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Byline: Dionne Searcey Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, has lamented the angry splits within families over politics. But he and his Republican brother rarely speak. On [...]

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, has lamented the angry splits within families over politics. But he and his Republican brother rarely speak. On the campaign trail, [...]

Byline: Dionne Searcey The walls of the Fish Tales bait shop near the banks of Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin are lined with brightly colored bobs and lures. Big coolers hold [...]

The walls of the Fish Tales bait shop near the banks of Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin are lined with brightly colored bobs and lures. Big coolers hold leeches, butter worms [...]

The major-party vice-presidential candidates -- Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Senator JD Vance of Ohio -- are presenting dramatically different recollections of their small-town roots. In the western Nebraska [...]

The major-party vice-presidential candidates — Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Senator JD Vance of Ohio — are presenting dramatically different recollections of their small-town roots. In the western Nebraska [...]

Tim Walz moved several times during his childhood in Nebraska, where his high school graduating class had just 25 students. Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, wasn’t always [...]

Dionne Searcey traveled to Wymore, Neb., where she grew up, to learn about some residents' resistance to a new battery-powered bus. Times Insider explains who we are and what we […]

Byline: Jack Ewing and Dionne Searcey Rental car firms are offering temporary deals on electric cars, which they are selling after they lost value more quickly than expected. If you've [...]

Rental car firms are offering temporary deals on electric cars, which they are selling after they lost value more quickly than expected. If you've been wanting to try an electric [...]

Byline: Dionne Searcey and George Etheredge The matter before the school board was straightforward. The tiny school district in Wymore, Neb., needed a new school bus to replace one so [...]

The matter before the school board was straightforward. The tiny school district in Wymore, Neb., needed a new school bus to replace one so old and beat-up that it was [...]

Most strategies in the U.S. for helping people stay cool are geared toward urban areas, leaving behind vulnerable rural populations. In Caribou, Maine, a town of 7,400, the splash pad [...]

Wet towels and body bags filled with ice water are being used to quickly cool victims, which is essential to saving lives. A heat wave is bearing down on large [...]

Byline: Dionne Searcey In overheated Phoenix, firefighters are carrying giant plastic, ice-filled bags to quickly cool people, a technique pioneered in the military and at sporting events. As America comes [...]

In overheated Phoenix, firefighters are carrying giant plastic, ice-filled bags to quickly cool people, a technique pioneered in the military and at sporting events. As America comes to grips with [...]

Local officials in Nevada, fearing that billions in federal support could dry up after Election Day, are in a ''mad dash'' to secure funds before November. For Brian Beffort, the [...]

Local officials in Nevada, fearing that billions in federal support could dry up after Election Day, are in a “mad dash” to secure funds before November. For Brian Beffort, the [...]

Other states have also considered restrictions, citing concerns about farmers’ livelihoods and food safety, though the product isn’t expected to be widely available for years. Florida has banned making and [...]

Producers of biofuels like ethanol, which could help create a new generation of jet fuel, would have to overhaul their practices to receive tax credits. In a move aimed at [...]

Q: How much do I need to worry about the impact of my online shopping? The convenience of online shopping is hard to beat. But it uses a lot of [...]

P: ¿Hasta qué punto debo preocuparme por el impacto de mis compras en línea? La comodidad de comprar por internet es difícil de superar. Pero consume mucha energía y recursos [...]

Uzodinma Iweala, chief executive of the Harlem institution, will leave at the end of 2024 after guiding it through pandemic years and securing funds. After guiding The Africa Center through [...]

Department lawyers said in a brief that Enbridge, a Canadian company, ''lacks any legal right'' to operate its Line 5 pipeline on reservation territory. The Department of Justice has weighed [...]

Department lawyers said in a brief that Enbridge, a Canadian company, “lacks any legal right” to operate its Line 5 pipeline on reservation territory. The Department of Justice has weighed [...]

Byline: Rebecca Halleck and Dionne Searcey An icy crust on the Straits of Mackinac is melting into slush atop a shimmering, narrow waterway prized for its beauty and its role [...]

An icy crust on the Straits of Mackinac is melting into slush atop a shimmering, narrow waterway prized for its beauty and its role in supporting the local economy. Snaking [...]

Byline: Dionne Searcey A handful of startups are trying to reinvent one of the most ubiquitous, but also environmentally destructive, ingredients in our diets: palm oil. Palm oil is in [...]

A handful of startups are trying to reinvent one of the most ubiquitous, but also environmentally destructive, ingredients in our diets: palm oil. Palm oil is in bread, instant noodles, [...]

Legislators there and in several other states want to restrict the manufacture or sale of meat made in a laboratory, even though it barely exists. The space industry disagrees. Lab [...]

Legislators there and in several other states want to restrict the manufacture or sale of meat made in a laboratory, even though it barely exists. The space industry disagrees. Lab [...]

Environmentalists and American meat producers alike are asking regulators to keep JBS, the world's biggest meatpacker, off the New York Stock Exchange. A giant Brazilian meatpacking company is facing persistent [...]

Environmentalists and American meat producers alike are asking regulators to keep JBS, the world’s biggest meatpacker, off the New York Stock Exchange. A giant Brazilian meatpacking company is facing persistent [...]

Byline: Dionne Searcey Frozen gas infrastructure was the main culprit in the disastrous power failures of 2021. After changes, the grid appears to be holding, with help from wind power. [...]

Frozen gas infrastructure was the main culprit in the disastrous power failures of 2021. After changes, the grid appears to be holding, with help from wind power. Texas has invested [...]

The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from miles away might dry out residential wells. When Indiana officials [...]

The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from miles away might dry out residential wells. When Indiana officials [...]

Byline: Max Bearak, Dionne Searcey and Mira Rojanasakul Vast stretches of America are dominated by corn, nearly 100 million acres of it, stretching from Ohio to the Dakotas. What once [...]

Carriers want to replace jet fuel with ethanol to fight global warming. That would require lots of corn, and lots of water. Vast stretches of America are dominated by corn, [...]

Byline: Dionne Searcey Rokhaya Diagne, a 25-year-old A.I. entrepreneur in Senegal, is part of a subset of Africa's enormous youth population that is confident technology can solve the continent's biggest [...]

The Times asked all 50 states how they police the use of valuable groundwater. Their answers reveal why the country is draining and damaging its aquifers so rapidly. America's stewardship [...]

Rokhaya Diagne, a 25-year-old A.I. entrepreneur in Senegal, is part of a subset of Africa's enormous youth population that is confident technology can solve the continent's biggest problems. When she [...]

America’s stewardship of one of its most precious resources, groundwater, relies on a patchwork of state and local rules so lax and outdated that in many places oversight is all [...]

Byline: Dionne Searcey Mr. Wiley, famous for his portrait of former President Obama, is now showing paintings of 11 current and former African heads of state. 'This is not a [...]

Mr. Wiley, famous for his portrait of former President Obama, is now showing paintings of 11 current and former African heads of state. ''This is not a celebration of individual [...]

When Minnesota farmers cranked up their powerful wells, they blew through state limits. Thirsty crops included corn, soybeans and perfect, fry-friendly potatoes. The drought that gripped Minnesota in the summer [...]

The drought that gripped Minnesota in the summer of 2021 was one of the worst on record. Day after day a blazing sun shriveled leaves, dried up waterfalls and turned [...]

Hailed as a climate visionary, Gabon's president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, was once welcomed to Buckingham Palace but was blindsided by this week's coup. As the all-powerful ruler of oil-rich Gabon, [...]

Hailed as a climate visionary, Gabon’s president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, was once welcomed to Buckingham Palace but was blindsided by this week’s coup. As the all-powerful ruler of oil-rich Gabon, [...]

Byline: Dionne Searcey and Mady Camara Patrol vessels were pursuing a fishing boat loaded with migrants bound for Spain when it struck rocks off a beach in Senegal's capital, locals [...]