Violent crime fell dramatically in 2025, in what experts expect to be the year with the sharpest drop in homicides in recorded history. The decline, detailed in two recent reports of major U.S. cities ...

A Times correspondent talks about life in China as it outpaces the United States in developing clean energy technology, self-driving cars and other innovations. Before we get to discussing China, ...

The U.S.-Canada hockey rivalry may be heated, but don't expect any of the games to break out in fisticuffs as a result. That's because unlike in the NHL, there is no fighting allowed in Olympic hockey ...

The $4.6 billion Gordie Howe bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is nearing completion. But with tariffs rising and trade slowing, its vision of stronger U.S.-Canada ties may be unraveling.

WASHINGTON — While nearly 100 countries are represented at the 2026 Olympics, a few notable countries won't be participating. It's a familiar sight for Olympics watchers: Russian and Belarusian ...

Russia is banned from the 2026 Winter Olympics due to ongoing sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. No Russian hockey players can compete, even as neutral athletes, in team events. Elite NHL players ...

The 2026 Super Bowl will continue adding to the sports event's interesting history Chris Graythen/Getty The Super Bowl name was brought up during an owner's meeting as a potential moniker for the 1970 ...

Ever wonder why rats are so spectacularly successful in our cities? They live in our walls, our subways, our basements. They flourish in places we find impossible. Why? Because they are critical ...

This brings new meaning to under the weather. With flu cases climbing this winter season rapidly and record low temps on the way, it’s easy to think the weather’s to blame. But modern research says ...

Move over, protein. Fiber is on pace to be the next “it” nutrient of the year. Consumers — particularly Gen Z — are fixated on stomach health, leading to the “fibermaxxing” trend taking hold on TikTok ...

Entrepreneurship is having a moment. 29.8 million solopreneurs now contribute $1.7 trillion to the U.S. economy. Forty-one percent of founders whose companies are less than 24 months old plan to hire ...

The viral meme isn’t really about China or actual Chinese people. It's a symbol of what Americans believe their own country has lost. It’s hard to quantify a zeitgeist, but here at WIRED, chronically ...