Shanghai’s many layers of architecture, culture and politics have made it a difficult fit for the Communist Party’s preferred narrative of Chinese victimhood and Western sins.

A Times investigation found that abductions of women and girls from Syria’s Alawite minority were more common, and more brutal, than the government has acknowledged.

The Cuban government said the releases were a humanitarian gesture during Holy Week. It was not clear if they were related to ongoing negotiations between Cuba and the United States.

With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, she was one of three prominent researchers of great apes who were sometimes called the “trimates.”

OpenAI said the deal would help it “create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes A.I. creates.”

Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered. But she didn’t expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.

The launch of Artemis II captured the tenor of the times in a country that can still do big things but seems forever mired in big problems.

The core of Mr. Trump’s dissatisfaction with the attorney general was apparently her failure to serve his need for revenge against his enemies.

The board had been expected to vote to approve the project last month, but it was delayed after about 32,000 mostly negative comments rolled in from across the country.

Senior Army officers reacted with anger and frustration to news of Gen. Randy George’s dismissal, characterizing it as the latest blow to the service.

A federal judge tossed the actress’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni in a split decision that sets the stage for a contentious trial.

From Iran to China, President Trump’s global aggression has encouraged other countries to search for new ways to pressure the U.S. economy.

President Trump has been talking about the emergency facility beneath what was once the East Wing, details of which are usually kept secret, as he tries to justify his renovation.

The House speaker first panned, then endorsed, then punted on, then pitched and now is delaying a bill to reopen the Homeland Security Department, showing his vulnerability in the face of party rifts.

Also, France’s president voices European frustration with the U.S. leader. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

The change follows weeks of complaints from a grandson of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup inventor and other vocal consumers.

Some women with complex chronic illnesses are using chatbots to search for diagnoses or relief from their symptoms.

Tell us how the sharp increase in gas prices is changing how you live and work.

While it remains unclear how long Todd Blanche will stay in the job, whoever ends up taking over permanently will lead a department that he has shaped in his own image.

What’s really behind all these attempts to revive American industry?