E.P.A. Employees Are Invited to Adopt Soon-to-Be Homeless Lab Rats

The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra fish) need new homes.

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Sandy Gall, War Correspondent Without Swagger, Dies at 97

For nearly 50 years, he was ubiquitous on British television — first as a reporter and then as an imperturbable presenter on Independent Television’s “News at Ten.”

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What to Know About the Heat Wave in Europe

Some parts of Western Europe were starting to cool off as the extreme heat that has gripped the continent moved east.

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​North Korea Beach Resort Opens With Fanfare but No Foreigners

The Kalma Beach resort town, one of Kim Jong-un’s most ambitious projects aimed at attracting foreign tourists, may not draw the waves of visitors he wants.

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Where Do Israel-Hamas Truce Negotiations Stand?

Hamas wants to ensure that the latest cease-fire proposal has sufficient guarantees that negotiations will lead to a permanent end to the Gaza war.

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Trump’s immigration crackdown could make it harder to interpret the jobs numbers.

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Can we trust the numbers? Yes, with caveats.

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For teens, summer jobs are getting harder to find.

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Don’t Let Shark Panic Spoil Your Fourth of July

Yes, the shark population has increased. But the threat is minimal and, in truth, sharks have always been swimming around us, experts say.

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After Mamdani Mania, the Next Democratic Test Comes to Tucson

Adelita Grijalva remains heavily favored to win the House seat of her late father, Raúl Grijalva, but youthful challengers and tired voters are asking why change is so hard for Democrats.

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