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n Japan, women have long been severely underrepresented at the highest levels of business, government and society, the product of a culture that expects them to bear a disproportionate share of child...

Fighting in the Gaza Strip has come to a halt, and while much remains to be negotiated before anything resembling peace touches the Palestinian enclave, a new ceasefire has raised hopes that a flood...

My keyboard, so used to criticisms of President Donald Trump, is shocked as I hammer out this column. But Trump genuinely deserves great credit for (belatedly) ramming through the Gaza Strip ceasefire...

After months of speculation, Netflix is taking its first step into the world of video podcasting.The streaming giant announced a partnership with the audio company Spotify on Tuesday that would bring...

SAN FRANCISCO — A year ago, Instagram made sweeping changes to the account settings of its teenage users after growing scrutiny from parents and lawmakers over child safety issues.On Tuesday, it...

LONDON — Sirens screamed as police vans pulled into a north London street, and shocked passersby paused to watch as officers charged into three secondhand phone shops.“Do you have a safe on your...

For an activity most of us spend about a third of our lives doing, there’s a lot scientists still don’t understand about sleep, including why we evolved to do it in the first place. But experts do...

The Trump administration broadened its trade war with China on Tuesday, as it began imposing fees on Chinese ships docking at American ports.The long-planned action is intended to counter China’s...

Stocks in Asia slid lower Monday morning, days after President Donald Trump threatened to impose higher tariffs on all Chinese imports and cancel a planned meeting with China’s leader, Xi...

Gold prices are behaving like we’re on the brink of a financial crisis.The safe-haven asset hit $4,000 an ounce for the first time this past week, recording its largest rally since the late...

GUQUAN, China — In China, the longest ultrahigh-voltage power line stretches more than 2,000 miles from the far northwest to the populous southeast — the equivalent of transmitting electricity...

Tesla on Tuesday unveiled new versions of its two most popular models that will sell for around $5,000 less than previous versions.The new Model Y will sell for $40,000, and the Model 3 will cost...

The pallets of aid dropped from the plane, their parachutes popping as they fell to the battered and hungry people of the Gaza Strip below.On the ground, most people in the seaside strip have been...

Ronald Klein was biking around his neighborhood in North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. “But I was going too slow — I didn’t have enough momentum,” he recalled.As the...

Q: I love browsing TikTok while I’m doing my business. Will this give me constipation or hemorrhoids?For many, bathroom breaks double as screen time breaks. We text friends, read the news and scroll...

Around the time of the pandemic, I began to notice something happening in my social circle. A close friend, then in her early 50s, got a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She...

WASHINGTON — A group of unions, higher education professionals, religious organizations and others sued the Trump administration Friday over its decision to charge a $100,000 fee for visas granted...

SAN FRANCISCO — This week, we — the two authors of this article — spent hours scrolling through a feed of short-form videos that featured ourselves in different scenarios.In one hyper-realistic...

The White House released a lengthy plan Monday calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and laying out plans for the territory. The conditions include many proposals that have long been...

What’s the science on ginger as a treatment for nausea and other stomach woes, and what is the best way to consume it?A: Ginger has been a go-to remedy for digestive issues for centuries. And it’s...