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Why Your Paycheck Feels Smaller

BEN CASSELMAN, NOUR IDRISS, SUTTON RAPHAEL AND STEPHANIE SWART

Ben Casselman, our chief economics correspondent, explains why wages are not keeping up with inflation and what that means for American workers and the economy.

WATCH: Man puts new twist on Adirondack chair for kitties

Retiree Curtis McIff volunteers his woodworking skills to build chairs for cats at a local animal sanctuary in Utah.

US and allied forces kick off combat drills with Philippines despite US focus on Iran

The United States and the Philippines have kicked off of their largest combat exercises in an annual display of allied military might

WATCH: Skydiver slams into Virginia Tech scoreboard, dangles by parachute

A parachutist performing during a Virginia Tech spring football game crashed into the stadium's scoreboard and was left dangling in the air Saturday.

WATCH: Hot air balloon and its passengers end up in a tiny backyard

A backyard in Temecula, California, became an unexpected landing pad for a hot air balloon with a basket of 13 passengers, who masterfully landed.

WATCH: Hot air balloon makes emergency landing in family’s backyard

A hot air balloon with 13 people on board safely made an emergency landing in a Southern California family's backyard.

WATCH: ‘Penguin under your car?’ sign proves effective

A sign reminding drivers to check under their cars for penguins proved its worth at a South African beach known for its penguin population.

WATCH: Principal who stopped potential mass shooting crowned prom king

Principal Kirk Moore was already being hailed as a hero after authorities said he stopped a mass shooting at Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma. Now he's being hailed as prom king.

WATCH: Sea lion borrows tourists’ backpacks for naptime

A sleepy sea lion decided that some tourists' backpacks lined up on a bench in the Galapagos Islands made for the perfect spot to take a nap.

Influencers Are Spinning Nicotine as a ‘Natural’ Health Hack

DANI BLUM

The influencers, many of them aligned with the Make America Healthy Again Movement, say the medical establishment has unfairly demonized the compound.

WATCH: 8 children fatally shot in Louisiana domestic violence incident: Police

A gunman killed eight children, ranging in age from 1 to 14 years old, early Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said, describing the incident as a "domestic disturbance."

Mother and 6 children killed in explosion and fire at central Pennsylvania home

Authorities say a mother and six children ranging in age from 3 to 11 were killed in an explosion and fire at a central Pennsylvania home

Daughter of American woman missing in Bahamas speaks with ABC News

More than two weeks after American Lynette Hooker went overboard and disappeared in the Bahamas, her daughter is speaking out to ABC News.

WATCH: Stunning 'Earthset' captured in new Artemis II footage

Artemis II Mission Commander Reid Wiseman captured stunning footage of the Earth setting behind the Moon.

WATCH: Japan shakes and rattles as earthquake hits off coast

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's coast, prompting tsunami warnings.