On a windswept island in the middle of Tokyo Bay, a small mountain rises above the waves. A few seagulls and crows swoop above the brown reeds as Mount Fuji looms over the horizon. The island seems ...

Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits. By Lisa Friedman Under threats of tariffs and other sanctions ...

In the United States, a Black person is 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than a white person is, despite approximately equal rates of use.