U.S. Efforts to Cut Emissions Stalled in 2024 as Power Demand Surged
After staying flat for nearly two decades, electricity use is starting to rise again, and the boom in wind and…
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Historians Condemn Israel’s ‘Scholasticide.’ The Question Is Why.
A resolution by the American Historical Association hardens the perception that academia has become fundamentally politicized.
Hochul Seeks to Limit Private-Equity Ownership of Homes in New York
Widespread purchases of single-family homes by institutional investors may be contributing to soaring housing prices and low vacancy rates across…
South Korean Colonel Who Accused President of Whitewash Is Acquitted
The case, involving an inquiry into a marine’s death, had stoked political tensions long before President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment…
Israeli Soldiers on Vacation Are Being Investigated for War Crimes in Gaza
The Israeli military will no longer identify its forces by name in the media, “fearing the arrest of soldiers abroad.”
Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Problem and an Opportunity
Palestinians, Sudanese and Syrians fleeing war have found a home in the country. But Cairo says newcomers are straining resources…
San Francisco Gets a New Mayor and an Emergency Plan for the Fentanyl Scourge
Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, became the city’s 46th mayor on Wednesday and laid out a…
Trump’s Territorial Ambitions Rattle a Weary World
A distant era of global politics, when nations scrambled to grab territory, suddenly seems less distant.
Hiker Found Alive After 13 Days Lost in Australian Mountains
The 23-year-old hiker, Hadi Nazari, survived for almost two weeks on two granola bars he found in a hut and…