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For many parents and guardians, putting a child on a flight alone may seem terrifying. Belligerent passengers, delays, and turbulence: All loom large in a caregiver’s imagination. Life sometimes...

Sometime in the late 18th century, a sign appeared outside a shambly butcher’s hut in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon: “The Immortal Shakspeare was born in this house,” it announced,...

Each year, thousands of baby green sea turtles clamber across a beautiful, white-sand paradise that is one of the largest hatching sites of this species in the Atlantic, adorably making their way to...

Palestinian officials in the Gaza Strip on Thursday increased the tally of bodies discovered in a mass grave on the grounds of a hospital to 392 from 283, amid conflicting accounts between Israel and...

CAIRO — Born in wartime, the baby had not eaten in more than a day, his father said — no formula, no nothing. His parents had already spent the last of their money on food, sold his mother’s...

CAIRO — Born in wartime, the baby had not eaten in more than a day, his father said — no formula, no nothing. His parents had already spent the last of their money on food, sold his mother’s...

Think about the last time you went to a dentist: Did you walk out feeling like your questions were answered, or did you wonder whether your provider was being straight with you? Dental visits can...

When Ana Jimena Barba, a young doctor, began working at a hospital in Madrid last year, she moved in with her parents a half-hour outside the city until she could save enough to buy her own home. But...

Yuxin Sun, a psychologist in Seattle, sees a lot of clients at her group practice who insist they aren’t perfectionists. “‘Oh, I’m not perfect. I’m far from perfect,’” they tell her. ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — The forces of two rival generals have laid waste to Sudan for a year now, unleashing a wave of violence that has driven 8.6 million people from their homes. The war has...

RAGLAN, New Zealand — Autumn in New Zealand heralds the arrival of a green, egg-size fruit that falls off trees in such abundance that it is often given to neighbors and colleagues by the bucket or...

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple said Thursday that it would relax limits on repairing newer iPhones with used parts including screens, batteries, and cameras, a reversal from its previous practice of using...

Six months into the war, the people of the Gaza Strip are facing a hunger crisis that the United Nations says borders on famine. The crisis in Gaza is entirely human-made, a result of Israel’s...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating claims made by a Boeing engineer who says that sections of the fuselage of the 787 Dreamliner are improperly fastened together and...

A hotel chain installs a camera in its trash bins to spy on what guests are tossing. Turns out its breakfast croissants are too big. Many are going to waste — along with profits. A supermarket...

MALÉ, Maldives — To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the Indian Ocean — or you are out in “the islands,”...

Tesla appeared to be losing command of the market it effectively created after it reported a stunning drop in quarterly sales Tuesday, raising fresh questions about Elon Musk’s leadership of the...

Taipei - At least nine people were killed and more than 700 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan...

The disaster relief nonprofit World Central Kitchen paused operations in the Gaza Strip and the region Tuesday after the organization said seven of its workers were killed in an airstrike. José...

SAN FRANCISCO — In recent months, Google has raced to settle a backlog of lawsuits ahead of major antitrust showdowns with the Justice Department later this year. On Monday, the company resolved...