timef 10/21/2025

A problem with an intercom led to uncertainty. No one was hurt.

By paying troops and law enforcement officials, the president stretched the limits of his spending powers, posing a fresh test to Congress.

The owner of CNN, HBO and the Warner Bros. movie studio revealed that it has received acquisition interest from multiple suitors.

The S&P 500 is nearing another record, but some analysts caution that a host of factors may stall its momentum.

The automaker’s shares jumped as investors focused on an upgraded forecast for some financial measures, as well as a lower-than-expected bill for tariffs this year.

The effect is rippling beyond missing paychecks to federal services that support much of the economy.

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive.

Kyle Kunkler fought for a restricted weed killer that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land. He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.

With bargains on secondhand treasures, and a social media feel, the e-commerce app has taken the “energy” of a good thrift store online.

Meet Sparrow, Cardinal and Proteus. They’re the robots that, step by step, are replacing human workers in the company’s warehouses.

Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations.

In Washington, China hawks say its economy is too weak to withstand a tariff shock. In the city of Yiwu, factories are showing why, for now, that may be a miscalculation.

An interview with a 26-year-old entrepreneur, who has taken seven trips to China to buy handbags, clothes and jewelry. “China is the center of everything,” she said.

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors that may compete with Elon Musk’s company in the race back to the lunar surface.

The shower is produced by Halley’s comet’s debris, and could offer strong viewing opportunities because the moon is new this week.

He led a team of scientists who helped confirm that a Big Bang was the source of the universe. The discovery earned him a Nobel Prize.

President Trump’s plan to import red meat runs counter to his philosophy of increasing domestic production, and has angered cattle ranchers in the United States.

Roughly three million Americans canceled the streaming service in the month that it temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show. About 4.1 million people canceled Disney-owned Hulu.

The revival of America’s industrial base is happening amid pine forests and peanut farms. And it’s being led by a South Korean company.

ICE and other law enforcement agencies detained nearly 500 workers in Georgia in September. Farah Stockman, who covers manufacturing for The New York Times, describes the fallout from the incident and what could be next for foreign factory investments in the U.S.