Letting the administration deport them for now to nasty third-country dictatorships should shock our conscience

American culture is not as globally dominant anymore. But what’s replacing it? On “The Opinions,” Euny Hong, an American expat and author, argues that multinational corporations now have more influenc...

Prediction markets are becoming mainstream, bringing gambling risks and a novel source of political information to public life.

Three-quarters of ICE’s own 2025 death reviews, briefly posted online, raised substandard and “inappropriate” care of il

The new pipeline from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific Coast may lower separatist tensions in that province while also loosening energy ties with the U.S.

The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating

In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.

Legal rulings have given cities and counties new impetus to crack down on street sleeping, but the fate of camps in Oregon shows that’s not the end of the story

The super El Niño could cause 31,400 extra heat deaths in Nigeria alone. Heat warnings, cooling centres and worker protections could help save lives.

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

Although we’re living longer, the data on healthy life expectancy in the UK isn’t good. Andy Burnham must reverse this trend to protect the NHS and social care, says public health academic Prof Devi S...

Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has surged past 8,000 as the country struggles with a shortage of health workers. The new statistics were released Sunday.

Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.

Police say alleged offences could have been committed ‘knowingly or unknowingly’ on behalf of a foreign state

A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.

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In “How Flowers Made Our World,” David George Haskell makes a case for their soft power.

Assala Nasri's return to Damascus after 15 years in exile drew Syrians of every sect and ethnicity, and her concert, held over Salafist objections, became a showcase for an inclusive nationalism.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lost close to 30 percent of its staff in the past year, with big turnover in top leadership and entire teams effectively shut down. Our health report...

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

Virtually all of the 175,000 public comments on a 2022 FDA proposal to ban menthol cigarettes were form letters, most echoing tobacco industry talking points.

Role for Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest person, who also runs a controversial mega-zoo, met with incredulity

Jessica Tarlov on her new book, I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends, and the dangers of platforming the wrong people

New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis

Tetsuo Sato is one of 100,000 Japanese who are now over 100 years old. He plans on celebrating his 107th birthday at a hot springs hotel.

More than 1,500 academics and economists sign letter, calling growing gap between richest and poorest ‘a policy choice that can be reversed’

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Lab-grown organoids wire into mice missing a key part of their brain, offering a new way to test drugs for developmental conditions.

The distinguished neuroscientist Adrian Owen has a new book, Think Before You Think. He discusses why intelligence is not enough, the impact of AI and how we can all think better.

Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of “cuffing season,” “shishito” or “glow-up.”

And a NYC fall cartoon