Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1681, and this Sunday challenge delivers a straightforward verb with a common letter pattern that rewards systematic elimination. Whether you're protecting a ...

While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas. By analyzing 300 rural dam projects across 35 ...

Gov. Wes Moore ordered his state agencies to review the audit process and resolution procedure Thursday with the goal of improving fiscal responsibility following a series of scathing audits released ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...