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President Donald Trump’s plan to sell green cards for $5 million each, a program he calls a “gold card,” has largely been met with a shrug. It’s not clear exactly how the program would work,...

NEW YORK — A New York diamond dealer pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $400,000 worth of diamonds from two sellers and replacing them with cheaper lab-grown stones in a scheme he...

Before the world heard of “sport utility vehicles,” they were called trucks: Jeeps, Land Rovers, and Fords, many born as military vehicles, as square-jawed and capable as a drill sergeant. For...

After days of cautious optimism and two weeks in a hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, Pope Francis on Friday suffered another respiratory crisis, renewing concerns about the prognosis for the...

Since being hospitalized with acute pneumonia for two weeks, Pope Francis has signed off on the appointment of 20 bishops, accepted the resignations of at least four, and approved moving five people...

Amazon’s Alexa is undergoing its biggest overhaul since debuting more than a decade ago. On Wednesday, Amazon said it was giving Alexa a new brain powered by generative artificial intelligence....

While perusing the supplement aisle, you’ll likely pass bottles of pills and gummies claiming to boost your immune system. And if you’ve ever felt tempted to try them, you’re far from...

I’ve heard that women need several hours more sleep per night than men do. Is this true? A: If you browse social media for information on healthy sleep habits, you may stumble across one of the...

BRUSSELS — President Emmanuel Macron of France struck a chummy tone with President Donald Trump even as he corrected him with a smile in Washington on Monday. That one-two punch of flattery and...

LONDON — At his inauguration, President Donald Trump said that “the golden age of America begins right now.” He was right, in one sense. The price of gold has been bursting through records in...

HONG KONG — As President Donald Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, Asia is emerging as target No. 1. And it’s not just because of China. Asia...

These should be wonderful times at Finca El Puente, a coffee plantation carved into the mountains of southwestern Honduras. On world markets, the price of ordinary coffee has more than doubled over...

Chickpeas aren’t peas; they’re beans. And more broadly, they’re pulses — a category of legumes celebrated for their copious health benefits. Here’s what nutrition experts have to say...

A tourist trying to photograph a shark in shallow water at a beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands this month was bitten by it and flown off the island to receive medical care, the local government...

SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI’s board of directors on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and a consortium of investors to gain control of the artificial intelligence company, deepening a...

Nearly 4 in 10 American adults are estimated to have a liver condition that can lead to serious complications and even death. Commonly known as fatty liver disease, the illness often goes undiagnosed...

ROME — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday for diagnostic tests and to treat an ongoing case of bronchitis, the Vatican said, reviving concerns about the 88-year-old pontiff’s health. In a brief...

At 60-something, I am often troubled by regret over interactions with my three children when they were young. During their preteen and teen years, I would lose my temper as a result of their doing...

Apple and Google restored TikTok to their U.S. app stores Thursday evening, several weeks after they removed the Chinese-owned video platform to comply with a new law that banned it in the country. ...

SEOUL, South Korea — At least six people were killed and 25 others injured Friday in a fire at a construction site for a luxury hotel in Busan, a port city in southeastern South Korea, fire...