The Philippines Spent Big on Flood Control, but the Water Keeps Rising
Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ever — and now, the government has admitted that vast sums were embezzled from a program meant to fight the problem.
Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ever — and now, the government has admitted that vast sums were embezzled from a program meant to fight the problem.
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish filmmaker asks members of her community about the silent anxieties surrounding intimacy on their wedding nights.
GLP-1 drugs for pets could be the next frontier for the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs.
The legal fight involves an attempt by New Jersey’s Attorney General to subpoena crisis pregnancy center records.
Tennessee’s Seventh District was created to be safely Republican, but in recent special elections across the country Democrats have done significantly better than they did in 2024.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is under fire for an enormous graft scandal that is unfolding under his watch. One prominent voice is his sister Senator Imee Marcos.
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Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.
Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.
Compared to human drivers, Waymo cars were involved in 91 percent fewer crashes that resulted in serious injuries.
The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying.
Chilly fingers and toes are generally nothing to worry about, but they can sometimes indicate a more serious condition.
The idea that the chances of getting pregnant plummet at 35 is widespread. But it’s not totally true.
A State Senate committee moved to weaken an office that investigates police misconduct and government waste. Senator Andy Kim spoke in opposition but was cut off after three minutes.
A prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut explosion and a waterfront Mass capped his three-day visit to the Middle Eastern nation with the highest proportion of Christians.
Snow affected inland regions of New York and Pennsylvania as tens of millions of people across the Northeast braced for a major winter storm.
A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies.
“On Thanksgiving? Are you confusing that with Festivus?” Jon Stewart said of President Trump’s Truth Social post insulting the Minnesota governor’s intelligence.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has spoken about integrating America’s largest education system in striking terms rarely heard from big city leaders.
New York’s highest court let a verdict by 11 jurors stand in a criminal case that involved an escort, machetes and a mysterious visitor. The ruling broke 342 years of precedent.
Honduras was on edge after tallies showed two candidates separated by about 500 votes. Then President Trump claimed that officials were rigging results.
Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t seem to recognize that her collaboration with Robert Kennedy was a grave professional betrayal.
The Japanese leader’s candor over Taiwan brought the shared regional stakes out into the open, and the U.S. must stand behind its ally.
In Moscow, Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, is expected to present President Vladimir V. Putin with a revised proposal to end the war in Ukraine.
While the president said he had a M.R.I. exam, a physician’s memo released by the White House was less specific.
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, equated immigrants to “foreign invaders” as she called for an expanded travel ban. President Trump reposted her statement.
President Trump’s latest changes to the immigration system affect communities that traditionally have been considered special cases.
The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.
The new measures represent some of the most significant changes to immigration policy since President Trump returned to the White House.
Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.