Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilize a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study.

The White House has warned staff not to wager on government decisions, but his family’s involvement with these firms undermines the president’s message.

The counterculture icon Stewart Brand is advocating values that are more countercultural than ever.

Plus: some great Japanese designers and a final thought on the press tour for “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”

The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.

A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, teamwork and a calculated kill.

The indictment of a soldier who bet on the U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela put renewed focus on a new way to gamble, and a new way to cheat.

The decision to end the inquiry into Jerome H. Powell’s handling of the Federal Reserve’s renovation could allow Kevin M. Warsh, the president’s pick for Fed chair, to be confirmed.

In New Mexico, the former interior secretary seemed to have an easy path to becoming the first Native American woman elected governor — until Sam Bregman challenged her.

Chinese companies have embraced making their most advanced artificial intelligence models available to all.

The tornado damaged homes and struck an Air Force base in Enid, Okla., the local sheriff said. Some people were injured.

The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making gains in a state once beyond its grasp, but many decry an audit that removed nine million voters, many of them Muslim.

A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.

European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.

China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions.

A spokesman for Representative Thomas Kean Jr. said an unspecified “personal medical issue” has led the New Jersey Republican to miss House votes.

Daniel Goldman is pledging at least $1 million of his own money, and possibly millions more, in hopes of fighting off a primary challenge from Brad Lander in New York City.

The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.

Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.

The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say.