Inquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not led to success at polls

A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.

Teenagers blockaded some high schools and prepared to ​rally again after the government promised to address their grievances about teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings but gave no specific ‌details.

Extreme heat, drought and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows.

Attorney General Letitia James should step down from leading the investigation into a former student’s allegation that she was sexually assaulted in 2024, a lawyer for one of the men said.

Trump’s Housing and Urban Development is seeking to crack down on race-based lending, calling it a potential violation of the Fair Housing Act.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.”

Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis, received saline solution to his eyes after being exposed to tear gas during student protests in Paris.

A Tennessee judge said the state must preserve syringes and other material from the execution chamber a week after Ms. Pike survived two doses of a drug meant to kill her.

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.

Leon Botstein has built the college in his own polymath image; can it outlast him?

The policy changes, which go into effect on October 13th, see Arizona and Virginia join Kansas as states where Democrats have needlessly opted to restrict Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care.

Almost 1,000 armed security officers have been sent to at least 55 post office facilities.

Bolsonaro has denounced efforts to shorten the Brazilian workweek

After Flowers was convicted in a sixth trial, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it and a state judge dismissed capital murder charges against him.

Students spilled into downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, calling for votes for incumbent leftist president Lula.