Iran appeared to backpedal on previous threats to execute protesters, amid global condemnation and fears of U.S. military action, even...

“Star Wars” has new emperors. Disney said on Thursday that Kathleen Kennedy would step down as the president of Lucasfilm...

President Trump began his day on Thursday by threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807, which could allow him...

Iran’s communications blackout last week seemed complete. Internet and cellular networks had been shut down by the authorities. Online banking,...

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it had taken control of a tanker that was operating in defiance...

Last week, we kicked off 2026 by featuring the 5-Day Brain Health Challenge: a set of activities from our colleagues...

The Pentagon on Thursday said it planned to commandeer Stars and Stripes, a government-funded newspaper that covers the military, and...

A court in Milan closed a fraud case on Wednesday against Chiara Ferragni, Italy’s most famous influencer, that involved accusations...

More than one million people are expected to visit the United States this summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,...

Less than a week after naming a new dean, the University of Arkansas Law School withdrew the appointment, saying on...

Several of Minnesota’s largest school districts, including those of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are offering students the option to learn...

Leonard D. Jacoby, who as one-half of the law firm Jacoby & Meyers revolutionized the legal world in the 1970s...

Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live. The graph above shows life expectancy...

Last year, thousands of places, from Shanghai to Moscow to Salt Lake City, saw their hottest average annual temperatures since...

Governors, senators and even some tech executives increasingly agree that the companies behind data centers need to pay more for...