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The winding road of tracking down a family tree.

Advances by a coalition of opposition groups have abruptly changed the landscape of Syria’s civil war after a long stalemate. Here’s a close...

“Splendors of the Atlas,” an exhibition in Qatar, includes 56 pieces that reflect the range of materials and styles.

The longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is facing threats from rebellions on multiple fronts and his key ally, Iran, is paring back sup...

Walter Mosley talks about how his fictional hero frees himself from wage labor through America’s favorite side hustle: landlording.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac know increasing floods and wildfires are a problem. Dealing with them, however, would require trade-offs.

In a region “already on fire,” analysts say, rebels’ advance toward Damascus is a barometer of the shifting power dynamics that also affect...

Kaitlyn Barclay and Ingrid Parl have each performed wedding ceremonies for three couples. They recently had their own.

The giddy craze for nonfungible tokens brought the crypto crowd to art auctions. Now, long after the bubble burst, some still believe.

The withdrawals by one of President Bashar al-Assad’s key backers comes amid a resurgent rebel offensive.

The United Nations chief inspector says production has quadrupled. But it is not clear whether Iran is trying to touch off a crisis or gathe...

Three days before my child unexpectedly died, he primed me to keep living.

The rebels’ gains prompted Lebanon and Jordan to close border crossings and Israel to reinforce its forces in the Golan Heights.

When equilibriums are disrupted, chaos can ensue.

In an interview, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Islamist rebel heading an offensive moving toward Damascus, said the operation was a long time...

Airstrikes, gunfire, panic and orders to evacuate in the dark of night combined to cause heavy casualties in the area of Kamal Adwan, one of...

A federal court on Friday upheld a law that will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it...

The celebrated couple bought the co-op overlooking Central Park in the early 1980s and used it as a pied-à-terre — and for big, splashy part...

Hiring bounced back after disruptions from storms and a major strike.

A wide and tightfitting hair accessory favored by the wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr., has become a hot commodity, 25 years after her death.

Laura Guerrero and Temoc Gonzalez, both from Guadalajara, Mexico, met through Instagram and felt an instant connection. “We spoke in Spangli...

“Treasure Island,” Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure novel, was the inspiration for the Paris jeweler’s new high jewelry collection.

Government forces are trying to cut off the road that connects the major cities of Hama, which the insurgents have captured, and Homs, which...

Layoffs remain relatively low, but people who lose their jobs could be struggling to find new ones.

Although Samantha Greenstone had many gay friends, her relationship with Jacob Hoff, whom she met nine years ago, was different.