The searchers said there were no new indications that anyone was alive in the rubble of a historic house that was destroyed by the blast, despite possible signs of life reported earlier.

An experimental medication that increases height in children with the most common form of dwarfism has raised hope that it can help them lead easier lives. But some say the condition is not a problem in need of a cure.

The U.N. warns of looming famines connected to the pandemic. Over 100 cases are connected to an indoor wedding in Maine, including three non-participants who later died.

An underground gas line near a mosque outside the capital exploded during evening prayers, leaving dozens of people with critical burns.

Newsletter readers raise their concerns about the new school year and offer some suggestions for education during the pandemic.

He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Crew members of Gulf Livestock 1 were rescued this week by the Japanese Coast Guard. The ship was carrying 43 people and nearly 6,000 cows when it capsized off of Japan’s coast.

A vital connection for the Chinese diaspora, the app has also become a global conduit of Chinese state propaganda, surveillance and intimidation. The United States has proposed banning it.

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For two years, a prisoner in the German concentration camp kept a journal that would later be used to convict those who had persecuted him and killed his fellow prisoners.