For Black Mothers, Birthing Centers, Once a Refuge, Become a Battleground
Some say the facilities, which focus on autonomy in childbirth, could lead to better health outcomes — but officials are tightening rules, citing risk.
Some say the facilities, which focus on autonomy in childbirth, could lead to better health outcomes — but officials are tightening rules, citing risk.
When Francesca Gino, a rising academic star, was accused of falsifying data — about how to stop dishonesty — it didn’t just torch her career. It inflamed a crisis in behavioral science.
Researchers say that mob violence against Black residents in 1906 played a role in Atlanta’s evolution, whether residents knew it or not.
Republicans are making big promises about combating fentanyl. Their words ring hollow to some who know too much about the drug’s deadly toll.
As the war with Russia stretches on, so too does a contest to make more and deadlier flying machines. That means a fight over global electronics supply chains that run through China.
E-bikes sales in Germany have jumped, as drivers, suppliers and even automakers embrace their role in the future of transportation.
In a small village, Jews and Arabs have chosen to live side by side, share power and imagine a more hopeful future. But even here, the agonies of the conflict can’t be escaped entirely.
The actress and entrepreneur knows she and her company are cultural lightning rods.
A leader who has railed against NATO and sanctions on Russia appears poised for a strong showing. That could threaten Europe’s unity on support for Ukraine.
Some of the best looks worn by models at Milan Fashion Week weren’t on the runways.
As the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Menendez bucked Democratic colleagues — and presidents — on matters ranging from Cuba to Iran.
The Friday storm that produced vast flooding in New York City started out earlier in the week as an unremarkable — if unpredictable — weather system.
With affordable housing scarce, one Connecticut child care center is providing its staff with rent-free homes designed by Yale architecture students.
The Chinese property developer’s efforts to restructure more than $300 billion in debt are being complicated by criminal investigations into current and former executives.
Banks hold enormous amounts of real estate debt, and regulators are nervous. But a fast-moving crisis is unlikely because the government has extensive control of the system.
The Canadian police charged Kenneth Law with aiding 14 suicides, including that of Ashtyn Prosser, and 88 other deaths are being reviewed by Britain’s National Crime Agency.
Federal prosecutors argued that the former president has continued to make threatening statements after their initial request to limit his public discussion of the case.
More than 20 hard-right Republicans defied Speaker Kevin McCarthy and defeated their own party’s bill, making a lapse in funding at midnight on Saturday all but certain.
Is the retailer a monopoly? It depends on how you define its competition.
The federal charges are said to involve disclosure of tax information from Donald Trump and other wealthy taxpayers.
Heavy rainfall pounded New York City and the surrounding region Friday morning, flooding subway stations and major roadways.
A star during his lifetime, he became an almost mythical figure in the decades since his 1996 killing.
Also, heavy rains flood the streets of New York City. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
U.S. officials say the presence of Serbian troops on the border is another dramatic and worrying escalation in a conflict that dates back decades.
As federal agencies prepare to enact their contingency plans for a shutdown, this is where the public could notice changes in the coming days.
The nation’s oldest Catholic archdiocese made the move days before a new law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on lawsuits from abuse victims.
Scott Hall, a Trump supporter who is among the 19 people charged in a racketeering case involving the former president, is the first defendant to plead guilty.
The heavy rains that lashed New York City on Friday gave the marine mammal a chance to briefly explore the world outside her pool.
The judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled that the tribe had violated an 1866 treaty by barring descendants of slaves from being tribal citizens.
When the city’s drainage network is overwhelmed, “it backs up,” experts said.