South Carolina approves six-week abortion ban for most women
The state’s Republican governor is now expected to sign the bill into law but legal challenges will follow.
Chip war: Apple strikes major US-made semiconductor deal
The firm reaches an agreement with Broadcom as the tech trade row between US and China intensifies.
Donald Trump hush-money trial date set for March 2024
The ex-president says a judge’s decision to hold the trial in March next year is “very unfair”.
A Year in Uvalde
The United States experiences so many mass shootings that journalists do not usually linger long after the attacks. Reporters and photographers move on to other stories, while the families and…
After Nearly Collapsing, Indian Billionaire’s Stock Is Back on the Rise
The Adani Group, a conglomerate that builds and operates ports, power lines and food factories across India, began the year nearly on top of the world — having increased in…
Opinion | We Have Fought Anti-Trans Laws and Won Before. We Can Do It Again.
Transgender Americans are under attack. Across the country, Republicans have introduced an avalanche of legislation to restrict access to gender-affirming health care, censor how gender is discussed in schools, prevent…
As Protesters Die, a Nation’s Security Forces Face Little Scrutiny
In the adobe house she built with her husband in a small village in Peru, Antonia Huillca pulled out a stack of documents that once represented a glimmer of hope.…
A Year After the Uvalde Massacre: Did Anything Change?
The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, last May in some ways changed the conversation yet again on gun violence in the United States: 19 fourth-grade students and…
Halle Bailey: ‘The Little Mermaid’ Star Connects With Her Inner Ariel
She was born into a musical family. OutKast, Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild rang throughout their Atlanta home, and she gravitated to jazz artists like Nina Simone and Billie Holiday.…
What’s Next for Russia After Spilling So Much Blood for Bakhmut?
The battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is essentially over, for now. After 10 months of brutal artillery duels, frantic troop advances and thousands of Russian and Ukrainian…