How TikTok’s algorithm is affecting you, from the content you see to what you can do to regain control
In contrast to other social media platforms, the app gives more weight to how we behave than who we follow
‘He should play Sean Connery’: Billy Zane, the ‘Titanic’ villain who still drives the internet wild at 60
The bad guy from ‘Dead Calm’ and other films has become a character actor and internet sensation thanks to a sharp sense of humor and salt-and-pepper good looks
Medicare begins covering weight-loss medications: who qualifies and how the new program will work
A pilot program will, for the first time, allow millions of beneficiaries to access GLP-1 medications to treat obesity with a monthly copay of $50
Inside the International Criminal Court prison: an atypical jail for those accused of crimes against humanity
Seven former leaders or armed commanders from Africa and Asia are held preventively at the Hague detention center, including former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte
‘Clinton said we glorified death’: Jaime King and the long recovery of the ‘heroin chic’ muse who was a real-life addict
The American model and actress was one of the most recognizable faces of the aesthetic that defined the 1990s. Decades later, her career offers a reassessment of the personal cost of that era and the long effort to build a life beyond that image
Taylor Swift teaches botany: a Brazilian university accuses a Spanish one of plagiarizing a teaching method
Universidad Miguel Hernández opens an internal investigation after the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte demanded explanations, amid a social media campaign
Over 1,000 people may have died from June heatwave in Spain
National monitoring system for excess deaths projected the record figure. Experts warn about the dangerous interaction between pollution and high temperatures
German intelligence services consider the far right a danger to democracy
‘Germany is under pressure,’ warns Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who speaks of adversaries both foreign and domestic
Tech giants lose $2 trillion in SpaceX’s IPO month: ‘The valuations were unsustainable’
The enormous sums committed to developing artificial intelligence are making investors nervous
Sevastopol under a 21st-century siege: ‘The way Putin is waging this war, it will never end’
The largest city on the Crimean Peninsula is struggling to return to normal after a Ukrainian bombing campaign that has put Russian infrastructure under severe strain
A McDonald’s turned into a hospital: Improvisation and neglect mark the first week of Venezuela’s earthquake tragedy
At the port of La Guaira, hundreds of bodies await identification as relatives line up for blocks
Venezuelans search for relatives among unrecognizable bodies: ‘I can’t say for certain it’s my niece’
At Caracas’s main morgue, families are identifying loved ones using photos of hundreds of victims
Supreme Court setback on birthright citizenship is the exception in a string of victories for Trump’s immigration agenda
The US president is urging Congress to end the policy, which is a long-standing goal of the MAGA movement. The chances of succeeding through legislation, however, are slim
Colorado attorney general who has sued Trump 67 times wins Democratic nomination for governor
Phil Weiser enters November’s general election as the favorite to succeed Jared Polis
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