Co-published with Capital & Main. Illustrations by Peter Arkle.

• Eight tech billionaires, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, added more than $600 billion to their collective net worth, representing 43% of the $1.5 trillion increase among the ...

In the early hours of January 1, 2025, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran, drove his vehicle into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 14 people and injuring over 30 ...

• A pickup truck driven by Shamsud Din Jabbar plowed into New Orleans’ Bourbon Street crowd, killing 15 and injuring dozens early on New Year’s Day. • After exiting the vehicle, Jabbar opened fire on ...

The renewable energy powering Chicago’s municipal operations is primarily sourced from the Double Black Diamond solar farm, the largest solar installation east of the Mississippi River. The move is ...

In their preliminary findings released this week, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation concluded that the herbicide paraquat caused harm to wildlife and human health, including thyroid ...

Israel’s December airstrikes on Gaza exceeded 1,400 as U.S. military aid continued. • Israel carried out over 1,400 airstrikes on Gaza in December 2024, averaging more than 45 strikes daily. • The ...

• Robert Brooks, a Black inmate, was fatally beaten by 14 correctional officers at Marcy Correctional Facility on December 9, 2024. • Body camera footage shows officers punching, kicking, and choking ...

The record output provided more than 68 percent of the country’s power. Record wind-generated electricity across Northern Ireland and Scotland Tuesday night pushed Britain’s power prices below zero.

Nobody that knows anything about China can argue with that, though a majority of Americans certainly still view the far-away country through the lens of Soviet communism and rural backwardness. The ...

• Over 473 million children—1 in 6 globally—lived in conflict zones in 2024, nearly double the percentage in the 1990s. • 47.2 million children were forcibly displaced by conflict and violence, with ...

On December 27, Israeli forces raided Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last functioning hospital in northern Gaza, rendering it inoperative. Witnesses reported that troops set fire to the hospital, forcing ...