Amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site. Most did not detect anything.

The Mediterranean archipelago is a hot destination for U.S. companies seeking to shield profits from income taxes.

A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.

Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.

The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.

Forecasters expect winds to pick up in eastern Washington and Oregon on Friday and Saturday, but not to be as strong as last weekend’s were.

The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.

In a new tactic, federal immigration officials recently started saying they would criminally charge the elected county sheriffs in Minneapolis and Chicago.

At the White House’s request, senators tucked a change sought by the hemp industry into a crucial spending bill. It would benefit the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, the president’s chief of staff.

“We may be hearing but not listening,” Jacek Smolicki said, showing a reporter how sound travels through tree roots in Central Park and amplifying the scraping of aquatic snails.

An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.

Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, setting up a nervy race to November for the party.

We’re also looking to find out what questions solvers have about the game.