From morning routines to late-night TV, Americans move from task to task throughout their day. How they use their time looks different for older and younger adults. And across age groups, it differs ...

Despite claims to the contrary, dilapidated minesweepers are not the answer. Sea mines in naval warfare are “both obscure and controversial,” as Weapons That Wait, a 1991 treatise on mine warfare, put ...

A new satellite could transform how water is studied worldwide. But to help unlock its capabilities, scientists first needed to take critical measurements on a mountaintop. Credit... Supported by By ...

After the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, killing some of the government’s top leaders — including its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei — some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most loyal ...

Two competing visions have emerged for how U.S. allies and partners should deal with a changing world order. At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos in January, Canadian Prime ...

Richard Heys is deputy chief economist in the Office for National Statistics, Newport, UK. For decades, economists have known that using gross domestic product (GDP) alone to guide policy is ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A U.S. blockade on oil shipments to Cuba has plunged the island into its worst energy crisis in modern history.

The United States beat the Dominican Republic 2-1 in the semifinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Sunday night to advance to the finals for the third consecutive tournament. The game, which ...

The immediate impact of the war with Iran on the U.S. housing market has been a sharp rise in mortgage rates. One day before the strikes began, the average rate on the 30-year fixed loan was 5.99%, ...

In July, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary. The country’s last major milestone was 50 years ago, at its bicentennial on July 4, 1976. U.S. society has changed profoundly since ...

The Senate on Saturday rejected an amendment to a far-reaching voting bill that would have barred transgender females from playing in girls’ and women’s sports, a provision that President Donald Trump ...

Live from the other side of the pond … it’s Saturday night. The new U.K. version of "Saturday Night Live," premieringi n March, will follow the blueprint of its American counterpart, with guest hosts ...