Australia Could Be a Rare Earths Alternative to China for the U.S.

China’s escalating curbs on the critical minerals has given Australia, a longstanding U.S. ally, the opportunity to reposition itself to a transactional president.

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Websites Including Amazon, Coinbase and Roblox Report Outages After AWS Disruption

Amazon Web Services, a major provider of cloud services for companies, said it was working to resolve an issue that appeared to be affecting websites.

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Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows

Doctors have long recommended that infants avoid peanuts. But in 2017, experts officially reversed that guidance, and food allergies decreased sharply.

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Mamdani and Cuomo Make Their Cases in Last Weekend Before Early Voting

As the New York City mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the candidates appeared at a forum at Queens College and at a soccer tournament in Coney Island.

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China’s Economy Held Steady in the Third Quarter, but Consumers Were More Cautious

A further increase in China’s trade surplus failed to fully offset the effects of a worsening housing market, which has left consumers wary.

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Emirates Cargo Plane Slides Off Hong Kong Runway, Killing 2 Ground Crew

The plane, arriving from Dubai, skidded off the runway after landing and fell into the sea, Hong Kong officials said.

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Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Trans Activist Who Saw It All, Dies

She spat in a policeman’s face at the Stonewall Riot, ran a nursing service during the AIDS crisis and boycotted Pride parades when they welcomed corporations.

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For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight

Their communities devastated from last weekend’s storm, many are in shelters in Anchorage and facing life in a completely different world.

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Trump Reiterates That He Wants to Send National Guard to San Francisco

Such a move could increase the already high tension between the president and California officials

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The Contagious Gen Z Revolutions

It’s a good time to start paying attention to the youth-led protests that are spreading around the world and that have toppled governments.

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