Kakapos, which are reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, are found only in New Zealand. They feed on the fruit of the rimu tree.

Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Democrats had evidence to suggest Kristi Noem lied under oath during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

A new analysis of prescription data found that emergency room orders for acetaminophen for pregnant women fell for weeks after the federal warning.

The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating.

Also, child care costs are rising fast. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

She was an adviser to Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Mayor John V. Lindsay and Representative Bella S. Abzug before serving on the New York City Council from 1989 to 2001.

By transmitting his love of live performance, the “Just in Time” actor has completed his ascendance to full musical stardom.

Presidents have sidestepped Congress to launch limited military strikes for decades. Trump’s decision to attack Iran is an aggressive escalation.

The country is casting an ever wider net in its search for accountability after mass shootings. Charging parents is an emerging tactic.

Mr. Parnas, who once tried to help find damaging information on Hunter Biden, said his background had turned him into “an advocate for speaking truth to power.”

The remarkable split-screen underscored how abruptly Kristi Noem’s ouster as homeland security secretary had unfolded, even by the standards of President Trump’s fast-paced Washington.

Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.

The rising global attacks on the free press reveal increasingly desperate regimes attempting to snuff out attempts to find the truth.

A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.

One year in, assessing budget cuts to federal climate and science jobs.

The actions of Ms. Halligan, who as a U.S. attorney brought criminal cases against President Trump’s enemies, are under review by the organization that licensed her to practice law.

After the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party created the chat for college students, it devolved into slurs against Black and Jewish people.

An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave scientists a chance to study these rare events. Now they’re coming to different conclusions.

The call came a day after the Texas congressman admitted to an extramarital affair with an aide, and as he faced a runoff to keep his seat.

The physical struggle, involving Senator Tim Sheehy of Montana, was captured on video. The protester, Brian McGinnis, said on social media that his arm was broken.

After repeated but cryptic rebukes from the justices, Judge Brian Murphy last week again ruled against one of the administration’s signature immigration programs.

Liberal justices accused their colleagues of expanding use of the emergency docket again in two orders issued this week.

The four teenage brothers mostly play the oldies. (To them, the oldies are Coldplay and Maroon 5.)