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Inflation is easing, but many people are still struggling to afford the basics.

These are the corners of the continent and its dazzling islands experiencing a renaissance in the coming year

Asher Wertheimer was a Jewish tycoon who asked John Singer Sargent to paint him. The results are strange, slippery—and some of the artist’s best work.

Psychologists are calling on parents, educators, policymakers, and content creators to make video-viewing healthier for teens.

Field goals of 50 yards or longer used to be a rare thing in the NFL. But this season, kickers are hitting them at a record 72% clip — and head coaches are trying them far more often than ever before.

Survivors of the whale attack drifted at sea for months, succumbing to starvation, dehydration—and even cannibalism

An evidence-based guide to surviving your holiday bug. Cold weather doesn’t literally make you sick, but the winter season does indeed make you more prone to catching a bad cold.

The revamped version that was signed Tuesday by President Vladimir Putin spells out the circumstances that allow him to use Moscow’s atomic arsenal, the world’s largest.

Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?

The Canadian authorities are preparing for a possible spike in undocumented migrants, just as Trump appointees complain about too many people arriving from Canada.