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Mexico’s president is pushing a controversial reform package through the legislature before leaving office. While he sees changes in how judges are selected as a win for democracy, others fear the loss of a key independent institution.

California’s business climate has vocal critics including CEOs like Elon Musk, but the state’s cheerleaders say there’s no better place for innovation.

In the 1960s and ‘70s, small bookshops provided spaces where ideas and activism could flourish. Today, while indie bookstores can be considered “endangered species,” their vitality as community gathering places is thriving.

“The Light Eaters” gives insights into how plants communicate, while “Alien Earths” explores the search for intelligent life on other planets.

To stop far-right rioting, the U.K. is looking to stamp out the sort of online activity that fostered the violence. But the legislation that the government might use is under fire for being both too weak and overboard.

A spirit of inclusiveness is made real in a South Asian nation soon after a dictator’s ouster.

Progress roundup: Fans are recognizing that athletes have mental health needs. And in formal venues, rules soften so more people can enjoy the arts.

Tutoring emerged as a leading strategy to mitigate pandemic-related learning loss. Now, evidence suggests it’s helping reduce absenteeism as well.

Some of Florida’s liberty-seeking transplants seek out the state’s wildness. Others seeking freedom are finding politics stifling.

As former child soldiers flee Boko Haram in Nigeria, their communities are grappling with how to deal with their return.

Hype and hope are perennial features of political conventions. But our longtime politics reporter sees some unusual plot twists as she recaps the DNC and RNC, with the presidential race moving toward the home stretch.

Congolese embroidery artist Lucie Kamuswekera stitches tapestries of her country’s wars so that they will not be forgotten.

More jobs for women in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait herald a deeper change in views of gender equality both at home and in the workplace.

Israel launched what it called a preemptive strike in southern Lebanon to avert a large rocket and missile attack. Hezbollah said it fired hundreds of rockets and drones to avenge the killing of a top commander. Both signaled no immediate further escalation.

After months of tests and debate, NASA decided test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will come back in a SpaceX capsule in February. Their empty Boeing Starliner capsule will attempt to return on autopilot in early September.

One answer to Russia’s assault on religions in Ukraine is an expanding corps of military chaplains who prove care and solace to fighters on the front lines.

While Donald Trump may admire Vladimir Putin, Russia finds the chaos that surrounds the U.S. presidential candidate is more trouble than it’s worth.

American politicians are leaning into economic populism. If enacted, tariffs or price regulations can harm consumers and the economy, policy experts say.

Americans got to know Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. The DNC also featured themes from abortion to Gaza, and a second-gentleman brand of masculinity.

The United States achieved democracy before most European nations. But it still lags behind Europe in terms of female representation in leadership.

There is no doubting Washington’s commitment to Israel’s security. But the war in Gaza has sharpened political tensions between the two partners.

A court halts illegal logging in Argentina, citing alleged corruption – and the need for integrity in governance.

Proust had his madeleine. I had a juicy red watermelon to transport me to beloved summers past.

In the garden, there’s only one thing that multiplies faster than rabbits. Read on – I’m spilling the beans.