More Than Half of Puerto Rico Remains Without Power

It will take at least another day to fully restore service after a series of failures blacked out the whole island on Wednesday, officials said.

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White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor

The Trump administration has considered sharply curtailing vouchers as part of its budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

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European Central Bank Cuts Rates Amid Tariff Uncertainty

Policymakers lowered rates a quarter point and said that the region’s growth outlook had “deteriorated” because of rising trade tensions.

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4 Men Charged With Trying to Smuggle Thousands of Ants From Kenya

The men, including two Belgian teenagers, pleaded guilty to smuggling thousands of live queen ants, which the Kenyan authorities said were destined for markets in Europe and Asia.

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How Will Cuts to Climate Research Funding Affect Our Health?

The National Institutes of Health is set to cut funding for research that seeks to understand the health effects of climate change. The policy change would stymie a wide body of research that scientists say is critical to protecting people against the dangers of climate change. Maggie Astor, a Well reporter, explains.

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New Pushback to Trump’s Deportations, and Climate Research Under Threat

Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina.

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Daily Pill May Work as Well as Ozempic for Weight Loss and Blood Sugar

Clinical results of a GLP-1 in pill form showed safety and efficacy data similar to blockbuster injectable drugs.

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Powell Faces Pressure From the Markets and Trump Over Rates

The Fed chair signaled the central bank will stand pat on borrowing costs despite President Trump’s trade fight. Investors and the president aren’t happy.

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Trump Says Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s ‘Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’

The president said that Jerome Powell has been too hesitant to cut interest rates, and “he should certainly lower them now.”

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Maryland Mental Hospital With Painful History to Rebuild

The former Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland was once the state’s most crowded psychiatric institution. Pulling off a plan to redevelop it won’t be easy.

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