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NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, accidentally sent news alerts that North Korea had launched a missile, before quickly correcting the error.

Changing minds on vaccination is very difficult, but it isn’t so important when a law can change behavior.

J. Clifford Hudson is a Democrat who values diversity at his company, Sonic Drive-In. But he knows that some of his franchise owners and their customers may not share his views.

The Cranberries singer fascinated the world, but her success meant something special in Ireland.

Ms. O’Riordan’s voice, high and breathy but more determined than fragile, lent an unmistakable sound to songs like the hits “Linger” and “Zombie.”

Tuesday: Worries over the rainy season, a prickly first debate in the governor’s race, and the clogged 101.

Laurence Fink, the chief executive of BlackRock, the $6 trillion investment firm, plans to tell C.E.O.s in a letter that businesses must serve a social purpose.

Tuesday: A tropical bubble on the Upper West Side, Broadway week, and the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says he won’t recognize Carles Puigdemont as Catalonia’s leader unless he returns to Spain from exile in Belgium.

President Trump disparaged Haiti and some African countries in a meeting last week, and late-night hosts won’t let him forget it.

In an exclusive interview, the (former) novelist shares his thoughts on Trump, #MeToo and retirement.

Yes, it’s driven by greed — but the mania for cryptocurrency could wind up building something much more important than wealth.

For years I had wanted to visit my family’s homeland. There at last, I found a memorable tapas bar, soulful culture and a town with my name.

A switch from the Cyrillic to Roman script is wildly popular in Kazakhstan. But in a country where almost nobody challenges the president, his policy on apostrophes is being assailed from all sides.

The disaster could be the worst oil spill in decades, and Greenpeace calls it a threat to “an important spawning ground” for fish and several whale species.

Brian Hanlon is a prolific sculptor of sports-related statues, the guiding hand behind an assembly line that starts in a New Jersey chicken coop.

Women’s March Inc., which organized the event in Washington, has encouraged more protests. But a new group is focused on winning elections, especially in red states.

Can 500,000 thermometers transmitting 25,000 readings a day forecast the spread of flu more accurately than the C.D.C.?

The country my family continues to dream of no longer exists for people like us. Maybe it never did.

A 17-year-old girl escaped from her home in Riverside County, Calif., to report that her parents were holding their children against their will.