9-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Trying to Cross Rio Grande Into U.S.
A 9-year-old migrant girl drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas with her family, according to federal authorities, the first reported death...
Liesbeth Stoeffler, 61, Runner Kept Going by Rare Lung Treatment, Dies
Liesbeth Stoeffler’s doctors had a bold decision to make in 2009. Ms. Stoeffler was on a ventilator and deeply sedated after cystic fibrosis had destroyed...
Winnipeg’s New Showcase and Meeting Place for Inuit Art and Artists
Winnipeg sits far from the territory of the Inuit. But the Winnipeg Art Gallery has long been the leading collector of their art.After decades of...
Biden Defines His Underlying Challenge With China: ‘Prove Democracy Works’
WASHINGTON — At the end of a winding answer on Thursday about competing with China and about his relationship with Xi Jinping, a man he...
Cold Tooth Pain’s Mysterious Molecular Culprit
There’s nothing quite like the peculiar, bone-jarring reaction of a damaged tooth exposed to something cold: a bite of ice cream, or a cold drink,...
Biden suggests creating initiative to rival China’s Belt and Road
US President Joe Biden says he suggested that democratic countries band together to fund infrastructure in less developed countries during a call with British Prime...
Boeing resumes 787 Dreamliner deliveries as inspections continue
Separately, the United States Federal Aviation Administration decided to independently handle final pre-delivery checks on four 787 jets last week, the latest signal of the...
Why Did Someone Pay $560,000 for a Picture of My Column?
$98,000.$143,000.$277,000.After more than 30 bids, the auction ended at 12:32 p.m. Eastern time, with a winning bid of 350 Ether, or about $560,000. A few...
Kenya Places Stringent Restrictions on Nairobi and Surrounding Areas
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said on Friday that travel in and out of Nairobi and four surrounding counties would be prohibited as part of...
WeWork Will Go Public in a Merger With a SPAC
“We looked at our plan, we see what we accomplished in 2020 — and we’ve seen a path to profitability — and we thought it...