Mourners lined up outside Rainbow PUSH, the organization Mr. Jackson founded decades ago. He died last week at 84.

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.

The Trump administration came under fire for an operation that turned lethal and politically toxic. But the show of force may also have had a bigger purpose: to serve as a warning.

The disclosure is the latest example of how the urgent push to release the files led to the government publicizing information it would normally keep under wraps.

Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.

The evidence is patchy on whether lower rates have meaningfully spurred more activity, as the Trump administration floats measures it says will make housing more affordable.

Borge Brende, a former foreign minister of Norway, had maintained contact with the convicted sex offender.

Scientists studying data collected over more than three decades found accelerating losses. Their research offers clues about the causes.

The Trump administration is creative when it comes to numbers.

A Bitcoin baron wants to build a libertarian paradise on the island of Nevis. Democracy is getting in the way.

The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”

As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.