Faced with shortages and rising prices for domestic rice, many Japanese are doing what was once unthinkable — buying a foreign variety.

The Department of Justice has restored two previously canceled grants supporting victims of violent crimes, including domestic violence, following a Mother Jones report on Thursday that highlighted the critical roles the programs played for survivors. The DOJ informed the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) […]

The Times heard from hundreds of American companies, most of them small businesses, that face a reckoning because of President Trump’s steep import taxes.

Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the change isn’t likely to happen quickly in the United States.

With 1,320 rental apartments and a host of amenities, 25 Water Street is the country’s largest office-to-residential conversion to date.

A new wave of college players enters professional football with branding deals in place and fashion on their minds.

Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well with his fellow clerics.

The delay in issuing a statement reflected apparent tensions between Israel and Francis, who criticized Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza.

The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site.

The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site.

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead.

The S&P 500 is 4 percent higher so far this week with Wall Street grasping for scraps of information about tariffs and other crucial issues that can shift daily.

The first-year Democratic senator is ignoring one colleague's advice to "dump the House" as the longtime party star comes into his own across the Capitol.

When the rent is high and the vacancy rates are low, sharing your space with others becomes a must.

A declaration by an ICE official unsealed by a judge says the form was “read and explained” to Venezuelan detainees, who had “no less than 12 hours” to express an intent to mount a challenge.

The president said he would be “leading the pack” against Iran if it did not agree to a nuclear deal, but he said he was open to meeting Iranian leaders.

Amherst was known for its diverse student population. Now it is trying to save that legacy without violating the law.

Israel developed new artificial intelligence tools to gain an advantage in the war. The technologies have sometimes led to fatal consequences.

Bipartisan groups are being led by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Sen. Susan Collins.

The markets face a baffling prospect: continual disruptions from the White House with potentially severe consequences.

Last year, the Magic Circle began searching for Sophie Lloyd, who disguised herself as a man in 1991 to gain membership and was then ousted. On Thursday, she returned.

A Broadway remake of the operetta, starring David Hyde Pierce, moves the plot to the Big Easy, where good times roll, even if some jokes don’t quite land.

Plus, the fight over pop hits that celebrate cartels.

We explain the administration’s cuts to research.

We explain the administration’s cuts to research.

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. China will continue to push forward on the climate crisis, Xi Jinping has said while appearing to criticize the “protectionism” of Donald Trump’s tariff policies. The Chinese president was attending a closed-door virtual meeting with the UN secretary general, António Guterres, Brazil’s president, Luiz […]

When we think of “organizing,” we tend to think of protesters—of scruffy and earnest demonstrators taking on giant corporations, of people with cardboard signs standing in the cold or the sun. But really, organizing is any concentrated attempt of the (relatively) small and many to stand up to the mighty and few, and the last […]

Sleep deprivation has become a health crisis in the country, experts and psychologists say. They cite near-nightly drone attacks as one of the major impediments to getting proper rest.

The federal health department has said it will move to phase out eight artificial dyes, citing health concerns.

The changes reflect Francis’ view of the pope as a pastor more than a powerful person, but the rites will still be on a grand scale.