WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday said he will temporarily block the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International…
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This Obscure Office Is at the Center of Elon Musk’s Efforts to Harness Federal Data
The Office of Personnel Management is housed inside a concrete and glass federal building three blocks west of White House. The agency’s name conjures images…
New York Is Shutting Down Live Bird Markets After Finding Bird Flu
On Feb. 7, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an order to temporarily close live bird markets after seven cases of avian influenza, or bird…
Inside Sweden’s descent into ultra-violence where drug gangs carry out 30 bombings a MONTH in fight for supremacy
AS life drained from his bullet-scarred body, nursing assistant Salim Iskef Facetimed his fiancée to speak to her for the last time. Sobbing Kareen Elia,…
Recent Aviation Disasters Cause Fears About the Safety of Flying
The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying. The midair collision that killed 67 near Washington, the fiery plane…
What Whiplash U.S. Climate Policy Means for Business
(To get this story in your inbox, subscribe to the TIME CO2 Leadership Report newsletter here.) In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump…
Musk Team’s Access to Student Loan Systems Raises Alarms
WASHINGTON — Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising…
A Second Person Has Received a Pig Kidney Transplant
The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in Concord, N.H., has end-stage…
How to Protect Your Eyes While Staring at a Screen All Day
If your job involves sitting in front of a screen all day, there’s a good chance your eyes are paying the price. After hours of…
How Trump’s Foreign-Aid Freeze Is ‘Shaking the Whole System’
James Akot has three goats. He shares them with his wife, his mother, three younger siblings, and two of his cousin’s children, in a household…