How Reliant Is the U.S. on Avocados From Mexico?
Americans have a growing appetite for avocados, and a single state in Mexico supplies nearly all of the fruit eaten in the United States. This...
If Not President Biden, Then Who?
Plan B talks get louder The Biden campaign’s attempts to soothe panicked Democrats and donors after the president’s calamitous debate appear to have cratered. One...
How to Choose the Right Tour Group
Tour companies that offer multiday trips arrange most everything for you: lodging, sightseeing, food and transportation. But group size, style of travel and budget are...
America’s Divided Summer Economy Is Coming to an Airport or Hotel Near You
The travel industry is in the midst of another hot summer as Americans hit the road and make for the airport to take advantage of...
How China and Russia Compete, and Cooperate, in Central Asia
With Russia mired in a long war in Ukraine and increasingly dependent on China for supplies, Beijing is moving quickly to expand its sway in...
Investors Pour $27.1 Billion Into A.I. Start-Ups, Defying a Downturn
In May, CoreWeave, a provider of cloud computing services for A.I. companies, raised $1.1 billion, followed by $7.5 billion in debt, valuing it at $19...
Women in India Face a Jobs Crisis. Are Factories the Solution?
Before her husband died, leaving her to raise their 2-year-old daughter alone, Sarika Pawar had never imagined working a regular job. Like her own mother...
Paramount and Skydance Are Said to Resume Merger Talks
Just weeks after Paramount’s controlling shareholder and Skydance abruptly ended deal talks, negotiations between the two sides have resumed, three people familiar with the situation...
Economists Worry About Fiscal Plans of Macron’s Rivals: What to Know
One of the messages that helped propel the far-right National Rally to the brink of power in France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday — a once-unthinkable...
Bruce Bastian, a Founder of WordPerfect, Is Dead at 76
Bruce Bastian, a founder of the WordPerfect Corporation, whose word processor was the favored tool for writing during the early days of personal computing —...
After Thursday’s Debate, Conservative Media Finds It Hard Not to Gloat
In the hours after last week’s presidential debate, a video clip began circulating that featured Jill Biden gingerly helping her husband step down from the...
Swedish Grandparents Can Be Paid to Babysit Under New Law
Swedish grandparents became eligible for paid parental leave this week after the country enacted a trailblazing new law aimed at extending child care benefits beyond...
New Drug Approved for Early Alzheimer’s
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, the latest in a novel class of treatments that has been...
How Tom Hanks’s Son Spawned a Hateful Meme Online
In the spring of 2021, Chet Hanks, the singer, actor and son of Tom, posted a series of statements and a music video with a...