The American economy is a consumer economy. These days, consumer spending accounts for around 70% of the gross domestic product. And what's GDP? It's the economic output of a nation - the added-up ...

Ahead of the holidays, NPR staffers give their recommendations for some of their favorite books of the year, covering everything from a sci-fi graphic novel to historical fiction.

Tree farmers and the marketing group that supports them want more Americans to buy live-cut trees. A new Home Depot ad gave ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. A Ukrainian ...

A tiny TODAY tradition has brought Christmas cheer in a big way across Rockefeller Center this year. The TODAY family decided to spread their cherished annual tree lighting known as the "Tree on Three ...

Volatile compounds drifting on the breeze. Electrical pulses firing under bark. Scientists are discovering that trees are ...

Representatives have been meeting in Miami this week. LONDON -- American and Ukrainian representatives continued discussions on a possible framework for a peace deal to end Russia's full-scale ...

Target is offering up to 50% off select Christmas trees as part of its Deal of the Day promotion. This one-day sale is only valid for December 5. Other daily deals include discounts on gift wrap, ...

Omar Villafranca is a CBS News correspondent based in Dallas. He joined CBS News in 2014 as a correspondent for Newspath. Before CBS, Villafranca worked at KXAS-TV Dallas-Fort Worth, at KOTV-TV the ...

WASHINGTON — The "One Dollar, One Tree" plan started Friday and runs through the end of January 2026. The initiative, announced by the Bureau of Land Management, reduces the cost of Christmas tree and ...

How do you like your Christmas lights? We all have our preferences, and we’re spoiled for choice, making it easy to decorate our trees exactly the way we want. You can pick white lights, multi-color ...