After a 7.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Japan on Monday and set off a tsunami warning, the national meteorological agency urged people to be prepared for a more destructive quake, citing an elevated risk of a “megaquake” — magnitude 8 or higher — in northeastern Japan in the following week.
High-quality bagels were once the sole domain of a few major cities. Now, private equity is looking to cash in and take the bagel nationwide. nyti.ms/4mFLYT8
Utah Valley University, where Charlie Kirk was killed, has canceled a graduation speech by the best-selling author Sharon McMahon over comments she posted two days after Kirk's death and later deleted.
Voters in Virginia approved a new congressional map on Tuesday that will benefit Democrats, the latest skirmish in a redistricting arms race that will help determine which party wins control of Congress in the midterm elections. Here's where things stand.
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From @theathletic.com: New York Yankees players recently pitched higher-ups on the team wearing alternate jerseys for the first time in franchise history, a league source said. nyti.ms/4mGgPio
Democrats’ success in pushing through Virginia’s redistricting referendum is the latest example of the party’s willingness to take the gloves off as it seeks to win back control of Congress and thwart President Trump’s agenda.
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr claimed in a video on social media that a carnivore diet could quickly eradicate visceral fat, which accumulates around the organs. Here's what experts said.
From @theathletic.com: After endless debates during the last few months over when the top prospects will be taken off the board, the NFL Draft is now just one day away. Our beat writers have one final mock draft prediction.
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Since Kash Patel’s confirmation as FBI director, the agency has undergone a transformation that has upended its nonpartisan rules and norms. We spoke to current and former FBI employees about the changes they say are undermining the agency and making the U.S. less safe.
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How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/42r7tO4
The German airline Lufthansa said it would cut 20,000 flights over the next six months to save jet fuel as the pressure builds on companies to address surging prices and declining supplies of energy caused by the war in Iran.
Breaking News: Iranian forces said they seized two cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported, hours after President Trump extended a cease-fire.
How do I snub thee? Some British researchers are counting the ways, asking people around the country to send them swear words and insults that might be little known to outsiders.
Can you find the genuine British insult among the fakes? Take our quiz.
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EU ambassadors were meeting on Wednesday to discuss a loan of about $106 billion to Ukraine that, if approved, would end months of deadlock and extend a needed lifeline to Ukraine in the war with Russia.
Oil prices held steady on Wednesday after pushing higher the day before and U.S. stock markets looked set to open stronger as investors tried to make sense of President Trump’s decision to extend the cease-fire with Iran amid doubts about the status of another round of peace talks.
Under a new Russian law, Ukrainian property owners in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol will be required to get Russian title deeds or risk losing their homes.
The Pentagon will no longer require troops to get annual flu vaccines, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday, calling the policy an “absurd, overreaching” mandate.
Two treatments being tested in clinical trials are raising hopes for patients with pancreatic cancer, which has long been one of the most dire diagnoses in oncology.
Several African nations that fuel Catholicism's global growth — including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria — are not on the itinerary for Pope Leo XIV's African tour this month, leaving some people puzzled by their exclusion.
President Trump extended the two-week, U.S.-Iran cease-fire hours before it was set to expire on Tuesday, saying the truce will stay in effect until Iran’s “leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal.” Here's what to know.
The status of U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the war in the Middle East was unclear on Wednesday morning, hours after President Trump said he would extend a fragile cease-fire. Follow live updates.
A year ago, three men armed with assault rifles stormed a lush meadow and opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam, a town in the southern part of Indian-administered Kashmir. Tourism across the broader region was badly hit in the aftermath of the attack but has shown a gradual revival.
Dave Mason, who co-founded the band Traffic and wrote “Feelin’ Alright?” and other classic-rock staples, has died at 79.
A Louisiana man was arrested on Tuesday and accused of providing the firearm that a gunman used to kill eight children and critically wound two adults in Shreveport over the weekend.
A Justice Department jet was part of an unusual FBI mission to Cuba on Monday to retrieve a 10-year-old American child. The FBI believed the child had been kidnapped by a transgender parent and her partner to potentially undergo gender transition surgery, according to federal court filings.
Virginia’s approval of an aggressive gerrymander could give Democrats up to four additional House seats as they seek to win back Congress. Here are four takeaways from the election.
