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Winter Storm Imperils Travel Across Path Of Central U.S.

Heavy snow and ice hit Midwestern cities and bear down on the Mid-Atlantic region

Launchpad Shortage Worries U.S. Space Companies

A traffic jam is forming at U.S. rocket-launch sites. Elon Musk's SpaceX and other rocket companies are planning to increase flights in the years ahead as they ferry their own satellites or payloads for other customers to space.

Venezuela Collects More Foreign Hostages

Maduro regime is gathering chips for future prisoner swaps, analysts say

A Weaker Iran Looks To Tackle Trump 2.0

Iran faces a tough year of confrontation with the incoming Trump administration while holding a weak hand after 2024 left it with an acute economic crisis at home and setbacks in the Middle East.

A Doll Down the Decades

Celebrating Barbie’s 65th anniversary, a show tracks her ever-expanding world from 1959 to today

Long the Star Pupils, Girls Are Losing Ground to Boys

Girls have lost ground in reading, math and science at a troubling rate, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of student test scores across the country.

Factories Shift From Forklifts in Safety Push

Some of America's biggest manufacturers are backing away from forklifts.

In Times of Economic-Policy Uncertainty, It May Be Best to Avoid the Stock Market

Research suggests that stocks outperform bonds when uncertainty falls. But bonds are the place to be when it flares, as it has recently.

China's New Hacking Prowess Poses Geopolitical Threats

The message from President Biden’s national security adviser was startling.

Marathon Running Sets Milestones

Running is built on booms. In the 1970s, the original explosion introduced people to something called jogging.

U.S. Plans Big Arms Sale to Israel

Administration tells Congress $8 billion package will include bombs, missiles

New Orleans Assailant Scouted City in October, November

The U.S. Army veteran who rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans twice visited the city during the months leading up to the terrorist attack and, on one trip, recorded video of the area with Meta smart glasses, law-enforcement officials said Sunday.

Two Black Coaches Have Made History in College Football Playoff

When Penn State coach James Franklin and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman square off in Thursday's College Football Playoff semifinal, they won't just be playing for a spot in the title game. They will also be competing to make college football history.

The Liverpool Goal Machine Tearing Up English Soccer

Mohamed Salah has grown accustomed to being called washed up.

2025 Investor Outlook

How to Navigate the Stock and Bond Markets in the Next Year

Even Rich Retirees Fear Outliving Their Money

Spending below one’s means is especially prevalent among older wealthy Americans

Critical Race Theory Is an Inversion of History

It's a tribute of sorts to critical race theory's success that the Trump administration will make its eradication a priority. The Biden administration had quietly implemented policies throughout the federal government based on this theory, and it is being taught in colleges and schools throughout the country.

Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Johnson and Others

President Biden named 19 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Saturday, awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to political luminaries such as former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the late civil rights pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer.

The President And the Pilot

U.S. participation in World War II is generally seen as morally righteous. H.W. Brands, a prolific writer of popular histories, argues in “America First” that the country was “cemented” into this view only after the discovery of the Nazi death camps, and he is keen to remind us that, before Pearl Harbor, Charles Lindbergh’s isolationist movement had a large following. Given that Donald Trump’s slogans have “echoed” those of Lindbergh’s era— and that the world is again menaced by aggressors—Mr. Brands believes the time is ripe for reappraising the original America First.

In Two Attacks, Unraveling Lives And Mysteries

New Orleans and Las Vegas grapple with aftermath of deadly incidents

Biden to Ban Drilling in Atlantic, Pacific

Keeping unleased land off the market would be hard for Trump to undo

Ending U.N. Agency Imperils Palestinians

Israeli legislation will stop Unrwa, which provides medicine, food and education

South Korean Leader Blocks Arrest

Bodyguards stop authorities from detaining Yoon over martial-law decree

Banning Tik Tok Would Violate America's Free Speech Tradition

It’s up to the Supreme Court whether the U.S. will join China, Afghanistan and other authoritarian countries that have barred their citizens from using the popular social media app.

The Untold Story of Jimmy Carter's Hawkish Stand on Iran

The late president was criticized as too passive in engaging anew U.S. enemy. But his attempted interventions were forceful—just misguided.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Newer Than We Thought

JUPITER'S GREAT RED SPOT-a rotating storm that is so large it could swallow Earth- isn't what it used to be.

A Faith Finds Its Feet Ancient Christianities

THE ORIGINS of Christianity is the greatest story never told. Just under three centuries passed between Jesus' crucifixion and A.D.325, when Constantine the Great convened the Council of Nicaea.

A Premier Wheelchair Racer and Motivator

He challenged fellow paraplegics: 'Why walk when you can fly?'

Reactors and Detractors

The taming of nuclear fission into a source of controlled power was a breakthrough met with both hope and deep distrust. Can it make a comeback as energy needs soar?

Big Banks Flee Group Formed to Help Reduce Emissions by Businesses

U.S. megabanks want to leave behind some green finance pledges in 2024.