A citizenship question has not been included among the census questions for every household in almost 70 years. The Trump administration wants to change that with the upcoming 2020 census.
The amendments, which were approved by nearly 90% of voters, further entrench the power of the military and extend the power of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
Mourners and religious leaders gathered to say goodbye to more than 300 people who died in a string of bombings on Sunday at churches and hotels. Among the dead are 45 children.
Officials have been altering names to become more Hinducentric. “It is very dangerous for national integrity and unity,” says a historian. The changes accelerated ahead of this year’s elections.
A trail of internal emails, memos and other court filings show how the Trump administration pushed to get a citizenship question on the 2020 census despite warnings of how it may undermine the count.
The new governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has issued a territory-wide mental health state of emergency, after two hurricanes in 2017 caused widespread trauma and stress among islanders.
In her new book, Cribsheet, economist Emily Oster offers a lifeline to parents overwhelmed by contradictory parenting guidance. She offers a data-driven, and common-sense, approach to raising a baby.
If Melinda Gates had fully owned her goal — writing a book that would strengthen some readers’ abortion-rights convictions and open others’ minds — she would have called for greater advocacy.
The 82-year-old British actor is currently playing Shakespeare’s famed tragic figure on Broadway. “Doors have opened for women that were firmly locked many decades ago,” she says.
Rescuers continue to search for survivors of Monday’s quake, which trapped people in a collapsed supermarket in Pampanga province and caused panicked office workers to flee buildings in Manila.
Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung of Cameroon arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo just four weeks ago – and was increasingly worried about his safety.
The influential musician to the punk and hardcore scene returns with new latest album, Sunshine Rock.
Following the release of the Mueller report, a number of the 2020 Democratic candidates, like their colleagues in Congress, are debating how to hold President Trump accountable for his actions.
Many young people participate in the rental economy. They own less stuff than their parents’ generation, and they rent or share a lot more. For some it’s a choice; for others, a necessity.
Physically marking a tire without a warrant is a violation of the Fourth Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled. The amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
When Dolores O’Riordan died in 2018, she left behind vocal tracks of what was intended to be The Cranberries’ new album. Now, remaining band members have completed the album in her memory.
The state visit will come nearly a year after Trump’s first trip to the U.K. as president, when he and the first lady met Queen Elizabeth II for tea.
As the work of many experimental and pop musicians shows, sounds made by a body that don’t cohere into recognizable language can still have emotional clarity.
Ian McEwan imagines an alternate, technologically-advanced 1982 England in his new novel, in which the development of lifelike, artificially intelligent cyborgs leads to some uncomfortable questions.
Two Islamist groups have been blamed for the attacks. The government is facing criticism for failing to prevent the attacks — or even alert possible targets — despite getting prior intelligence.
From a mother with belly pain to a teen girl with a possibly infected tooth, volunteer medics are treating migrants once they’ve been released from government custody.
Hospital-owned clinics that are miles away should be reimbursed at the same rates as an independent doctor, but not more, Medicare says. That new rule could save taxpayers $380 million in 2019.
The justices are weighing whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. A decision is expected this summer, when printing of the census forms is set to begin.
Zachary Terwilliger started at the Justice Department as an intern in high school. Now, he is the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, in the intelligence community’s backyard.
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were jailed for allegedly violating Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act. They claimed they were framed by police after uncovering evidence of a massacre against Rohingya Muslims.
Larry Hopkins has a felony record dating back 23 years. Federal officials are not saying why he’s charged now with offenses committed in 2017.
The Galaxy Fold was due to go on sale this Friday, but reviewers discovered bulges, flickering and other problems with its 7.3-inch screen. Samsung says it plans to run further tests.
Over his 12-day winning streak, James Holzhauer now holds the top five slots for single-day winning records on the show. “You need to pick your spots and bet big,” he tells NPR.
Here are some key things to know about Sunday’s deadly attacks, the group that Sri Lanka blames for perpetrating them — and the country’s complicated history.
Sri Lankans mourned the deaths of more than 300 people who were caught in Easter Sunday’s coordinated church and hotel bombings. Officials blamed the National Thowfeek Jamaath, a local militant group.
The puppy started following a team that was cleaning up the beach in Bangladesh. And now he is an Instagram star.
The search giant’s push into artificial intelligence as a tool for health improvement is a natural evolution for a company that has developed algorithms that reach deep into our lives through the Web.
While it may seem that heaps of plastic from meal kit delivery services make them less environmentally friendly than traditional grocery shopping, a new study suggests that’s not necessarily true.
Beyoncé’s historic 2018 Coachella performance has been immortalized thanks to the Netflix film Homecoming. Three members of Beyoncé’s Coachella marching band talk about the show’s prolonged legacy.
The court is poised to decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to sexual orientation and gender identity, along with factors such as race, religion, sex and national origin.
The senator’s higher-education proposal for her 2020 presidential run goes further than just free college and would forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in existing loans.
