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President Donald Trump raised the taxes that the United States charges on imports last year to levels not seen in a century. Prices of goods have increased as a result, and businesses that depend on...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — When news broke that the United States had captured and indicted Venezuela’s longtime authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, another name appeared alongside his that left...

Like many Venezuelans, José, an entrepreneur based in Mexico City, voted against Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela’s election in 2024. He was dismayed when Maduro clung to power, amid accusations of...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrived in New York on Saturday to face drug charges, hours after President Donald Trump shocked the nation and the world when he announced that the United States...

In early November, Microsoft said it would supply artificial intelligence tools and training to more than 200,000 students and educators in the United Arab Emirates. Days later, a financial services...

Tesla has lost its status as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles after Congress and President Donald Trump eliminated the federal tax credits that had encouraged Americans to buy those...

— Across the United States, someone is missing. One year into President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, construction firms in Louisiana are scrambling to find carpenters. Hospitals in West...

 These tips can help you take care of — and improve — your mental and cognitive health now and throughout 2026. Here is some of the best advice we learned from experts in 2025 about showing...

Volatility, shifting technology, and high-stakes decisions shaped the global economy this year. Tariff wars wreaked havoc and disrupted supply chains, artificial intelligence raced from promise to...

In early October, Hoda Abu al-Naja, age 12, landed in a hospital in the Gaza Strip because severe malnutrition was ravaging her body. In six months, she had lost a third of her weight, her doctors...

NEW YORK — Forecasters had predicted that as much as 9 inches of snow would fall in the New York area on Friday night and into the morning. The major airlines, fearing the worst, began to cancel...

A frustrated father in Spain, whose teenage daughter regularly sidesteps parental controls that block social media, wants the government to ban apps like TikTok and Instagram for children. In France,...

People with prediabetes who get their blood sugar under control may cut their risk of death from heart disease or heart failure by half, according to new research. Prediabetes, which is estimated to...

You love your morning coffee and you love the planet. So, you might wonder what your caffeine habit means for climate change. Coffee isn’t a huge climate polluter, but it does produce greenhouse...

SEATTLE — Google has agreed to buy Intersect, a data center and energy developer, for $4.75 billion, the tech giant said Monday, as it pushes to build out its infrastructure for artificial...

FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines Flight 27 was hundreds of miles out to sea on its way from Los Angeles to Tokyo this month when a passenger had a medical emergency. The flight’s captain...

It was an unusual romance. In the summer of 2024, Ayrin, a busy, bubbly woman in her 20s, became enraptured by Leo, an artificial intelligence chatbot that she had created on ChatGPT. Ayrin spent up...

A silver steward at the French presidential palace is facing charges of stealing “heritage property” after about a hundred precious silverware and tableware items went missing and were discovered...

Ginger adds a zesty kick to weeknight curries and holiday cookies. It’s also a botanical remedy with a range of health benefits. It’s not a “cure-all,” said Megan Crichton, a researcher and...

A recently recognized form of dementia is changing the understanding of cognitive decline, improving the ability to diagnose patients and underscoring the need for a wider array of treatments. ...