New York Times

South Korea examined the health of North Korean defectors amid fears that nuclear tests may have released radioactive fallout.

Eric Schneiderman’s office recently took its 100th legal or administrative action against “the biggest threat” to New Yorkers: the federal government.

The arrests of two journalists covering Rakhine, the site of a brutal military crackdown on Rohingya, were criticized as an attack on press freedom.

As the French chef Jérôme Brochot returns his Michelin star, here is a look at others who have turned down celebrated honors and awards.

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As uncertainty continues over the fate of Nafta, we asked readers in the manufacturing industry in Mexico to share their views on globalization.

Competition between the two regimes to earn the mantle of the more moderate Islamic alternative benefits feminists.

What might first appear to be signs of Beijing’s rising power are proving to be strategic missteps for Beijing.

Swimming in this sun-baked desert oasis is to tour midcentury modernism as seen through its famously fabulous pools. An astonishing 40,000 pools are within the city limits.

The Taushiro tribe vanished into the jungles of the Amazon basin in Peru generations ago. Amadeo García García is now the last native speaker of their language.

Of home, belonging, hope and the Staten Island ferry.

After my father killed himself, I volunteered to stop others from doing the same. Then I was shown the door over gun control.

Night showers may be leisurely and relaxing, but our writer was surprised to learn that morning showers — or even two showers a day — may be better.

Residents have had to abandon their cars in the middle of the road after getting stuck. The snow, which shattered several records, is still coming down.

In a Connecticut city known for showdowns between homeowners and the government, a tiny yard overtaken by bamboo is at the center of a new fight.

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The Virginia State Board of Elections announced it would delay a drawing of lots after receiving a letter from lawyers for the Democratic candidate.

A New York task force weighs a new fee on rides in for-hire vehicles in Manhattan, which would be paid by riders and raise money to fix the subways.

Times reporters reflect on the conversations that stuck with them long after their assignments ended.

The suit seeks to establish federal monitoring of the military’s compliance with reporting laws, after lapses were exposed following a massacre at a Texas church.