Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed. By David Gelles Over two decades after negotiations ...

VARIOUS softening methods have been used in preparing sections of hard material for microscopic examination; but none of these has been found effective for so-called 'improved wood' made up of wood ...

In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer alive and nurture the next generation of creators. By Patricia Leigh Brown ...

January 17, 2026 • In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland.

The Great American Read was an eight-part series with viewer participation to select America’s favorite novel, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels. It investigated writers’ ...

The Oglala Sioux Tribe and feds are still working to verify the tribe’s initial reports that four of its members had been detained in Minneapolis. Shootings by ICE agents have led to tension among ...

Kara Dunn scored 21 points and Jazzy Davidson had 12 but the USC women’s basketball team loses to Maryland.

January 15, 2026 • Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a ...