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Jack Fischer spent more than 100 days aboard the International Space Station in 2017. He described to NPR what being in space for so long does to the body and what it feels like to return home.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage-point in an effort to curb high inflation. Some had called for the Fed to wait after two recent bank failures.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor Party is seeking a second term. His opponent, conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton, wants to become the first political leader to oust a first-term government since 1931.

Markets in Asia opened lower early Friday while oil prices surged after Israel attacked Iran's capital amid the ramping up tensions over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program.

People in Jim Thorpe are now asking questions about whether tourism is imposing on the lives of local residents, or the visitor experience. Officials discuss goals for management in 2024.

Shell's ethane cracker in southwestern Pennsylvania has racked up air quality violations since its start-up and more than 43 malfunctions since 2022.

Pennsylvania is one of 20 states that hasn’t raised the 13-year-old federal minimum wage of $7.25. However, PA is the only such state in the Mid-Atlantic, according to the United States Department of Labor.

The bill has come under intense scrutiny from billionaire Elon Musk, who called it a "disgusting abomination" and threatened to finance challenges to lawmakers who support it.

An experiment with threadfin butterflyfish finds that these fish may experience pleasure while being cleaned by bluestreak cleaner wrasse — suggesting this capacity goes far back in animal evolution.