With support from Markwayne Mullin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the kratom industry is pursuing a potentially lucrative policy. Mr. Mullin owns equity in a company that could benefit.

The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — than at the start of the war.

Republicans had accused Democrats of attempting to confuse voters by boosting a candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator.

In a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and national parks officials, several Democrats and a Senate independent said that members of the administration could face fines and even criminal prosecution.

Performers were tested by the unexpected during a ballet production in Turkey.

A new study of bilingual speakers suggests that a single “grammatical engine” in the brain can power multiple languages at once.

The first half of the year had few big, buzzy hits. But there were some nice surprises (“Widow’s Bay”) and returning favorites (“The Comeback”).

The health secretary is trying to restart the work of a panel that advises the government on vaccines, after a judge froze its decisions and prevented it from meeting.

The new movie is packed with showstopping action, but one standout sequence has our hero rolling over a pyramid of henchmen. Here’s what it took.

The United States is reliant on unpaid family caregivers, and millions of adult children are caring for parents who didn’t really care for them.

Xie Miao and Joe Taslim kick butt and take names in Kenji Tanigaki’s Asian action extravaganza.