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He was a school dropout at 14 and homeless for a spell, but as a driven investor and chief of Dole he became a billionaire. Later came another quest: to extend life through better nutrition.

Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way.

The stately room has long been a site of diplomacy. But the reality-star president often does not come there to make friends.

Generative A.I. chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality.

Are predictions for a jump in consumer prices too early, or just wrong?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, dismissed 17 scientific advisers to the C.D.C. Critics fear newly appointed members will roll back vaccine recommendations.

A passenger flight traveling from Ahmedabad, a city in western India, to London crashed shortly after takeoff.

Viswash Kumar Ramesh was one of 242 people on the 787-8 Dreamliner that went down shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. Somehow, he walked away.

Los Angeles, a city marked by fiery and full-throated protests, adds a new chapter to that history.

Its the first time in three years of war that Russian troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region, a sign of battlefield momentum.

Families lined up for hours to give DNA samples so the authorities could match names to victims of Thursdays crash, which killed at least 269 people.

The two front-runners in the New York City mayors race, Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, traded barbs over their records, immigration and a host of other issues.

As the panelists deliberated over whether the former Hollywood mogul should be convicted of sex crimes for a second time in Manhattan, accusations began to fly.

Israels military struck Tehran and other targets early Friday morning, raising fears of a broader war. The U.S. said it was not involved in the strikes.

Meta is making its first major minority investment in an outside company as it tries to catch up to a growing field of artificial intelligence rivals.

The legislation, requested by the White House, would codify spending cuts pursued by Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency.

Delaney Hall in Newark was also the scene of a recent clash in which a member of Congress was charged with assault.

After the collapse killed 236 people, an employee came forward with evidence the owners had been warned the roof posed a danger.

Officials in the U.S. and Europe believe that Israel may be preparing another strike on Iran, even as nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran continue.

The states insurance regulator says the volume of complaints against the company following this years catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles prompted the inquiry.

But Judge Charles Breyer also suggested he was unlikely at this point to restrict the use of active-duty Marines in California.

Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, was shoved out of a room and handcuffed after he disrupted Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, during a news conference.

Also, federal agents handcuffed a senator and forced him to the floor. Heres the latest at the end of Thursday.