Birth rates have been declining worldwide since the peak of the post-Second World War baby boom. Birth rates have now reached below replacement in most of the world, including Australia. Put simply, ...

Birth rates have been declining worldwide since the peak of the post-second world war baby boom. Birth rates have now reached below replacement in most of the world, including Australia. Put simply, ...

The nation’s students face a deepening reading crisis, with most states showing minimal progress in recent years, a new study shows. Los Angeles Unified, Compton and Modesto school districts have ...

Along Vespucio Sur Avenue, one of the main strips of Santiago, Chile, a massive real estate billboard advertises a new housing complex: “Green areas, barbecue space, pet-friendly sector.” The growing ...

The fall is astonishing. At its height, the global fertility rate hit 5.3 births per woman in 1963, but it has been in near-constant decline ever since. Sixty years on, it is now only around 2.2. In ...

Some studies indicate falling sperm counts, but the evidence isn't clear and other factors may be at play. Sperm reaches an egg. The science of male fertility remains a complex and complicated subject ...

Domino’s Pizza is optimistic about its leadership in the pizza and quick-service categories after posting 3.7% same-store sales growth in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 28, 2025. Russel Weiner, CEO of ...

Nicole Charky-Chami is a senior editor based in Los Angeles, writing and producing breaking news. She teaches journalism courses for UCLA Extension and previously taught at Loyola Marymount University ...

Arthur Herman’s op-ed argues that America has reclaimed sole-superpower status (“America Is the Sole Superpower Again,” Jan. 15). His evidence is formidable: GDP growth, energy dominance, tech ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

Fatima Al-Mohammad, who works in a local hospital, warned that these heating methods pose serious health hazards As temperatures drop and winter rains intensify, many impoverished families across ...