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A suffocating blanket of smog has engulfed India’s capital, permeating the air with an acrid smell as pollution levels soar, intensifying a public health emergency that has driven residents to demand governmental action. By Monday morning, New Delhi’s air quality index had reached 344, categorised as “severe” and hazardous to breathe according to the World

High prices and high mortgage rates are making it hard for many people to get a toehold in the housing market. A new report from the National Association of Realtors says the share of homes sold to first-time buyers dropped to a record low in the last year. Scott Olson/Getty Images North America hide caption

In this photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Communications Office, damaged homes are shown beside Mananga Bridge in Talisay, Cebu Province, central Philippines on Friday Nov. 7, 2025 after Typhoon Kalmaegi devastated the province and claimed lives. Malacanang Presidential Communications Office/AP hide caption toggle caption Malacanang Presidential Communications Office/AP MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Fung-wong

The Washington headquarters of the Department of Education on March 12. A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of Education Department employees when it replaced their personalized out-of-office notifications with partisan language. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal judge ruled that the Trump

Robert Sánchez dropped out of school as a teenager and like many others in the region became a fisherman like his father, according to friends and relatives. Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration hide caption toggle caption Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration GÜIRIA, Venezuela — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another

The Tampa Police Department is investigating a deadly crash Saturday in Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood. Tampa Police Department hide caption toggle caption Tampa Police Department Four people are dead and 11 are injured after a deadly crash in Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood early Saturday morning following a police pursuit. Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said

Patients with high cholesterol often take medicine for years to manage it but a new gene-editing treatment has potential to make a difference. TEK IMAGE/Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption TEK IMAGE/Science Photo Library/Getty Images A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug appears safe and effective for cutting cholesterol, possibly for life

Dr. Jamal Eltaeb of Sudan is the winner of the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, in recognition of his medical work during the ongoing civil war. He says: "There are days ... when you wonder if what you are doing will ever be enough. But then you'll see a wounded patient begin to

Essay 11-8-25 Announcer Bob Trumpy, circa 1981. Sporting News via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sporting News via Getty Images Bob Trumpy, who died this week at the age of 80, was an All-Pro tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals, then took his booming voice and blunt opinions into broadcasting. He had a show