Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground

Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost 2,000 years old.Read More
Who Does Trump’s New Travel Ban Include and Exclude?

World Cup players, dual citizens and people with existing visas would still be allowed to enter the U.S.Read More
5 Takeaways From the First N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, faced a barrage of attacks from his Democratic rivals.Read More
Trump Orders Investigation of Biden and His Aides

The executive order is the latest effort by President Trump to stoke outlandish conspiracy theories about his predecessor and question the legality of his actions in office.Read More
Trump Escalates Attack on Columbia University by Threatening Its Accreditation

The administration notified the university’s accrediting body that federal agencies had found that the school violated Jewish students’ civil rights.Read More
Trump Restricts Harvard’s International Students From Entering U.S.

The Trump administration has sought a workaround to the courts, which have largely blocked his efforts to restrict foreign students.Read More
Fearful House Republicans Scramble to Mollify Musk

Republicans in the chamber are bending over backward to appease the world’s richest man, who is furious at them for voting for a bill to deliver President Trump’s domestic policy agenda.Read More
‘Carol,’ Whose Detention Rattled Her Small Missouri Town, Is Released

Ming Li Hui’s detention by the immigration authorities brought the reality of President Trump’s immigration crackdown to rural Missouri, where supporters rallied for her freedom.Read More
U.S. Brings Back Guatemalan Wrongly Deported to Mexico

The Trump administration obeyed the instructions of the judge in the case, a significant departure from the defiant stance it has staked out in other immigration matters.Read More
Saharan Dust Is Expected to Ramp Up Over Florida on Thursday

A dust plume that has been traveling across the Atlantic may later spread as far as Texas and Georgia as a weather system breaks it apart.Read More