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A frantic and acrimonious month of talks between GOP lawmakers and White House aides averted default — with little lasting change to the nation’s fiscal picture

Your phone can replace lots of things you keep in your wallet, but not always elegantly. With new updates to its Wallet app, Google is trying to fix that.

Prosecutors sought 10 years or more for Oath Keepers Roberto Minuta, Edward Vallejo, David Moerschel and Joseph Hackett, but all received less than five-year terms.

Climate change is making hot days before the end of the school year more common across northern states, where many schools lack air conditioning.

Kidnappings, looting and other attacks have shuttered Vodou temples, Churches and mosques, making it difficult for worshippers to practice their faiths.

U.S. vehicles used by anti-Putin fighters in a raid into the Belgorod region of Russia highlights oversight challenges for how materiel can change hands.

At a defense summit in Singapore, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Russia's aggression shows that security in Asia “can’t be taken for granted.”

At the heart of the ceremony was a well-crafted message: This young, royal couple represent the bright future of Jordan.

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Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said the campaign had implanted file-stealing malware on iPhones running a year-old version of Apple’s mobile operating system but that it didn't have data to blame anyone.

The “Lunar Terrain Vehicle” would play a key role in NASA’s plan to create the infrastructure that would allow a long-term human presence on the moon.

Here is what parents need to know about protecting their children’s privacy when it comes to using voice assistants.

Tropical Storm Arlene, located west of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to dissipate as it drifts south toward Cuba over the weekend.

Turnitin has acknowledged a reliability problem with Ai cheating-detection software used on 38 million student papers.

The Earth Commission assessed the planet’s health against eight thresholds needed to support life on Earth — and found seven already had been breached.

Here's what you need to know about wildfire smoke, including the plumes blowing to the south from Nova Scotia, and how to protect yourself.

A new report amounted to a chilling warning for a region that has been a hot spot for new residents and high-tech businesses. In much of Arizona, subdivision developers must show they have enough water to last 100 years.

About 200 wildfires are burning across the country, and more than half are out of control.

Recalling the real-life story of a cougar known as P-22, Henry Hoke's poetic novel of alienation is narrated by a mountain lion in Los Angeles.

Why we need to change the way we talk about sex: a round-up of recent books about sexuality and asexuality.

Elise Hu's book presents the most cosmetically advanced country on Earth as an object lesson in more familiar cruelties.

In "Shortchanged," Annie Abrams looks into the history of education to help understand how Advanced Placement fails students — and undermines the humanities.

Chicago's rise in mpox cases raised concerns about spread at the city's International Mr. Leather convention. The virus is spreading sexually among gay men.

Three teenagers have been arrested and accused of killing and eating Faye — a New York village's beloved swan — and stealing her four babies.

Whether it's with color, pattern or vintage accessories, kitchen design is (finally!) embracing personality and even imperfection.

Harris is scheduled to meet with the eight-owner finance committee on Wednesday in New York about his $6.05 billion deal to buy the Commanders from Daniel Snyder.

A Yellowstone visitor pushed a bison calf out of a river. National park officials had to euthanize the calf when it failed to reunite with its herd.

Vegas police say they caught the housekeeper discussing Rolex watches and other stolen jewelry in a phone call to an apparent love interest in prison.

Being a cool traveler all the time can be exhausting.

Cocktail party snacks never looked so cute, tasted so good and took less time.