The President-elect takes office in a month, but his influence on policy is already being felt by investors and across Washington.

Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years for raping his wife, after admitting he drugged her and invited other men to join him in violating her. Most of the other men were also convicted of raping her.

Dominique Pelicot received a 20-year sentence after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle. Here’s how the events unfolded.

            At 8 a.m., the August air of California’s Central Valley already feels like an open door to a sauna. As we sign in at the gatehouse, Fateen Jackson nods approvingly at my red T-shirt. “Don’t wear green,” he told me several days ago, “and don’t wear blue.”          A green-uniformed guard, belt bristling with a […]

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. There’s a Keurig machine in some 40 million households in the US. Single-serve coffee brewing systems—which allow consumers to make just one cup of coffee at a time by feeding a pod into a slot and pressing a button—have soared in popularity since […]

In 2007, I visited San Quentin to see a transformational program for prisoners that was created by my friend, Jacques Verduin. The program was called Guiding Rage Into Power—known as GRIP. The men who participated had all been violent criminals, some had murdered, many had been gang members. They were “lifers.” And they had all […]

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s denunciation of a bipartisan spending bill all but buried that deal while leaving unclear what form a new agreement could take.

Incidents like these require quick, clear communication from the government. That’s not what people are getting.

America’s economy is far outstripping its peers, but there are serious risks, including from the president-elect.

Even in a world populated by devious wolves, beauty shines through occasionally.

American intelligence agencies have warned of influence operations targeting city halls and statehouses. But what’s in it for Beijing?

Our critic hit the road to talk with Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Tanner Adell and other artists to understand why country music was inescapable in 2024.

Examples from “The Bear,” “Blue Lights,” “Chimp Crazy” and others topped our three TV critics’ list of standout episodes this year.

Records and interviews show that Beijing has used pandas as leverage to shape policy on Taiwan and to cultivate relationships with local U.S. politicians.

In Michigan, the state’s largest insurer has tightened restrictions around medications like Wegovy. Patients are panicking.

The promise of deeper emissions cuts will very likely be ignored by the Trump administration, but officials hoped it would send a signal to the world.

Would life in the Southwest be easier for someone doing gig work in the television and film industry?

The Elon Musk-led cost-cutting initiative will be constrained by congressional politics, Trump’s preferences and a lack of legal authority.

The Israeli prime minister remains in power.

“‘Nothing nefarious, apparently’ doesn’t exactly inspire confidence,” Stephen Colbert said of President Biden’s comments about mysterious drones seen over New Jersey.

Families in Washington Heights are being pushed out by rising rents and costs, and New York City is losing its youngest demographic group.

China said two of its astronauts spent nine hours outside the Tiangong Space Station. The longest previous spacewalk, by Americans, was eight hours and 56 minutes.

The image, from northern Spain, showed a man with a white bag in the trunk of a car. The National Police said it helped them solve a missing-person case.

With Germany and France both in political turmoil, the new administration of Donald J. Trump will begin at a time of instability for the continent.

General Motors has gone from market leader to also-ran in the world’s largest car market, stymied by its own missteps and Chinese policies that favored its local rivals.

For years, Starbucks was the dominant coffee chain in China. Now rivals offering local flavors and cheaper prices are crushing the company’s bottom line in its second-largest market.

The vote by the Panel for Educational Policy came after a contentious five-hour meeting. The exam for eight highly competitive high schools will now be computerized.

The police in Madison, Wis., were working to establish a motive for the attack, which left a 14-year-old student and 42-year-old teacher dead and six others injured.

The nature of the potential charges against Luigi Mangione was unclear, but they could allow federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty.