In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.

One in three Americans in 2023 who had ever been married said their first marriage ended in divorce, according to the Pew Research Center.

A 20th-century backlash banned a popular affordable housing option. It’s now seeing a revival.

A 20th-century backlash banned a popular affordable housing option. It’s now seeing a revival.

(a tiresome thing from the internet this weekend, and some new stories)

Trump sees a fast-growing AI school network as the future. But a conservative tech backlash is building.

Will Maine voters punish the Republican senator for the end of Roe? It’s complicated.

Infant care is incredibly expensive to provide. But one solution could reduce the burden on both states and parents.

To win in states such as Alaska, the party needs a faction that can live with fossil fuels.

How Alfred Marchand ended up on United 175, and the quiet tragedies that followed

The team's all-digital policy has prevented 82-year-old Errol Segal from obtaining season tickets for the first time in 50 years because he doesn't own a smartphone.

Four states have midterm ballot measures on the issue. Washington’s would go further than any law in the country.

Scientists need fresh samples to research new treatments. But the donor process is an odyssey.

A new study shines a light on institutional investors’ interest in daycare.

Republican candidates will lean into “late” abortion. Democrats need to be ready.

Surrogacy has largely escaped the political fight over reproductive rights. Now, anti-abortion activists see an opening to restrict the practice in Texas and across the country.

Democrats never resolved their health care war, but they may have found a way around it.

These women couldn’t escape their marriages. Now they’re fighting to change the law.

The midterms are flooded with cash, but donors don’t always get what they want. A political scientist explains where the money matters most.

Jennifer Mascott’s tenure at public affairs firm Adfero sparked questions around conflicts of interest and partisanship.

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