An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they are exposed to a blast wave that sends blood surging from the body to the brain. This "tsunami in the body" is one way a blast can injure ...

A new performance project in Texas wants to challenge the dire image of the Southern border as a no-man's-land of destitute migrants, razor wire, and men with guns. Postcards from the Border is a new ...

Ben Hamlington looks across a ragged pile of ash and debris, the remains of what used to be his family's home. It was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, which spread at ferocious speeds in high winds, ...

UNITED NATIONS — Gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national ...

College enrollment in the U.S. rose for the first time last fall to surpass pre-pandemic levels, new figures out today show. Across undergraduate and graduate programs, total enrollment rose 4.5 ...

SINGAPORE — Hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knot across Thailand on Thursday, as the country became the first in Southeast Asia to legally recognize equal marriage. A luxury shopping mall in ...

Just hours after his inauguration on Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting new federal leases for offshore wind projects. He cited, as one reason, the impact offshore wind ...

For those who have ever found a cool stick and felt the impulse to show it off, there is an internet community of millions that wants to see it. "Stick Nation" is a worldwide movement that thrives on ...

A bill introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly seeks to prevent censorship in the state’s public and school libraries and immunize librarians from civil and criminal liability stemming from ...

FILE: Repair work being done on flood damaged Old Field Road, Oxford Connecticut, on Monday August 29, 2024. Heavy rains the night before caused extensive damage throughout the area. This legislative ...

Mark Avery spends three or four days a week on Lake Morey, riding his tricked-out golf course lawn mower. It has a rotating plastic brush roller that sweeps away the dry snow from the surface of the ...