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A caretaking humanoid robot in Japan, prayers for Pope Francis in Brazil, a skijoring competition in Colorado, and much more

Discussing Dream Count, her first novel in 12 years, the Nigerian author shares her thoughts on masculinity, political chaos, and the future of fiction.

Jay Bhattacharya has spent years railing against the National Institutes of Health. What happens when he runs it?

The president, who has flirted with regal rhetoric, wants a historic copy of America’s founding document placed in the Oval Office.

The new FBI deputy director has written that his own agency perpetrated “the greatest scandal in American political history.”

The justice and his allies want to treat the foreign-aid case like an everyday spat over the terms of a government contract. It couldn't be more different.

The artist formerly known as Kanye West thinks this is a great time for a comeback. He might be right.

Artists’ attempts at activism often meet mockery on social media. One actor figured out a better way to do it.

Yes, the Court could do even more to push back, but it isn’t giving him wins that he needs.