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U.S. Plans Big Arms Sale to Israel

Administration tells Congress $8 billion package will include bombs, missiles

China's New Hacking Prowess Poses Geopolitical Threats

The message from President Biden’s national security adviser was startling.

Venezuela Collects More Foreign Hostages

Maduro regime is gathering chips for future prisoner swaps, analysts say

Marathon Running Sets Milestones

Running is built on booms. In the 1970s, the original explosion introduced people to something called jogging.

Winter Storm Imperils Travel Across Path Of Central U.S.

Heavy snow and ice hit Midwestern cities and bear down on the Mid-Atlantic region

Launchpad Shortage Worries U.S. Space Companies

A traffic jam is forming at U.S. rocket-launch sites. Elon Musk's SpaceX and other rocket companies are planning to increase flights in the years ahead as they ferry their own satellites or payloads for other customers to space.

Factories Shift From Forklifts in Safety Push

Some of America's biggest manufacturers are backing away from forklifts.

A Weaker Iran Looks To Tackle Trump 2.0

Iran faces a tough year of confrontation with the incoming Trump administration while holding a weak hand after 2024 left it with an acute economic crisis at home and setbacks in the Middle East.

A Doll Down the Decades

Celebrating Barbie’s 65th anniversary, a show tracks her ever-expanding world from 1959 to today

New Orleans Assailant Scouted City in October, November

The U.S. Army veteran who rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans twice visited the city during the months leading up to the terrorist attack and, on one trip, recorded video of the area with Meta smart glasses, law-enforcement officials said Sunday.

Long the Star Pupils, Girls Are Losing Ground to Boys

Girls have lost ground in reading, math and science at a troubling rate, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of student test scores across the country.

In Times of Economic-Policy Uncertainty, It May Be Best to Avoid the Stock Market

Research suggests that stocks outperform bonds when uncertainty falls. But bonds are the place to be when it flares, as it has recently.

Even Rich Retirees Fear Outliving Their Money

Spending below one’s means is especially prevalent among older wealthy Americans

Critical Race Theory Is an Inversion of History

It's a tribute of sorts to critical race theory's success that the Trump administration will make its eradication a priority. The Biden administration had quietly implemented policies throughout the federal government based on this theory, and it is being taught in colleges and schools throughout the country.

Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Johnson and Others

President Biden named 19 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Saturday, awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to political luminaries such as former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the late civil rights pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer.

Two Black Coaches Have Made History in College Football Playoff

When Penn State coach James Franklin and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman square off in Thursday's College Football Playoff semifinal, they won't just be playing for a spot in the title game. They will also be competing to make college football history.

The Liverpool Goal Machine Tearing Up English Soccer

Mohamed Salah has grown accustomed to being called washed up.

2025 Investor Outlook

How to Navigate the Stock and Bond Markets in the Next Year

The President And the Pilot

U.S. participation in World War II is generally seen as morally righteous. H.W. Brands, a prolific writer of popular histories, argues in “America First” that the country was “cemented” into this view only after the discovery of the Nazi death camps, and he is keen to remind us that, before Pearl Harbor, Charles Lindbergh’s isolationist movement had a large following. Given that Donald Trump’s slogans have “echoed” those of Lindbergh’s era— and that the world is again menaced by aggressors—Mr. Brands believes the time is ripe for reappraising the original America First.

Big Banks Flee Group Formed to Help Reduce Emissions by Businesses

U.S. megabanks want to leave behind some green finance pledges in 2024.

Tesla Investors Dream Of Big Things Ahead

The stock remains expensive after a big drop

It's the Most Indispensable Machine in the World.It Depends on This Woman.

The microchips that rule our lives only exist because of a company you've never heard of-and hidden figures like Brienna Hall

Intel's Problems Are Even Worse Than You've Heard

There is fresh evidence the once-mighty innovator is losing market share

Happy New Year! It's Time to Think About Your Death

Forget about making a resolution. Have you tried writing a premortem?

Don't Just Shop at Costco.Live on Top of One.

A Los Angeles apartment development is a first for the retailer.

A Better Finance-Bro Sweater

The stereotypical quarter-zip top is sad and drab. In clingy, mid-gray fabric, this corporate staple makes any guy look like a schmo. We’re pretty sure you can do better. Tips here!

A Post-Holidays Home-Decor Diet

Take the new-year cleanup as an opportunity to declutter and refresh

Down Under and Out West

While most road-tripping travelers in Australia cruise the country’s eastern shores, for something a little less crowded—and a little more wild—look to the coast of Western Australia

Capsule Survivors

The modern prescription for getting-dressed stress? A new take on the capsule wardrobe with special, high-impact, combinable pieces that feel fresh longer than the old formula's sad basics.

The New Flour Power

Pastry chefs are nerding out on whole-grain flours from small mills around the country.Now, home bakers can get in on the action.