After Notre-Dame Fire, France Restored the Cathedral — but Not These Windows
France has faithfully renovated most of what burned at Notre-Dame in 2019. Contentiously, six towering windows will soon be replaced by a ne…
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Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight
The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who …
Conservatives Don’t Like Sociology. Many Sociologists Don’t Either.
A group of sociologists broke away in protest from their colleagues over disagreements about Israel. Some worry the political stances are ha…
Gone in 20 Minutes: Half-Off Sushi Draws Throngs to New York’s Japanese Markets
At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on items like sushi are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best meals, you have to be there earl…
‘A Dying Community’: An Energy Crisis Worsened by the War Strains Alaska
Diesel generators produce the electricity for small towns and hamlets like Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. Prices are soaring with no end in sig…
Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet
In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another?
Inside Russia’s Giant Push to Upend a Tiny Country
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an ef…
Republicans Are About to Repeat the Democrats’ Biggest Mistake
The right’s reluctance to gatekeep may be its undoing.
We Are Living in a New Inferno
Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.
As Europe Gets Hotter, Its Transportation Systems Struggle to Cope
The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said.
More Wildfires and Extreme Heat Roil Europe, but Relief Is on the Horizon
Another day of near record heat baked the continent on Friday, but temperatures could retreat to seasonal averages in the coming days.
Jimmy Fallon Reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s White House Exit
The “Tonight Show” host said President Trump had been surprised by the press secretary’s decision to step down. “She was like, ‘I …