Japan Deals With the Price of Playing to Trump: $550 Billion
A new prime minister must decide whether to maintain the previous administration’s deferential negotiating strategy that secured a contentious trade deal.Read More
Cal State Invited Tech Companies to Remake Learning With A.I.
Spurred by titans like Amazon and OpenAI, California State wants to become the nation’s “largest A.I.-empowered” university.Read More
Hurricane Melissa Could Hit as One of Jamaica’s Strongest Storms Ever
Direct landfalls from big hurricanes are rare for Jamaica. Melissa could pummel the island as an “upper-end” Category 4 hurricane, forecasters said.Read More
Caribbean Braces for Hurricane Melissa
A fast developing storm was expected to bring “unprecedented” amounts of rain to several countries, meteorologists said.Read More
3 Years Ago It Was a Casting Agency. Now It Has $1 Billion in Drone Contracts.
Among the flood of Ukrainian defense start-ups, one stands out to both its supporters and its critics: the drone maker Fire Point.Read More
Burevestnik Nuclear Missile Tests Successful, Russia Says
Because of its power source, the Burevestnik can remain airborne far longer than other nuclear-armed missiles.Read More
The Thread Tying Together Everything Trump Does
Whether he is negotiating a deal in the Middle East, bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela or deploying troops to American cities, it’s always about power.Read More
How Canada Is Dealing With Its Latest Tussle With President Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney is focusing on what the country can control, including looking for economic partnerships abroad, especially in Asia.Read More
Is That Pumpkin Seaworthy? No Promises.
In Maine, a pumpkin regatta is fighting dry summers and rising costs. (Its boats are mostly fighting to stay afloat.)Read More
Food Banks in U.S. Brace for Surging Demand as SNAP Aid Cutoff Looms
Growing need and decreased resources are squeezing the charitable food system beyond its capacity, leaders say.Read More