U.S. Infrastructure Improves, but Cuts May Imperil Progress, Report Says
Increased federal spending in recent years has helped to improve U.S. ports, roads, parks, public transit and levees, according to a report released on Tuesday by the American Society of…
China Releases Mintz Employees After 2-Year Detention
China has released five employees of an American corporate investigations firm, the Mintz Group, two years after they were detained as part of a crackdown by Beijing on foreign business…
Judge Maintains Block on Trump Administration’s Deportations Under Wartime Law
The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday night that it would not disclose any further information about two flights of Venezuelan migrants it sent to El Salvador this…
Social Security, Buffeted by Turmoil, Awaits a New Leader
When the Wall Street veteran Frank Bisignano goes before Congress on Tuesday as President Trump’s pick to lead the Social Security Administration, he will confront questions about how he would…
Is Russia an Adversary or a Future Partner? Trump’s Aides May Have to Decide.
When the nation’s intelligence chiefs go before Congress on Tuesday to provide their first public “Worldwide Threat Assessment” of President Trump’s second term, they’ll face an extraordinary choice. Do they…
Why Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Has Parents Talking About Phones
The British screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne has written several TV dramas that he hoped would stir political debate. Until last week, they never quite took off. Then, his new…
Emboldened by Trump, A.I. Companies Lobby for Fewer Rules
For just over two years, technology leaders at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence had made an unusual request of lawmakers. They wanted Washington to regulate them. The tech executives…
Why Driving in Singapore Is Like ‘Wearing a Rolex’
Andre Lee bought a used Kia Forte to boost his career as an insurance agent in Singapore. In his mind, he saw himself zipping across town in his black coupe,…
Trump to Nominate Susan Monarez to Lead C.D.C.
President Trump has selected Susan Monarez, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the agency permanently. The president withdrew his first nominee, Dr. Dave…
FDA Approved Artificial Blood Vessel Despite Warnings
When the biotech company Humacyte designed a study to see if its lab-grown blood vessel worked, it decided to measure whether blood was flowing freely through the high-tech tube 30…