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Nearly all of Arizona is in drought, with large swaths in extreme drought. Experts say the picture may well get worse in a state where more than a third of its water comes from Lake Mead.

The Biden administration will allow refugee visas for more Afghans at risk for helping the U.S. as Taliban violence grows and American troops withdraw.

As climate change and poor management cause greater water scarcity, Tehran and much of Iran are sinking from land subsidence.

Normally unnoticed or tolerated, homeless people have found themselves at the intersection where compassion collides with image, commerce and national pride.

The president calls the referendum a moral imperative. Critics label it a PR show. Its potential impacts are unclear.

India was a favored nation under Trump. Will those ties change under President Biden and what role does ambassadorial nominee Eric Garcetti play?

Ruth Pearl, who became an activist for cross-cultural understanding after her journalist son Daniel was killed by Al Qaeda in 2002, has died at 85.

By now, we all know that the Delta variant is about twice as transmissible as the original coronavirus. What exactly makes it so good at spreading?

Beef. Microchips. Infrastructure. Around the world, drought — and the flip side, floods — are coming after them all.

Democrats must contend with plunging optimism and frustration with new rules on masking and vaccinations, while Republicans risk being blamed for the large number of vaccine holdouts in their party.

The first flight of Afghan contractors landed Friday in Virginia as the administration scrambles to relocate interpreters and contractors to safety.

The Delta variant is more formidable than previously believed, due to its ability to infect and be spread by people who are vaccinated, a CDC document says.

Even before the pandemic hit, South Sudanese women were accustomed to building lives on the edge of uncertainty.

Los clavadistas olímpicos experimentan muchas de las mismas lesiones que afectan a los atletas de deportes de contacto más tradicionales, y el dolor comienza antes de tocar el agua.

Whatever the conservative Supreme Court justices think of abortion rights, they should not countenance a case that demeans and trivializes 50 years of jurisprudence.

Drought has brought Lake Mead's water levels to record lows. That's bad news for tens of millions of people.

Olympic divers experience many of the same injuries that affect athletes of more traditional contact sports, and the pain begins before they hit the water.

The pandemic made the poor of Latin America poorer and set back a fledgling middle class throughout the region, threatening a generation.

President Biden is considering stiffer measures to increase the number of Americans who get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Thrust into the spotlight, Belarus politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says she's not 'that important,' but her country's fate is.

The Senate approved the first procedural hurdle to passing a major piece of President Biden's infrastructure plan.

Biden made adherence to COVID guidelines a cornerstone of his campaign to defeat Trump. He beat Trump, but beating the pandemic may be harder.

Drought in the American Southwest is hurting saguaro cactuses and Joshua trees. And here come laws against ornamental lawns.

Biden's performance rating slips among Californians in the poll, but his overall approval is strong and support for his spending plans is even higher.

Henan adheres to a familiar formula in Xi Jinping's China: Authorities turn tragedy into triumph, while controlling victims' narratives.

Millions of domestic workers in Indonesia risk abuse in a job dismissed as "women's work." A law designed to protect them has languished for 17 years.

He has never held elective office and was little known until a few months ago. Now Pedro Castillo must govern a divided nation.

Four Capitol and Metropolitan Police Department officers on Tuesday recounted their experience fighting off the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Rules and guidance about face masks have changed throughout the pandemic. Here's how the CDC's advice has evolved.

Officers relive the hours-long fight with rioters in testimony to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

The CDC recommends that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.

A Georgia man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area spa businesses is pleading guilty to four counts of murder.

Passengers, airlines and agencies are bracing for the last dash of summer air travel amid a surge in the coronavirus. Prepare for delayed flights and crowded planes.

The Klamath Tribes have first rights to the lake water. Farmers don't get any this year. The tension is ripe for far-right exploitation.

Record numbers of people are dying as the nation's healthcare system has all but collapsed. Virus-stricken residents of Yangon have resorted to flying flags outside their homes indicating pleas for medicine and food.

A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that the pandemic's true toll is far greater than official tallies show.

Congress is expected to authorize financial aid to dozens of American officials for unpaid medical bills related to the treatment of Havana syndrome.

Welcome to Drought Week, an in-depth view of the devastating drought affecting the American West. Also: We meet an Olympian.

While the world's biggest sporting event is being carried out before empty seats, elsewhere in Tokyo, enthusiastic fans are enjoying live sporting events.

Ex-President Trump rewards allies and punishes enemies with endorsements. He meets this week with Wyoming Republicans running against Rep. Liz Cheney.

Sen. Rand Paul accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding research in China that created the coronavirus. Fauci says that's a lie and explains why.

A look at some of the biggest moments from the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony from Times photographers Robert Gauthier and Wally Skalij.

Rural Oregon communities accustomed to big blazes have been taken aback by the unpredictability of the Bootleg fire, currently the largest in the U.S.

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., also a prominent L.A. investor, awaits trial on charges of obstruction of justice and acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates.