From the daily newsletter: what happens when we can optimize pregnancy. Plus: Susan B. Glasser on Trump’s confused desires.

The scientific evidence is clear: Greenhouse emissions and other pollutants are responsible for ill-health and deaths now, ...

So, good news. And bad news. Let's start with the good.

Aimee Semple McPherson took to the radio to spread the Gospel, but her mysterious disappearance cast a shadow on her ...

But sadly, this “game” is only in the first inning.

YIWU, China (AP) — The trade war between the world’s two largest economies is escalating as China on Friday slapped a 125% tariff on U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump’s 145% tariff on ...

In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours of March 27, 2025, Pikachu was spotted fleeing the police, making a getaway as fast as his short yellow legs c ...

Cute mascots such as Tencent's QQ Penguin hawk products in China; popular cartoon characters plaster the sides of Japanese ...

ORONOCO, Minn. — Beth (Fynbo) Benike planned to shoot Busy Baby social media marketing videos this week. Then, escalating tariffs on China — which drove up the import costs for a three-month ...

A three-year-old golden retriever in southern China’s Guangdong province stopped a baby stroller from rolling away after the child’s father forgot to lock the wheels.

considered auspicious for births in China. But the population still fell as deaths outnumbered births and demographers saw the baby rebound as temporary. To keep its mini baby boom going ...