Plus, why new Alzheimer’s tests are causing distress.

A Times reporter spoke with detainees in southern Africa using a cellphone one of them obtained after a hunger strike.

About half a dozen states explicitly protect workers from excessive heat. And some others, like Texas, prevent local governments from passing their own laws.

The tests aren’t a guarantee that someone will develop dementia, but that hasn’t stopped people from getting them.

In response to a threat against the jet last month, the president was clandestinely removed in a catering container. But the plane was sent into the skies anyway with government employees and reporters onboard.

Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.

The insects, revered in local culture, are disappearing for many reasons, including rapid development to cater to tourists.

“Everyone was, like, ‘Well, at least he has one exit plan,’” the “Tonight Show” host said.

The extraordinary subterfuge was aimed at protecting an American president who has been in Iran’s cross hairs for years.

The United States picked up multiple streams of information, including one potential threat that involved a shoulder-fired missile.

“We heard them screaming,” said one rescuer in Cali, where emergency workers and volunteers are racing against time to find the living trapped in the rubble.

Franz Welser-Möst, the Cleveland Orchestra’s music director, takes us on a tour through the handwritten score of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.