5+ day, 24+ min ago   (481+ words) Sept. 08, 2026, 1:21 p.m. ET | Boston As Massachusetts nears the end of another record-breaking summer of extreme heat, policymakers are responding to a new reality: It’s not just a cold-weather state anymore. It’s a hot one, too. Massachusetts has warmed by nearly 3.5 degrees…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) Love ’em or not, Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton brought undeniable talent, commitment, and joy to their lifework. In the process, they introduced society to bolder, broader concepts of gender equality. Sept. 04, 2026, 3:47 p.m. ET When asked if she were a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (555+ words) Aug. 26, 2026, 10:39 a.m. ET | Lagos, Nigeria At age 9, Raphael James began collecting a trove of Nigerian history. Coins withdrawn from circulation during the Nigerian Civil War lay scattered across the boy’s village, Ahuwa-Oboro, in southeastern Abia state. He picked them up, intrigued…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (773+ words) Mykola Akhbash, shown here in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Aug. 5, 2026, translates Ukrainian poetry into Roumean and works to preserve the language and cultural traditions of the North Azovian Greeks. By Victoria Belim, Contributor Medieval Greek was once spoken…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (594+ words) Aug. 25, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET America has long used its economic heft to get its way in international affairs. But never quite like this. In a single day, the Trump administration threatened additional tariffs on Canada, America’s second-largest trading partner, after trade talks…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (752+ words) Aug. 21, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | Des Moines, Iowa Tucked in amid the funnel cake stands and livestock exhibits is a small trailer decorated with bright images of fruit. Hoppy’s Lemonade Shake-Up, one of the Iowa State Fair’s oldest and most beloved vendors, has…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (772+ words) Aug. 20, 2026, 5:44 p.m. ET Public schools and libraries across the United States could face steep increases in the prices they pay for internet service, following a review being launched by the Federal Communications Commission. More than 100,000 schools and 11,000 libraries rely on the…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (1319+ words) Aug. 16, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET An alphabet soup of U.S. agencies is tracking down immigrant children who arrived in this country without a parent or guardian and were eventually released from government custody. The Trump administration says it wants to fight fraudulent sponsors, protect…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (366+ words) A giant Chinese firm, ByteDance, tells its AI researchers to not imitate American models, but rather rely on patient, long-term work to build the best product. Such rectitude might be a light for AI regulators. Aug. 07, 2026, 3:47 p.m. ET As the global…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (284+ words) Utah, in contrast with California and Colorado, will try a less restrictive approach to fortifying houses in fire-prone areas. Climate resilience might be more sustainable with buy-in from homeowners. Aug. 05, 2026, 5:44 p.m. ET With wildfires again threatening the American West this summer,…...