Month: January 2023

The Communist Party’s efforts to limit discord over its sudden “zero Covid” pivot are being challenged with increasing rancor, including from its own supporters.

With more than 700 people arrested after supporters of Jair Bolsonaro ransacked Brazil’s seats of government, the authorities began to search for those who funded and aided the rioters.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has not given up on her nomination of Hector LaSalle to lead the state Court of Appeals, but the Legislature could refuse to approve him.

Preying on shoppers strapped for cash and time, scammers are setting up fake sites that claim to have deep discounts on premium brands.

Experts say millions of people are affected by trauma, which has become a buzzword and a meme. So why aren’t more of them being treated?

The link between messiness and mental health is real. These low-lift tips for keeping a clean-enough home will help.

Is the G.O.P. beyond hope for two conservatives?

Republican legislators in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Alaska are pushing back against the hard right much more forcefully than Kevin McCarthy.

As a professor of criminology and a former F.B.I. special agent, I am frequently surprised by the misperceptions of what criminologists study.

How Brazil’s Jan. 8 confirmed two tendencies of contemporary populism.