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Russia's overheating economy is on the cusp of serious cooling, as huge fiscal stimulus, soaring interest rates, stubbornly high inflation and Western...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's health agencies. He's delivering...
President Donald Trump dismissed half the appointed trustees of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ board on Feb 12. The remaining...
To European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Europe is like a Volkswagen Beetle – an iconic car produced by a once-mighty German...
This was a disorienting week for those anxious over how the new Trump administration will fulfill Donald Trump's vow to end the Ukraine war. As the...
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with slashing federal spending, continues...
Japan has not engaged in war since World War II, maintaining a pacifist stance under its post-war constitution. However, rising tensions in East Asia...
Medical researchers left to compile national data by hand, contraceptive guidelines deemed essential by doctors erased, and the nation's largest...
President Donald Trump is testing how far Republicans are willing to go in supporting his supercharged “Make America Great Again” agenda, tearing...
President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions...
In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in California, Colorado, the southern Appalachians and the island of Maui, along with Canada,...
Faced with the first big test of his new administration, Donald Trump wanted to show he was in control. Not just as America's consoler-in-chief, but...
One need only glance at headlines about Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other super-wealthy individuals to understand that wealth in America is...
Arkansas' Republican Gov Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Democratic Gov Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have...
Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and...
Since his re-election, Donald Trump has drawn plenty of attention for neo-annexationist propositions made on social media about the Panama Canal,...
Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe, setting off alarm...
Meta's decision to swap professional U.S. fact-checkers with crowd-sourced moderation has raised fears that Facebook and Instagram could become...
Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed a bilateral science and technology agreement on Dec. 13, 2024....
From the United States to Italy, Britain, and Pakistan, female politicians are increasingly becoming victims of AI-generated deepfake pornography or...
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago....
In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two companies reporting...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
The death of a spy is rarely newsworthy, due to the secrecy surrounding it. But when a white beluga whale suspected of spying for Moscow was found ...
You have likely seen multiple ads for products and services designed to make you more secure online. When you turn on your television, see online...
The Palestinian Authority is determined to score a win against militants in the Israeli-occupied West Bank ahead of Donald Trump's presidency,...
With the end of 2024, you might be reflecting on financial goals for 2025. Whether you're saving to move out of your parents' house or pay off...
The coming 12 months can’t promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the world’s population...
Democracy looks bruised but not beaten as it heads into 2025. In a year in which countries representing almost half the world's population called...
Earlier this month, FIFA officially awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup. The Gulf Kingdom was the sole bidder after the Asian Football...
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no...
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic Indian Ocean tsunami. As we honor those lost, we are also humbled to reflect on the progress made in...
“I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the...
In November, the world's most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election. A...
The holiday season, often considered a time of joy and togetherness, can also be one of the most challenging periods for those who are grieving a...
The hubristic afterglow at Fox News following Donald Trump’s election victory was rudely punctured by the Nevada Probate Commissioner Edmund...
As Donald Trump steps up his tariff threats against China, Beijing is moving to beat the next U.S. president to the punch with its own restrictions...
In today’s high-pressure business world, demands like meeting sales targets and managing customer relationships are challenging enough. But for...
In the history of American politics, there's no shortage of presidents who promised to shake up Washington once they got to the White House. But...
European leaders have hailed the end of Bashar al-Assad's brutal rule in Syria as a moment of hope -– but they also view his sudden toppling as...
Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance, or...
The holiday shopping season is now here, and Americans are ready to splurge. The average U.S. shopper expects to spend more than $1,000 on gifts...
Political chasms, wars, oppression … it’s easy to feel hopeless and helpless watching these dark forces play out. Could any of us ever really make...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law marks a new warning for the worldwide fragility of democracy, even in a...
President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and issue a categorical pardon for his son, Hunter, just weeks before his scheduled...
After Joe Biden's disastrous TV debate with Donald Trump, when the president's reelection prospects began unravelling, Vancouver immigration lawyer...
The announcement of the artificial intelligence researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton as this year’s Nobel laureates in physics spurred...
There is some disagreement among legal practitioners and scholars about whether corporations have duties under international law. Many argue that...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's hardline immigration proposals -- including a controversial mass deportation plan -- could prove economically...