She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.

President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.

The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is critically endangered, with the last known larva living in a lab in New Mexico.

The president is planning to meet with the leader of Ukraine in Florida just as the lawmakers are applying some pressure.

It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.

Before the strikes on Thursday, President Trump said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target affiliates of a resurgent Islamic State.

Here are the best nonfiction essays of the year, according to me.

It’s become easier to imagine the moment when Trump’s mystique finally evaporates.

Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer.

Shoes. A phone. Receipts. A comb. Traces of wild nights and hurried days are all around us.

Ryan Wedding rose to fame as a Canadian Olympic athlete, but the authorities say he became one of the world’s biggest drug lords, who ordered an informant executed.