/08/chicago-weather-record-tornadoes-july-15-derecho-storm" target="_blank" >disaster</a>-related damages in July have two weeks left to apply for assistance.</p><p>Those whose homes were damaged by the storms, tornadoes or flooding between July 13-15 could qualify for assistance from…

A Los Angeles Dodgers fan is in critical condition after falling from the third floor of a building during the team's World Series parade celebration Friday, according to reports.

Lakeshore property in Minnesota is typically expensive and can be an hours-long drive from the metro area. But compromising for a view of the water instead of private shoreline provides some more affordable and suburban options.