Toppling Maduro is likely to be the easy part for Trump
In what appears to have been a tactically successful military operation that achieved the extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro,...
Justice in Venezuela
Millions of people around the world, most of all in Venezuela, are celebrating the downfall of the dictator Nicolás Maduro....
Evangelicals’ support for Israel is dropping. 1,000 pastors want to reverse that.
For six days, 1,000 U.S. evangelical pastors traveled through Israel, holding a mass prayer at the Western Wall, meeting with...
5 little habits to try every day for a healthier year
Small changes tend to be easier to make and can turn into habits with big health benefits, research shows. Here...
Tim Walz was a Democratic hopeful. Now, he’s a Republican punching bag.
MINNEAPOLIS — Just a few months ago, Larissa Laramee would have encouraged Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to run for president....
Advocates criticize Virginia deal with DOJ over tuition for undocumented students
Virginia officials reached an agreement with the Justice Department in its effort to bar undocumented students from receiving in-state tuition,...
Maryland studied its complicity in lynchings. Are reparations next?
A Maryland commission recently concluded that state leaders and institutions were complicit in 38 lynchings and the widespread racial terror...
Swiss begin identifying dead as fire inquiry turns to safety standards
As authorities on Saturday began confirming identities of the dead to anguished relatives, Swiss investigators were examining safety protocols and...
Michelle Singletary’s money outlook for 2026: What’s in, what’s out
If last year was about holding our financial breath, 2026 will be about playing defense. Amid many Americans’ concerns about...
Thousands of mail-in ballots could be discounted under new post office policy
A recent change to how the U.S. Postal Service says it postmarks letters could discount the ballots of thousands of...
Medical Mystery: She battled bladder accidents for decades before doctors found the problem
From as early as she can remember, Cindy O’Connor couldn’t control her bladder. She would suddenly feel the urge to...
The ravishing beauty and (almost) nihilism of Gerhard Richter’s art
PARIS — Life, says Merry Levov, the troubled young character at the center of Philip Roth’s “American Pastoral,” “is just...
Bologna in the carbonara? Call Italy’s pasta police!
CAMPOLEONE, Italy — Inside their recording studio on a recent morning, Matteo Salvatori and Emiliano Santoro’s smartphones lit up. Fresh...
A flashover made the Swiss blaze so deadly, authorities say. What is it?
The New Year’s Day inferno that ripped through a crowded bar in southern Switzerland, killing at least 40 people and...
Marble, ice sculptures and optics: Trump’s remote presidency draws scrutiny
PALM BEACH, Florida — On President Donald Trump’s 14th consecutive day at Mar-a-Lago, his residence and private club here, his...
