State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.
As UK faces third heatwave, is this ‘just summer’?
2025 is already shaping up to be an extraordinary year for weather records in parts of the UK.
Surgeon banned by private practice is working for NHS
Marc Lamah, dropped by a private provider, continues to operate on NHS patients in Brighton.
In the country with the world’s lowest birth rate, fertility clinics are booming
Growing demand for IVF treatments is stoking some optimism in South Korea’s demographic crisis.
‘My heart is bleeding’ – Wimbledon winners rue mixed doubles change
Wimbledon mixed doubles champion Sem Verbeek says his “heart is bleeding” over the US Open’s change to the format.
To rebuild from war, Syrian firefighters work to rebuild trust — in each other
They were on opposite sides during Syria’s civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides them in their Damascus fire station. The psychological wall is higher. (Image credit: Hasan Belal for NPR)
Nutella-maker Ferrero to gobble up cereal giant Kellogg for $3.1 billion
Italian candy giant Ferrero offered the American breakfast company a $3.1 billion deal too sweet to pass up. (Image credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images (left photo) and Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (right photo))
Welcome to the Queue, where waiting for Wimbledon tickets rivals the tennis
Tennis lovers don costumes, throw Pimm’s parties and camp overnight in line for day-of Wimbledon tickets. Some say waiting in the Queue is more fun than the actual tennis. (Image credit: Ezra Shaw)
Why a new opioid alternative is out of reach for some pain patients
Journavx is the first truly new painkiller approved by the Food and Drug Administration in more than 20 years. But the drug is expensive, and many people can’t get it yet. (Image credit: Vertex Pharmaceuticals)
How SCOTUS ruled to increase executive power and challenge constitutional order
New York Times reporter Adam Liptak discusses the Court’s decisions to limit the power of lower courts while expanding presidential power, and its consequential use of the “shadow docket.”