Inheritance tax is the gift that keeps on giving to the chancellor but for families mourning loved ones it can be a complicated minefield to get right at an already difficult time, with an avalanche ...

When racism is normalized or excused, children take note. They learn who is protected, who is not, and how quickly adults are willing to move on. That is why the recent circulation of racist imagery ...

Receiving an inheritance is both a blessing and a challenge. When emotions and finances collide, it’s easy to make impulsive decisions that can harm your long-term financial security. If you’re not ...

Break out the No. 2 pencils, kids. Cursive handwriting, long mourned as a lost art, is coming back to New Jersey schools thanks to one of Gov. Phil Murphy’s final acts. A new state law signed Monday ...

Amanda Lee McCarty, sustainability consultant and host of the Clotheshorse podcast, remembers fixing a tear on her Forever 21 shirt with a stapler—just long enough to get through the workday before ...

Q: I'm the executor of my wife's estate. She died some time ago in Texas, and she left a significant part of her estate to her three children. One of the children was estranged from her and has ...

The university is reviewing courses under new rules restricting teaching about race and gender. Administrators told a philosophy professor to cut some lessons on Plato to comply. By Alan Blinder ...

It seems appropriate that America, the richest, most powerful nation in human history, has an entire holiday dedicated to giving thanks. Those to whom much is given find it hard to keep track of all ...

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...

This essay is excerpted from a new Chronicle special report, “Leading in the AI Era,” available in the Chronicle Store. E arlier this year Ohio State University announced an AI Fluency program, ...

The IRS has quietly altered regulations affecting how inheritances passed to children are taxed, potentially leading to higher tax burdens on assets left in irrevocable trusts. This shift, which could ...