Are U.S. Interest Rates High Enough to Beat Inflation? The Fed Isn’t So Sure May 13, 2024WASHINGTON — The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to... Read more
Gen AI Has Already Taken the World by Storm. Just Wait Until It Gets a Quantum Boost May 13, 2024When Lawrence Gasman was looking for a PhD topic back in the 1970s, computing labs were already abuzz with smart... Read more
Dozens Killed in Flash Floods in Indonesia Triggered by Cold Lava Flow and Mudslides May 13, 2024PADANG, Indonesia — Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra... Read more
Putin Replaces Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Russia’s Biggest Political Shake-Up in Years May 12, 2024Vladimir Putin replaced his long-serving defense minister with a trained economist in an unexpected change of guard that signals the... Read more
First Person to Receive Pig Kidney Transplant Dies Nearly Two Months Later May 12, 2024BOSTON — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent... Read more
Best, Worst, and Most Talked About Moments from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest May 12, 2024The grand final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest took place Saturday at the Malmo Arena in Sweden, with Swiss... Read more
6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Mexico-Guatemala Border May 12, 2024TAPACHULA, Mexico — A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the... Read more
Thousands Evacuated From Northeast Ukraine as Russia Presses Renewed Border Assault May 12, 2024KYIV, Ukraine — Thousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and... Read more
Nicholas Kristof on Hope, the Times and Why He No Longer Considers Himself a Progressive May 12, 2024Throughout his new memoir, Nicholas Kristof escapes plane crashes, dodges warlords and debates whether to let his family know he’s... Read more
Switzerland’s Nemo Wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest With ‘The Code’ May 11, 2024MALMO, Sweden — Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with “The Code,” an operatic... Read more