College education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.

Four teenage boys were arrested in the killing of a woman at her home. The police say they might have been directed by a new type of transient criminal network known as tokuryu.

We look at the expanding role of A.I. in our lives.

Beijing’s acknowledgment on Wednesday that tariffs were discussed in talks with President Trump signals it was prepared to push back if the U.S. revives duties.

Plus, Tesla’s big bet on big rigs.

Feeding narratives to the credulous isn’t speaking truth to power.

He has used his sway with his base to oust wayward Republicans more than he has made inroads with the independents his party needs to defeat Democrats in November.

Interest rates for long-term Treasury bonds have surged to levels last seen in 2007, before the great financial crisis.

While older people are still underrepresented on TV, the characters that are there have become richer and more multidimensional.

Fast-talking lawyers and lobbyists promise to get white-collar criminals out of jail — for a fee.

“City of the Big Shoulders” reflects the city’s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping migration patterns and structural racism.

To a younger generation, the word describes a playful response to a difficult world — even if it might strike some as a precious form of capitalism.

In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.

For years, prosecutors have accused Christian Nègre, once a senior official, of slipping diuretics into women’s drinks. Despite admitting some accusations in an interview with a French daily, he is yet to stand trial.

Outmatched militarily, Iran used “triangular coercion” by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz. It points to a long-term U.S. vulnerability.

Jimmy Kimmel noted that the president backs down on his own deadlines to bomb Iran “every Tuesday. It’s like a new episode of ‘NCIS.’”

President Trump unseated Representative Thomas Massie, a top Republican critic in Congress, and also got his way in other primary contests.

Authorities said the teenagers who killed three men met online, posted their writings there and livestreamed the killings.

With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from Congress.

Democrats called the transportation secretary’s reality-show-like series unethical.

Melanie Malone led a research project to identify and study contamination sites in Washington State. Then the E.P.A. canceled her grant.