Moody’s has lowered the country’s credit rating for the first time in its history. Added to the enormous cost of mobilizing 300,000 reservists and accommodating 200,000 displaced people is the ‘significant’ risk of a large-scale conflict with Hezbollah
The raid was celebrated in Israel as a victory in the sluggish battle to free the hostages, with more than 100 captives still held by Hamas and other Gaza militants
In 13 minutes, the singer sang, danced, skated and stripped in a performance that featured Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, H.E.R. and will.i.am. He also competed for the media’s attention with Taylor Swift, in the stands, and Beyoncé, who announced an album
With a divided electorate and gridlock in Congress, the next American president could easily become consumed by manifold challenges at home — before even beginning to address flashpoints around the world, from Ukraine to the Middle East
Videos that praise white armpits are proliferating on social media, reflecting yet another artificial construction, an anti-human torment that seeks to demonize the naturalness of hyperpigmented hair
Two European projects are investigating how to stop noise pollution from the aviation sector, which disrupts sleep and harms the health of people living near airports