Around the world, vaccination campaigns are working to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. The efforts may seem overwhelming, but organists at one cathedral in Salisbury, England are brightening the mood with live performances.
Britain’s final departure from the EU trade bloc on Jan. 1, after years of bitter debate, stirred little interest; COVID-19 took precedence.
Twin suicide bombings struck a bustling commercial area in Baghdad, killing at least 32 and wounding dozens. The rare bombing occurred amid heightened political tensions over early elections and a severe economic crisis.
Recent meteorological disasters have focused world leaders’ attention on the dangers of climate change. Will their lofty words translate into action?
France has one of the most skeptical populations in Europe when it comes to vaccines, even around the COVID-19 vaccine. Why is that?
President Biden is emphasizing unity. But as he begins tackling multiple crises, putting the ideal into action is easier said than done.
President Biden signed 10 pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday. Mask wearing during travel will now be a federal mandate. Mr. Biden has also directed FEMA to set up vaccination centers and establish a Health Equity Task Force to support minority communities.
The peaceful transfer of the presidency from Donald Trump to Joe Biden left some QAnon followers disillusioned. While some don't know where to put their faith now, others continue to believe conspiracy theories about the US government.
From virus precautions to climate action, racial equity, and immigration, President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions and two directives with the goal of quickly addressing the various crises facing the nation and the world.
How patriotism has evolved as a watchword on the right, and has been co-opted by extremists, is a window into political speech in a polarized nation.
Recent events have made one thing clear: There’s a ceaseless need for decency, respect, and pursuit of common good. As we let God inspire such qualities in us individually, we’re doing our part to elevate the collective consciousness that yearns for solutions to injustice and hate.
The brave return home of dissident Alexei Navalny after his poisoning hints of confidence that Russians are fed up with Putin-style corruption.
Even when inharmony seems to reign, we can let God, Love, light our path to unity, healing, and progress.
On one foreign-policy stance – stopping genocide in China – the Trump administration gave official support for Mr. Biden’s view, offering a template for bipartisanship in Washington.
Prominent public figures share Inauguration Day advice for President Joe Biden on how to bring the country together.
Corporations are spurning politicians who challenged 2020 election results. The moves impose a financial penalty – not least on Donald Trump.
Layoffs are coinciding with an economy that has faltered as consumers avoid traveling, shopping, and dining out as confirmed COVID-19 cases rise. And the consumer slowdown only adds to layoffs caused by business restrictions and shutdowns.
The pandemic has frustrated a generation young people looking to launch their careers. Against all odds, many have found innovative ways to join the labor market, especially through freelancing and entrepreneurship.
Pandemic restrictions have upended the connections that have long tethered businesses and consumers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes hit record highs Friday in a volatile year that rebounded after big losses in March.
COVID-19 has pushed some conversations about climate change to the wayside, but progress continues in the field of electric vehicles. In the European Union, new incentives and stricter regulations on carbon emissions have spurred growth in electric car sales.
The Aldabra atoll may be uninhabited, but its beaches are covered with trash. Fishing gear and plastic litter are the biggest problems.
As work crews rush to build more of President Donald Trump’s border wall before his term ends next month, conservationists fear the environmental damage could be irreversible as the construction upends wildlife habitats.
As electric vehicle sales rise across Europe, more charging stations are needed. Power grids are trying to meet increasing energy demands as they keep pace with government carbon reduction targets. How Sweden is preparing for the switch.
At Saturday’s virtual Climate Ambition Summit, nations around the world shared plans to close the climate ambition gap.
The Federal Trade Commission and 48 states and districts sued Facebook over anti-competitive behavior and abusing its market dominance. Scrutiny of Big Tech has been ramping up as lawmakers push for stronger oversight of the industry.
A directive set to take effect in the European Union on Dec. 20 will curb image and text-scanning tools used by big tech platforms. Critics of the tools say they infringe on privacy rights, but others are worried the ban will impede efforts in tackling online child abuse.
Efforts by Twitter and Facebook to stem misinformation inspired some conservative users to seek an alternative. Parler has emerged as that option.
The Justice Department is suing Google over its dominance in search. Hearings in Congress are looking at alleged media bias, among other concerns.
As students take exams remotely, universities around the world are adopting proctoring software that uses facial recognition systems. Some complain the systems are racially biased or overly invasive.
Social isolation in the pandemic has fueled interest in amateur astronomy. Now comes a “Christmas star” alignment of Jupiter and Saturn on Dec. 21.
Chang’e 5 has delivered a capsule of the first rock samples from the moon, making China the third country to do so. The samples, thought to be billions of years younger than previous samples, could offer new insights into our solar system’s history.
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft dropped a capsule containing asteroid rock samples in Australia’s outback, with potential clues to solar-system origins.
India is home to fossils found nowhere else on Earth, but lax oversight is placing these the country's paleontological heritage under threat.
A Pew survey found that people mainly trust scientists to do what is in the public interest. But that attitude varies with political ideology.
Many animal names have undergone verbification, or turned from nouns into verbs. To parrot is to “repeat by rote” without understanding, for example.
If you know where you’ll be living in winter, the best time to acquire firewood is the previous fall. Using wood-fueled heat is all about preparing.
The new National Museum of African American Music chronicles the rise of Black musicians and their influence on American culture.
Why did the FBI follow Martin Luther King Jr.? The documentary “MLK/FBI” examines how King became a target, and considers his legacy.
The year 2020 gave rise to so many new words that the editors at Oxford Languages couldn’t pick just one word of the year (WOTY).
Recent events have made one thing clear: There’s a ceaseless need for decency, respect, and pursuit of common good. As we let God inspire such qualities in us individually, we’re doing our part to elevate the collective consciousness that yearns for solutions to injustice and hate.
The British monarchy survived an abdication crisis in the 1930s, but will the institution last beyond Queen Elizabeth II’s reign?
She thought the move to Los Angeles would give her perspective. Instead, it gave her pineapple pizza, big egos, and a mystery to solve.
In a small town in Northern Ireland, a girl working in a chip shop is thinking, noticing, and persevering with an unflagging sense of decency.
A fresh start begins with new books on everything from “divorce ranches” in Nevada, to a school in Senegal, to an internment camp in remote Wyoming.
In late-1970s Afghanistan, an agent of America's war on drugs must grapple with his conscience after committing an unforgivable act.
