The Thanksgiving travel rush is in full swing and could be the busiest in 15 years — so good luck out there, readers! Our 5 Things team wishes you safe journeys and a happy holiday. We’ll be back ...

Getting the US and Ukraine to agree is not the most difficult part of this. Getting Russia to sign onto any compromises, when ...

Meetings in Switzerland. Talks in the United Arab Emirates. A possible Ukrainian presidential visit to the United States.

The day before Thanksgiving is the second-largest day for cannabis sales in the US. Here’s why families are toking together.

America’s biggest stores are taking big swings this year, trying to stand out and attract cautious consumers. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, sticky inflation and rising unemployment are prompting ...

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, ...

The first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. A good autumn harvest led the Pilgrims to hold a ...

Israeli forensic examiners have identified the remains of a deceased Israeli hostage returned from Gaza as those of Dror Or, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday.

In the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a 35-foot-tall structure made of bright lights and giant metal crossbeams withstood the deadly Eaton Fire’s flames. Its story reached back nearly a ...

A pro-Palestinian protest outside a New York City synagogue last week has sparked accusations of antisemitism and underscored the balancing act Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces on Israel.

Pope Leo XIV begins a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, his first foreign trip since his election and one on which he’s expected to emphasize key themes of his fledgling pontificate – ...

For decades, Moore’s Law has held true, with computing power doubling roughly every two years as transistors shrink and costs ...