The 2026 World Cup final is this tournament's biggest game yet. After 39 days and 104 matches, it all unfolds at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Spain wants its second overall title ...

When it comes to global sporting events, few—if any—can rival the FIFA World Cup final. Every four years, the biggest match in soccer brings together hundreds of millions of fans from virtually every ...

How did the fires in Canada start — and what caused the wildfires? Canadian wildfire smoke has spread into New Jersey and much of the Northeast, prompting air-quality alerts and hazy skies. But ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at how views of the U.S. and China compare around the world, including ratings of their presidents, their respect for personal freedoms, and their approaches to ...

How Many Senators Have Died in Office? The death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Saturday renewed conversations around an aging Congress and the replacement process for ...

There’s an uncharitable saying that politics is show business for ugly people. No doubt Count Binface, the rising star of British statecraft, might have some strong words about that. The ...

A week after the deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela, the official death count still strikes both Venezuelans and outside observers as remarkably low. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday ...

In the post-Roe world, we know that abortion bans don’t stop safe abortions, but they do kill people. Abortion rights supporters rally to mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in the ...

If you’re looking to watch the newest episode of MGM+’s fan favorite From (Season 4, Episode 8: “Heavy Is the Head”), you’ll be happy to know that it’s now streaming on MGM+ and Philo. Not only that, ...

Every time I write about particle physics, I encounter a moment of uncertainty about a quantity that, at first glance, ought to be clear. How many kinds of elementary particles should I say there are?

World Cup 2026 is finally underway and the amount of global viewers this year's edition will get is expected to break records. One reason: the 2026 tournament features 104 matches, the most matches it ...

When FIFA expanded rosters to 26 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, it was supposed to be a temporary measure to account for the pandemic-interrupted seasons and a tournament taking place in the ...