New Waterside Retreats for Those Lazy Days of Summer
It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to sunny, lazy days by the water. Whether you are longing for...
Still Out of Sight, Tom Kean Jr. Calls Allies to Ease Doubts Amid Absence
Representative Thomas Kean Jr. has checked in. Republican officials in New Jersey said their phones suddenly began buzzing late last...
The Brain Is the New Belly
Words are tricky critters. They constantly skitter away. When I’m banging on a keyboard or babbling into a microphone, I’ll...
Toshifumi Suzuki, Who Made 7-Eleven a Giant in Japan, Dies at 93
Toshifumi Suzuki, the convenience store pioneer who built 7-Eleven into a fixture of daily life in Japan, died on May...
As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words
Silicon Valley has always had messianic dreams, dating back to the days when computers filled entire rooms. One of the...
A Future Star of the Met Opera’s ‘Ring’ Tries Out His Role
Wotan, the ruler of the gods in Wagner’s “Ring,” has gotten himself into a mess. Backed into a corner, he...
Trump’s Pressure Had Little Effect on Iran’s Terms for a Peace Deal
Since President Trump announced a cease-fire with Iran in April, he has sought to force Tehran to accept his terms...
Even After a Strait of Hormuz Deal, Moving 1,500 Ships Won’t Be Easy
When the Strait of Hormuz finally reopens, shipping companies will need to know which oil tankers get to start moving...
First Heat Wave of the Year Hits Parts of Britain
Large parts of Britain were officially in their first heat wave of the year on Monday, with forecasters warning that...
Japan’s ‘God’ of Convenience Stores Dies at 93
Toshifumi Suzuki, the convenience store pioneer who built 7-Eleven into a fixture of daily life in Japan, died last week...
In City at Center of Ebola Crisis, ‘the Virus Is Far Ahead of Us’
Since an Ebola outbreak was declared in Bunia, a bustling city in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, global alarms have...
Falling Test Scores: Reasons and Fixes
To the Editor: Re “The Slump in Student Achievement Persists” (The Upshot, May 16): Our tragic educational decline requires preaching...
One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible.
In a small, preliminary study, an experimental gene-editing treatment dramatically lowered cholesterol levels, perhaps permanently, after just one infusion, scientists...
What’s an Encyclical? Here Are 5 That Mattered.
Pope Leo XIV on Monday presented his vision for how to preserve human dignity in the era of artificial intelligence....
Dance Gets a League of Its Own: ‘This Is Our Sport’
Ask a dancer whether dance is a sport, and you might hear a sigh. It’s an age-old question with no...
