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For weeks in July, a mix of journalists and academics lamented the news media’s relentless coverage of President Joe Biden’s age since his...
In the unlikely event I ever run another marathon, I wouldn’t want to do it at night. But some famous global running events, including the world...
It’s not uncommon today to see children glued to their screens. In fact, 80% of parents with children 11 or younger say their kids watch YouTube...
Four decades ago, the United States deployed cruise and Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe to counter Soviet SS-20s - a move that stoked Cold War...
Donald Trump’s choice of Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate in the presidential election has reignited European fears of American...
Sitting in the Oval Office behind the iconic Resolute desk in 2022, an animated President Joe Biden described the challenge of leading a...
It’s not just U.S. presidential candidates who are old. Based on my own data, nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, compared with...
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13 added more fuel to an already fiery election season. In this case, political violence was...
Since President Joe Biden’s disastrous presidential debate on June 27, 2024, election news coverage has focused on one question: Will he remain in...
Of the 49 vice presidents in U.S. history, nine of them — or nearly 1 in 5 — have risen to the presidency due to death or resignation. The first...
Elections are taking place this year in countries home to almost half of the world's population, from Taiwan's general election in January to the U.S....
In a country already on edge, the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has enraged his supporters, paused the Democratic campaign...
On June 5, the Boston Red Sox placed relief pitcher Chris Martin on the 15-day injured list. It wasn’t for a sore shoulder, a tight elbow or a...
She worries Republican donors, has name recognition, and Democratic Party heavyweights are beginning to line up behind her. Vice President Kamala...
At first glance, elections in France and Britain were a triumph for leftists and reformers over authoritarians and the right. Even Iran — where...
Every four years, millions of Americans join billions of their fellow humans across the globe to celebrate the astonishing athletic feats at the...
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has finally admitted that the future of the Chrysanthemum Throne is in peril. Speaking on the eve of his state visit to the...
The resignations of two British judges from China-ruled Hong Kong's highest court not only raise concerns about the rule of law, some lawyers and...
The new British prime minister, Keir Starmer, this week faces his first test on the global stage. Having presided over a landslide victory for his...
Labour's landslide election win shows few signs of unsettling London's financial heartland after the party's lengthy pro-business overtures, though...
When President Emmanuel Macron shocked France last month by calling a snap election, he was gambling with the future of Europe as well as his own...
In her dissent from a Supreme Court opinion that afforded former President Donald Trump broad immunity, Justice Sonia Sotomayor pondered the potential...
Journalism faces a credibility crisis. Only 32% of Americans report having “a great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in news reporting – a...
There’s a widespread view that populism is on the rise, from the United States and Turkey to India and Hungary. What is fueling this movement?...
The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with the next major...
Jill Biden was right at her husband's side Saturday as they exited Air Force One to head for a pair of campaign stops at luxurious vacation homes on...
Imagine a future where your phone pings with a message that your dead father’s “digital immortal” bot is ready. This promise of chatting with a...
“Oh, Joe." That gasp, from patrons at a Chicago bar when President Joe Biden first stumbled verbally in his debate with Donald Trump, spoke for a...
Amid growing concerns over the effects of social media on teen mental health, on June 17, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for warning labels...
Rarely, if ever, has one candidate in a presidential debate had so much material to use against the other. Republican Donald Trump has been convicted...
President Vladimir Putin says Russia's war in Ukraine is part of an existential struggle with the West that demands total focus - but deadly shootings...
In recent months, Islamic State has escalated its calls to attack sporting events in Europe. Governments are increasingly concerned about the...
Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of identity formation, when young people figure out who they are and who they want to be. One of the ways...
Last week in Parkland, Florida, wrecking equipment began demolishing the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where a gunman's rampage in...
China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a new defense pact that could tilt the balance of...
Private banks and advisers to Britain's super-rich say some clients may quit the country if Labour wins next month's general election and pushes ahead...
Vladimir Putin, on his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, signed a mutual defense pledge with Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, underscoring just how far...
Reeling from a string of defeats, anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using an array of strategies to counter...
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has begun, spreading to almost every facet of people’s professional and personal lives – including...
The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with nearly half of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape...
Tragedy seldom unifies Americans today. Every year, horrific crises induce tremendous suffering. Most are privately tragic, affecting only those...
Europe's nationalist parties capitalized in the European Parliament election on voter disquiet over spiralling prices, migration and the cost of the...
Each June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation's most enduring symbol, celebrating Flag Day, a holiday that escapes the notice of many...
Some Americans are questioning whether elderly people like Joe Biden and Donald Trump are cognitively competent to be president amid reports of the...
If you have used Google lately and been lucky – or unlucky – enough to encounter an answer to your query rather than a bunch of links, you have...
The rise of euro-skeptic nationalist parties in the European election is likely to complicate Ursula von der Leyen's bid to get a second term as...
Professional athletes get the lecture at the start of every season, and see the warnings any time they walk into their locker room or clubhouse: If...
I became newly worried about the state of democracy when, a few years ago, my mother was elected president of her neighborhood garden club. Her...
In a community center in East London, about 20 men gathered for their regular lunch meeting, sipping coffee and tea from mismatched mugs and engaging...
Nadir Aslam, a German of Moroccan-Pakistani heritage, had been planning to vote Green in this week's elections to the European Parliament. Instead, he...