Politics
Trump Signs Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
The president also reiterated his criticism that Canada “treats us very badly.” Trade talks between the nations collapsed last week.
Fear Over Malaysia’s Plan to Send Back Rohingya Migrants to Myanmar
The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or…
Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring
Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, said he was concerned by the behavior of election observers who visited a polling station…
Drought, Heat, Low Water Levels: Europe’s River Cruises Take a Hit
The Danube and Rhine are at record lows this summer, disrupting hundreds of cruises that have become an increasingly popular…
Where a Catholic School Closed, a Charter School Opens
In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Launch Schools is leasing a former parochial school building as a permanent home for its high…
Why These Giant Storage Tanks Increasingly Hold Very Little Oil
Oil companies and governments are consuming their once vast stockpiles as Iran and the United States continue to struggle for…
Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top…