New York’s bus system has one of the worst fare evasion problems of any major city in the world. The issue is more pronounced on buses than in the subway.

In an interview with The New York Times, an electoral council official expressed grave doubts about claims to victory by the authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro.

The two presidential candidates can both point to records of pushing poverty rates down, but their approaches could hardly be more different.

At least 38 people have been killed in several assaults across Baluchistan Province since Sunday in what appears to be part of a campaign by armed separatists in the region.

The territorial violation by China is the latest in a series of events amplifying tensions between Beijing and Japan.

UNICEF is pushing for a pause in the fighting to allow health workers to get two doses to every child, after Gaza recorded its first polio case in 25 years.

Jared Isaacman is leading three other privately trained astronauts on a SpaceX vehicle for Polaris Dawn, a mission that will include a daring spacewalk.

We know the rules on political giving are broken, but so are the rules on spending.

The organization said many of those targeted by the raids, conducted by a unit created by the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, were Democratic leaders and election volunteers.

As Kroger seeks to acquire Albertsons, federal regulators argue that the biggest supermarket combination in history will hurt not only consumers, but workers as well.

The Allentown Art Museum agreed to sell the work, by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop, to settle a restitution claim by a Jewish family, which will share in the proceeds.

Four days of high-level meetings failed to achieve a breakthrough, but people briefed on the talks said discussions on technical issues would take place in the coming days.

The JOIDES Resolution, which for decades was key to advancing the understanding of the Earth and its innards, concluded what could be its final scientific expedition.

Top officials in the Chinese territory have defended new sex education guidance that critics call regressive. Young people are amused.

Presidential campaigns are marathons. Not this year.

Plus, an ambitious, risky private space mission.

The Allentown Art Museum agreed to sell the work, by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop, to settle a restitution claim by a Jewish family, which will share in the proceeds.

The multimedia artist Yto Barrada has turned the tiny wagon in her Moroccan garden into a guesthouse.

For Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, translating together extended naturally from their relationship as husband and wife. Now, it is their life’s work.

It’s a notorious energy hog. But artificial intelligence can also foster innovation and discovery, and it could speed the global transition to cleaner power.