In most of the country, executions are a thing of the past. But one state has been carrying them out at a record pace. By Pamela Colloff and Alec Soth As positive parenting takes over France, one ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping campaigns at every level of government while emerging as a defining issue for candidates ...

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The Empire State Building lit up in red, white, and blue —Gary Hershorn—Getty Images At the beginning of 2026, to kick off this year's celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, we ...

A new review suggests that doing more exercise and eating more protein than current minimum recommendations may help people stay stronger, sharper, and more independent as they age. The goal isn't ...

Jurgen Koster of New Kensington is getting involved in local advocacy, he said, because nothing has changed since he moved to the city three years ago. Koster is one of about 12 regular members of ...

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In “The Ghost in the Machine” [From the Editor], David M. Ewalt writes that he talked to an artificial intelligence, which then transcribed and assembled what he said into the column. He then asks, ...

What Oregon voters are thinking right now can sometimes be derived from the top-level election results. But those opinions are often subject to misinterpretation, another way of saying: Don’t be too ...

Canadians may soon have a better chance of winding up on the cover of Time. The 103-year-old American magazine brand says it's launching a licensed Canadian edition in partnership with Toronto-based ...

As she returns to W for the first time in nearly two decades, the supermodel reflects on her “horse walk,” growing up in Brazil, and the photo shoots that helped define her career. This was your first ...

Purchase Current Issue or Login to Download the PDF of this Issue Download the PDF of this Issue Our magazine has refused to accept what contributor Gore Vidal once described as the “cozy unremitting ...