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We don't always behave the way economic models say we will. We don't save enough for retirement. We give money to charity. This week, why we act in ways that go against our "rational" self-interest.

Nearly 41% of jobs in the state's food and accommodation industry have been lost. The overall levels are comparable to the Great Depression, says David Schmidt, a state economist.

Here are some key points about what the latest moves by Beijing and Washington may mean for Hong Kong.

All participants who were set to run in the event initially slated for April 20 and later pushed back to Sept. 14 will have the opportunity to participate in an online alternative.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Friday will hear the government's appeal for a retrial in the case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.

Relaxed regulations in response to the pandemic means more access to addiction treatment medications. But recovery programs are accepting fewer people, and the danger of overdose remains high.

The legal cases argue that online classes don't have the same value as on-campus ones.

Brazil has the world's second-highest number of COVID-19 cases after the U.S. The rise in cases comes as São Paulo, the state with the highest number of deaths, prepares to ease some restrictions.

Hong Kong is supposed to be a semiautonomous enclave of China, "one country, two systems." But China is moving to impose a sweeping national security law on the city, which critics say is illegal.

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who planted a knee on the black man's neck, has been detained by state officials. For days, a video of the arrest has elicited fury across the country.