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The arrival, expansion and disappearance of these bilingual street signs have traced the ebb and flow of Chinese immigration in New York’s oldest Chinatown.

This Alabama map will test how much Republicans can legally dilute the power of Black voters

From Milan to Mexico City, transportation officials were able to push through transformation of city streets. In Paris, the plan is to give citizens more than 400 miles of pop-up bike lanes throughout the city that didn’t exist before the pandemic.

Mississippi, which has only one abortion clinic, requires many more steps to undergo a procedure than California, which has 152 clinics and no major restrictions.

Ski season is shrinking. Yet the people who love the sport aren’t doing enough to stop climate change.

Major islands have lost nearly a quarter of their beaches in the last century. The culprit? Seawalls and other barriers erected by wealthy homeowners.

It's been relatively quiet at Ukraine's Novotroitske outpost. But all know that could quickly change.

An analysis of 40 major metro areas revealed unequal levels of investor activity, with southern cities and Black neighborhoods disproportionately affected

What do people think, by country, about whether the world is becoming a better or worse place with each generation? Who is more optimistic — young adults or adults?

A major quake in the Pacific Northwest, expected sooner or later, will most likely create waves big enough to wipe out entire towns. Evacuation towers may be the only hope, if they ever get built.

It might depend on who’s counting — and how.

A government collapse and a Taliban takeover has thrown Afghanistan’s capital into chaos as people rush to evacuate to safety.

Growing numbers of people in the U.S. are reporting on census forms that they identify with more than one racial group. But they're often hidden in breakdowns of the country's demographics.

This is why many politicians see redistricting as a way to rig the system in their favor

Last year, the U.S. saw some of the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded, with numerous records broken by double digits, a Times analysis found.

Wilder winds are altering crucial currents. The sea is releasing ancient carbon dioxide. Vast ice shelves are melting from below. See why the experts are increasingly alarmed.