50 Artists Travel Far and Wide to Learn From Filmmaker Werner Herzog

As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China’s advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China’s economy in its worst shape in decades.

For decades, the Mexican authorities have sacrificed a rural valley to flush away the capital’s waste and power the economy. Now, local communities are paying for that decision — often with peoples’ lives.

The results of this week’s exceptionally close election dealt a blow to far-right nationalists, who have gained ground elsewhere.

Haitian election officials have set elections for Dec. 13, but many experts say extreme violence is likely to cause a postponement. Again.

Theme parks have long been seen as a bellwether for consumer confidence. Disney’s domestic parks and cruises revenue rose 11 percent in the latest quarter.

A family’s vacation in the English beach town is filled with surf sessions, lunches by the sand and a landscape that still inspires painters.

The nation’s housing shortage has made it challenging for some essential workers like educators to live where they work. An increasing number of school districts are trying to change that.

The U.S. Mint is legally required to sell only legal, domestic gold. Instead, it is the last link in a chain that launders foreign gold for an insatiable market. Our reporter Justin Scheck traced one such supply chain: from an illegal mine…