The Supreme Court Let Trump’s Ballroom Proceed—for Now. Here’s What That Means
Timeby Rebecca Schneid·23 Aug 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to continue construction on a new White House ballroom with a temporary stay issued Friday—just before the aboveground portion of the...
Why More Medical Testing Doesn’t Always Make Us Healthier
Timeby Dr. Matthew S. Davenport·23 Aug 2026
Today, if you wish, you can go get a staggering amount of granular data about your health without your doctor’s involvement.
Canada to Match Trump’s 50% Tariffs, Dollar for Dollar
Timeby Rebecca Schneid·22 Aug 2026
Trade talks between the United States and Canada collapsed Friday. With President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs taking effect the following day, Prime Minister Mark Carney quickly responded with...
How to Increase Mental-Health Literacy
Timeby Joan M. Cook·22 Aug 2026
Imagine that someone you love starts turning down opportunities to attend social gatherings like going to the movies, picnics, and parties.
Make the U.N. Great Again: The Uphill Struggle Facing The Next Secretary General
Timeby Richard Gowan and Daniel Forti·22 Aug 2026
It may be both the most prestigious and the most frustrating job in international diplomacy: members of the United Nations are weighing who should succeed António Guterres as Secretary-General when...
Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of U.S. Military Newspaper
Timeby Chantelle Lee·21 Aug 2026
The Pentagon has fired the editor-in-chief and publisher of the U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes.
Companies Are Bracing Themselves For El Niño’s Ripple Effects
Timeby Justin Worland·21 Aug 2026
The warnings from meteorologists have been growing slowly but steadily in recent months: the most severe El Niño on record may be coming soon.
X Prize Healthspan Is Testing the Best Ideas for Slowing Aging
Timeby Alice Park·21 Aug 2026
Jamie Justice admits she has no poker face. As executive director of XPrize Healthspan, a philanthropic and corporate sponsored competition, Justice oversees one of the most buzz-worthy science...
With Beef Costs Skyrocketing, Trump Announces a Tariff Deal Aimed at Lowering Prices
Timeby Chantelle Lee·21 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has coordinated a new deal to lower beef prices in the U.S.
’They Weaponized You Like Nobody’s Ever Been Weaponized’: Trump and Michael Cohen Make Peace
Timeby Connor Greene·21 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday buried the hatchet with his former attorney Michael Cohen, appearing on Cohen’s radio show in what was the first public exchange between the two men in eight...
How Much the National Debt Grew Under Trump and Biden
Timeby Chantelle Lee·21 Aug 2026
The U.S.’s national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time ever this week—more than double what it was a decade ago.
What 72,000 Bodies at a Fence Revealed about Africa and Europe
Timeby Miriyam Aouragh·21 Aug 2026
Europe and Africa are at once impossibly close and worlds apart near the northern tip of Morocco.
Woman Charged in Alleged Plot to Bomb the New York State Capitol
Timeby Chantelle Lee·20 Aug 2026
A woman who authorities have accused of planning to bomb the New York State Capitol building has been arrested and charged, the Justice Department announced on Thursday.
State Farm Is Sending $5 Billion in Dividend Payments to Customers. Here’s How to Know If You’re Eligible
Timeby Connor Greene·20 Aug 2026
Tens of millions of State Farm customers are eligible to receive payments as part of a $5 billion dividend from the company’s Mutual Automobile Insurance, which State Farm has already begun doling...
Americans Are (Still) Drinking Less than Ever Before
Timeby Dominique Mosbergen·20 Aug 2026
Only 54% of U.S. adults surveyed by the analytics firm in July said they ever drink alcohol—the same share as last year and the lowest recorded since Gallup began surveying Americans on this topic...
What to Know About Israel’s Probe Into the Killing of Hind Rajab
Timeby Connor Greene·20 Aug 2026
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has acknowledged for the first time that its soldiers opened fire on a vehicle carrying 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and six of her relatives in Gaza, and...
What to Know About Trump’s 250 Grand Prix
Timeby Connor Greene·20 Aug 2026
A slice of the nation’s capital will be transformed into a race track over the weekend for President Donald Trump’s final event commemorating the U.S.’s 250th birthday.
What Happens When the World is Run on Code No One Understands?
Timeby Patrick Shafto, Ken Ono and Scott Duke Kominers·20 Aug 2026
The International Congress of Mathematicians met in Philadelphia last month, its first U.S. meeting since 1986.
Iran Hits Back at Trump’s Threat of a ‘Crushing’ Economic ‘D-Day’ Campaign
Timeby Tiago Ventura·20 Aug 2026
Iranian officials have dismissed President Donald Trump’s threat to launch what he called the “most crushing economic operation”against Tehran, as the nearly six-month war enters a new phase of...
Burnham Weighs In on Prince Harry and Meghan's Return to U.K.
Timeby Callum Sutherland·20 Aug 2026
Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are expected to move back to the United Kingdom later this year, after six years of living in the U.S.
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