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A misunderstanding of brain chemistry and neural circuitry has made people believe they should avoid pleasure.

As the music mogul faces civil lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct, one of his lawyers is defending him — in the court of social media.

We explain using maps.

As opposition to their agenda grows, especially on abortion, many conservatives are grappling with how to handle this new uncertain political world.

Trying to come up with a viable alternative to the Affordable Care Act would probably just mean reinventing it.

Authorities also imposed a six-month suspension on the local operations of the global firm, which was once a dominant auditor in China.

Airlines pledged assistance, refunds and reimbursements to passengers whose travel had been disrupted by this summer’s software outage. Instead, passengers told us, they were on their own.

Jessica Ramos, a state senator from Queens, is the latest candidate to challenge Mayor Eric Adams as his administration faces a series of federal investigations.

As campaigns increasingly communicate via meme, cat videos are outranking reality.

People can be bitter for only so long. Harris’s happy strength may offer a glimpse of a sunnier national mood to come.

The move, made in the hope of addressing an aging population, was decidedly unpopular.

Rescuers in Myanmar reported finding bodies swept away by the powerful storm, which left a trail of destruction there and in neighboring countries.

The Emmys are on Sunday night at 8 p.m. Eastern, two hours after the red carpet festivities begin.

Plus, a theater season packed with celebrities.

The sports term refers to a time during a game when defeat becomes inevitable. Officialdom is warning against using it to take veiled jabs at the country’s political and economic system.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas explains what his agency has done to address the challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Next week, a probate official will hear evidence in a clash between Rupert Murdoch and some of his children over who should control his media companies after he dies.

The former Scotto Funeral Home, a landmark of bygone Brooklyn, is reopening after a multiyear renovation and Catholic blessing — as a boutique gym.

James Poniewozik, The New York Times’s chief television critic, discusses the state of modern television and the struggle to watch it all.

The American military is not prepared for the fact that artificial-intelligence-powered autonomous weapons systems are changing the fundamental nature of warfare.