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Last week, I asked Google to help me plan my daughter’s birthday party by finding a park in Oakland, California, with picnic tables. The site generated a list of parks nearby, so I went to scout two...

The rules around flying with portable batteries are becoming more confusing as some airlines and governments change their policies, citing the risk of fires. Southwest Airlines is the first of the...

Since reentering the office, President Donald Trump has announced a barrage of tariffs to try to rewire the global economy. The trade actions have taken effect in fits and starts, resulting in wild...

A judge in South Africa sentenced a woman to life in prison Thursday after she was convicted of selling her 6-year-old daughter, who is still missing, in a case that has captivated and horrified South...

Recent headlines have raised concerns about microplastics in our bodies and the harm they may be doing. Scientists say it could be years before we have a full understanding of how these tiny...

In April, a team of astronomers announced that they might — just might — have found signs of life on a planet over 120 light-years from Earth. The mere possibility of extraterrestrial life was...

Some of the sunscreen you slather on this summer will end up in lakes, streams, or the ocean, even if you don’t go swimming. And a growing body of evidence suggests that ultraviolet filters, the...

These days, more and more of us have to worry about our blood sugar. Some 38 million Americans have diabetes, and more than two times that number have prediabetes. Many millions more have some form...

In a review published recently in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists came to a concerning conclusion. Red meat appeared healthier in studies that were funded by the red meat...

BURBANK, Calif. — More than a century before Tesla rolled out its first cars, the Baker Electric Coupe and the Riker Electric Roadster rumbled down American streets. Battery-powered cars were so...

- In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central Türkiye. Now, more than 5,000 years later, archaeologists have unearthed...

Boeing reached a deal with the Justice Department on Friday that would spare the company from taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. Under the deal,...

Iran and the United States made modest progress during talks in Rome over the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, an intermediary said Friday after the fifth round of such discussions.The two sides...

SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump went on the offensive against Apple on Friday, demanding that the company begin making iPhones in the United States or pay tariffs of at least 25% on iPhones...

LONDON — A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data. ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh—In August, an idealistic movement led by students toppled Sheikh Hasina's increasingly autocratic government, and millions of Bangladeshis celebrated the imminent revival of...

The deadly terrorist attack in the Indian-administered region of Kashmir on April 22 prompted the US State Department to issue an alert for the area, which was already under its highest-level travel...

In today’s hyperconnected world, traveling without a phone seems impossible, or at the very least, pointless. But for those who’ve done it, the experience can be rewarding and rejuvenating. ...

For 17 years, Airbnb has taken on the hotel industry, and now, 2 billion guests later, the company is upping the competition. In a recent announcement, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company will...

Sheikh Samiullah, a frequent flyer, thought nothing of it when he heard the pilot of his flight tell passengers to fasten their seat belts and ask the cabin crew to be seated. But within minutes,...