Trump announced two new Cabinet picks, he won the Carrier deal, workers reflected on their jobs, and more.
In following through on a major campaign promise, the president-elect can shake up the political landscape in several major ways.
Alan Gross reflects on Fidel Castro’s legacy.
Nancy Pelosi won another term as House minority leader.
Seven senators have asked President Obama to declassify additional information about the Kremlin’s possible involvement.
The new SyFy show, produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is set in a dystopian future U.S. ravaged by climate change and ruled by multinationals.
The president-elect's early-morning tweetstorm on Wednesday does little to allay concerns that his business holdings may affect his behavior in office.
The investigation of the Colombia plane crash, Trump cabinet picks, and more from the United States and around the world.
A slew of cover-song recommendations come from reader Dan Paton: How about Joss Stone’s version…
In a short documentary, a daughter travels with her father to a country he hasn’t seen since 1962.
There are problems with the narrative that visas are letting foreigners take Americans’ jobs at lower wages.
In recent years, the Treasury Department has made financial inclusion a priority. What’s to come?
The singer’s first post-breakout album is even slicker and more ’80s-indebted than his last—though also strangely conflicted.
The conflict over a liberal blogger’s criticism of the use of the term “white supremacy” provides a case study in how not to win friends and influence people.
Conversations with 100 people about their work and how it shapes who they are
“Adele, please release a new album” was all one reader had to say when we asked what you were feeling…
In a secret party vote, the former House speaker beat back a challenge from Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio, 134 to 63.
Harvard roboticists have created a robot that will gradually introduce children to programming skills by blending them with art.
On Monday, a fire erupted in a section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, quickly spreading through the drought-affected area around Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Prosecutors in North Carolina said Wednesday a police officer would not be charged in the killing of a black man.
Several readers are touching on that theme. One writes: My first sexual experience was rape, in the…
A new documentary series, co-produced by the quarterback, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra, is a surprisingly meditative look at the way sports give people a sense of meaning in life.
How the new secretary of Health and Human Services might help dismantle Obamacare
Since Fidel Castro died, Donald Trump and others have called for reversing Obama’s opening to the island. Fifty years of evidence suggests that won’t work.
How identity politics helped give Democrats one victory in a disastrous election cycle
A century after its creation, the game is still a perfect balance of skill and chance. An Object Lesson.
Some of the company’s manufacturing jobs are staying in the U.S. instead of moving to Mexico. But at what cost?
The president-elect is selecting his team as he prepares for his inauguration in January.
In the battle for power in Washington, GOP leaders on Capitol Hill are scoring early victories with key appointments.
There’s no shortage of parallels between the two populists—but there’s at least one crucial difference.