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Joel Mokyr has studied how technological change affects economic growth.

The estate that housed almost 5,000 people was in the process of being renovated. Scaffolding, netting and safety violations by the company leading the renovations are being blamed for the fire and its rapid spread.

The Democratic candidate is expected to gain ground in a district President Trump overwhelmingly won last year.

Orlando Hernandez was convicted of trafficking drugs into the United States.

The Washington Post reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean on Sept. 2, and a subsequent strike that killed all survivors on board.

A scholar is speaking out after evidence came to light that the Chinese Communist Party pressured her university to halt the publishing of her team’s research.

The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent. Now their superior has asked the Vatican to intercede in the dispute.

The White House is moving swiftly to tighten legal immigration reviews after two National Guard members were shot last week. And, Ukraine enters a new round of negotiations to end the war with Russia.

Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.

The extension of the extra financial help to buy Affordable Care Act health insurance is still up in the air. Republicans have politics and policy to weigh.