The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.

Hundreds of brush fires and wildfires have sparked all over the New York City region. Hilary Howard, who covers climate change and the environment in the region, explains what’s happening.

Some private citizens are hunting for potential cases of fraud tied to small-business loans. They have earned big payouts — in some cases, more than $1 million.

The country’s new leaders are trying to undo changes, like abortion restrictions and politicized courts, made by their hard-right predecessors. It “takes longer than you expect,” one minister said.

Why invoking a public health crisis too often can lead society astray.

Philicia Saunders and Jordan Wilson discovered a mutual love of cosplay, anime, video games — and, eventually, each other.