In one documented case, an explorer became trapped by ice with no usable tools. Faced with certain death, he improvised a cutting instrument from frozen human waste.

WASHINGTON—Beachside luxury resorts. High-speed rail. AI-optimized smart grids. Welcome to “Project Sunrise,” the Trump administration’s pitch to foreign governments and investors to turn Gaza’s ...

A Rochester man on Friday was sentenced to the maximum prison term for the 2023 shooting death of a city man. Eric Leslie, now 38, was sentenced to 40 years to life in state prison on Dec. 19 by state ...

The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, including territory, security guarantees and postwar reconstruction. But Russia has indicated little willingness to end the war. By Constant Méheut ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Starting in January, premiums for too many people are going to leap skyward without the subsidies. Trump tried to ...

European Union leaders reached a deal early Friday on a $105 billion loan to keep Ukraine’s economy and military from a budgetary blackhole through 2027. While it didn’t come about in the way some of ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said negotiations toward a potential peace agreement with Russia have produced a “solid” 20-point framework that includes proposed security guarantees involving ...

Borrowers have spent much of 2025 trying to keep up with dizzying changes to the federal student loan system. The Trump administration and Congress are in the process of overhauling everything from ...

Two Palestinian youth react to the news of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas from Khan Younis. Ramadan Abed/Reuters A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is finally underway, and now ...