Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s

Text messages with a MAGA ally show her seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials ahead of her confirmation as ambassador to Greece

Mumps outbreaks may be fueled by two things—waning immunity and immune amnesia following measles. We are likely to see more of both as fewer people vaccinate.

"With each passing election since the Citizens United decision, billionaires have systematically bought up our democracy."

The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed that international students pay ‌at least $70,000 in training fees if they want to work in the country, according to a government notice posted online on Wednesday, part of the Trump administration's wider crackdown on foreign visa holders.

Police officers helping ICE arrest unauthorized immigrants were given a shortened training course that scaled back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws.

The war has affected families beyond their homes and how they obtain food and water. It has altered the very meaning of family life and the roles that parents and children are expected to play within it.

A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission urged the agency on Wednesday not to approve a ​petition to allow political AI-generated robocalls from conservative political group Club f...

“The situation on the ground is catastrophic," the UN special rapporteur said. "It’s really beyond what words can say."

The US Environmental Protection Agency on ​Wednesday said it ‌is days away from proposing to rescind a ​Biden-era policy that ​sought to rein in ⁠large leaks of ​methane, a potent greenhouse ​gas, from oil and gas operations.

The Trump administration is investigating nonprofits that it says may be recruiting noncitizens for voter registration, documents show, even though noncitizen voting in the United States is rare.

The Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly to new hot spots where patients have little or no support.

Under a new plan, part of the county-owned property would be provided to the federal government, while the rest would remain a private golf course.

The contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers.

The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

US crude stocks fell last week as refining activity and exports rose, while fuel inventories were mixed, ​the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.

Kurt Olsen, a Justice Department lawyer who has been a leading Trump administration proponent of false claims the 2020 ​election was stolen, had his DOJ security clearance terminated last month after failing a polygraph test, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel.

The hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

Multiple labor unions sued the Trump administration last September over its attempt to fire thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown.

An internal report shared with MS NOW shows the military blaming DHS for poor planning in the chaotic raid. Experts say the troops’ actions now look like they may have been illegal.

Using someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found.

The Justice Department implored a federal judge to “immediately” reject the motion to compel the government to provide communications between Trump and Kennedy Center officials.

After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.

The service members were left to fend for themselves.

American Oversight obtained the Army’s 2024 report on shock gloves, raising further concerns about ICE using them.

“We don’t have to choose between protecting our most endangered animals and plants and building a clean energy future."

International election observers criticize Trump's refusal to invite OSCE to monitor US midterms, raising concerns of voter intimidation. Is the administration trying to manipulate the elections?

Twenty months after the dismantling of USAID, a new analysis documents what the international development agency’s disappearance has meant for conservation projects around the world. Projects have…

Jeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad...