Aine Givens

Aine Givens has worked in newspapers, publishing and television. She has lived in Asia, the Middle East, and now New York City. She likes to travel and to rescue pets, and she tries to grow herbs on her city window sills. She’s a news junkie who loves to talk about any story in the headlines.

20 metros where home construction is slowing the most

Builder looking at foundation of a house.

So sweet: How added sugar is skewing US nutrition

Grocery store end caps lined with cereals.

States with the most firearms traced to them by the federal government

Large guns hanging in a gun shop with an American flag on top.

How the pandemic impacted teacher shortages—and ways schools are adapting

An empty classroom.

How heating problems compare among the 15 largest metros

Snow in Chicago’s Millennium Park

10 states with the highest gas consumption

Traffic congestion on a bright sunny highway.

States where truck drivers make the most

CDL Commercial driver Inside of a truck

Business & Economy

Pandemic-related trends driving up auto insurance rates

A backlog of containers are stacked at a port.

100 best dramas of all time, according to critics

Actors Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh in a scene from 'A Streetcar Named Desire.'

The ACT vs. SAT: Battle of the standardized tests

Student taking standardized test