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Volkswagen has won support from its unions to carry out the most sweeping overhaul in the German automaker’s 89-year history. But the biggest tests for the company and its CEO, Oliver Blume, lie...

The world has failed in its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times, the United Nations said Wednesday, in a sober assessment that laid out a new goal for...

What if there were a single metric that could capture every aspect of your health — how strong you are, how clear your vision is, how sharply you think? That’s the goal of intrinsic capacity, a...

When Shein unveiled itself to the world at the height of its popularity several years ago, it touted a modern era for fashion — one built on speed, technology and an on-demand system capable of...

Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, is loudly warning that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to jobs and human life, and that urgently addressing the risks should be “the...

Scientists have uncovered a wealth of clues about how genetic mutations lead to severe forms of autism, offering opportunities for testing drugs that could treat the condition, according to a study...

An invasive, malaria-carrying, insecticide-resistant mosquito that thrives in cities, where malaria has not been a major threat, has moved farther and faster across Africa than even pessimistic...

President Donald Trump the other day posted a heroic image of himself backed by an aircraft carrier, warplanes and American flags. In the lower left corner was former President George W. Bush and a...

It was a wall of water and mud traveling at such speed that it engulfed buildings in seconds. In the wake of the Nepal flood disaster, questions were being asked about whether the deadly torrent could...

 It was already too late when the call came. Rajan Khatri, 41, a police officer, was working at his station in a mountain village in northern Nepal when a friend rang Wednesday morning to warn that...

Climate change is heating up the Himalayas and supercharging the risk of disasters like the deadly flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet, though scientists are still determining the exact cause of this...

Soon after taking office last year, President Donald Trump issued a directive laying out his “maximum economic pressure” policy against Iran. Yet Trump seems to have decided that even maximum...

A ramp worker at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport died after an accident involving a plane Monday evening, officials said. Aéroports de Montréal, the authority that operates the airport,...

 I often feel carsick while traveling. What are the best ways to prevent or treat motion sickness? A. Historically associated with sailors reacting to the pitch, roll and yaw of ships, motion...

Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops are being recalled across the country over concerns related to potential contamination, federal safety regulators said. Prestige Brand Holdings, of Tarrytown, New...

The Chinese government announced its biggest car recall ever Friday, forcing nine automakers to address the dangers of retractable door handles popularized by Tesla particularly for electric cars. ...

 TikTok on Friday reached a $400 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department that accused the company of illegally gathering children’s information. The 2024 suit, filed...

 At 88, Werner Kalecinski wanted to try something new. For months, as he took care of his ailing wife, he felt his own vigor wane. He needed to work. He had held many jobs in his long life —...

Fifteen months ago, Prince Harry said he could not “see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the U.K.” The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had fled to the United States...

Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln’s work in the Middle East is complete, and the ship, along with its crew of about 5,000 sailors, began its journey home to San Diego on Thursday after nine months of...