Tag: United States
Why Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Is Raising U.S.-China Tensions
Follow our live coverage of Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit.Taiwan, an island of 23 million people 80 miles off…
Breaking Nicotine’s Powerful Draw
Nicotine patches, gum and vapes can help to satisfy some of the cravings, but they cannot replace the…
What We Know About the Killing of Ayman al-Zawahri
The United States announced on Monday that it had killed Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike in Afghanistan,…
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
ORINDA, Calif. — They waved signs that read “Defeat the mandates” and “No vaccines.” They chanted “Protect our…
For Korean Adoptee Chefs, Food as Identity Is Complicated
LOS ANGELES — Katianna Hong is tinkering with her grandmother’s matzo ball soup for a second time. The…
Why Don’t Many Hotels Install Carbon Monoxide Alarms?
Diagnostic confusion also seemed to have played a role in the Sandals case. The night before they were…
Climate Bill ‘Transformative’ for Auto and Energy Industries
Making electric cars more affordable.For the auto industry, one of the most important provisions in the climate bill…
Three Pressing Questions About Monkeypox: Spread, Vaccination, Treatment
Monkeypox, once a relatively obscure virus endemic to Africa, has bloomed into a global threat, infecting more than…
Pressure Grows for U.A.E. to Free Asim Ghafoor, American Lawyer
Pressure is mounting in the United States for the United Arab Emirates to release a Virginia lawyer who…
The M.M.A. Doctor’s Dilemma: To Stop or Not to Stop the Fight
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Late one Saturday evening in June, two men in their 20s stood across from each…
Viktor Bout Could Be Swapped for Brittney Griner. Who Is He?
Shortly after his conviction in 2011 on charges including conspiring to kill American citizens, the Russian arms dealer…
Potentially Deadly Bacteria Detected in U.S. Soil for First Time
A potentially deadly bacteria was found for the first time in water and soil samples in the United…