How Abrupt U-Turns Are Defining U.S. Environmental Regulations
The Biden administration’s move on Thursday to strictly limit pollution from coal-burning power plants is a major policy shift. But in many ways it’s one more hairpin turn in a…
Opinion | A Simple Act of Defiance Can Improve Science for Women
They don’t tell you beforehand that it will be a choice between having a career in science or starting a family. But that’s the message I heard loud and clear…
Five Major Climate Policies Trump Would Probably Reverse if Elected
Former President Donald J. Trump has vowed to “cancel” President Biden’s policies for cutting pollution from fossil-fuel-burning power plants, “terminate” efforts to encourage electric vehicles, and “develop the liquid gold…
Israel’s Military Campaign Has Left Gaza’s Medical System Near Collapse
Before Israel’s invasion of Gaza last year, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Reqeb worked in one of the Palestinian territory’s largest hospitals and had a private clinic, caring for women throughout their pregnancies.…
In Western Ukraine, a Community Wrestles With Patriotism or Survival
It was sunset when Maj. Kyrylo Vyshyvany of the Ukrainian army stepped into the yard of his childhood home in Duliby, a village in western Ukraine, just after his younger…
With YouTube Booming, Podcast Creators Get Camera-Ready
For its new podcast studio in Burbank, Calif., Exactly Right Media — the company behind hit shows like “My Favorite Murder” and “This Podcast Will Kill You” — made several…
When U.S. Diplomats Visit China, Meal Choices Are About More Than Taste Buds
Beijing beer made with American hops, to highlight the trade relationship between the two countries. Tibetan food, to send a human rights message. Mushrooms with possible hallucinogenic properties, just because…
Xi Meets Blinken With Tough Issues on the Agenda
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Friday, as the two countries worked to hold together a fractious relationship despite disputes over…
In Trump Case, the Defense Will Try to Knock Down the Allegation of a Plot
The criminal trial of Donald J. Trump on Friday will feature the continued cross-examination of the prosecution’s first witness, David Pecker, as defense lawyers try to discredit the idea that…
New York Vowed to Shut Down Illegal Weed Shops. It Just Licensed One.
A year after New York legalized marijuana for recreational use, a bright-green sign shaped like the plant’s leaf signaled the arrival of a dispensary called Budega on an industrial corner…