Long Island lost at least 5,800 years of life to fatal crashes in 2023. A yearlong investigative series examines our dangerous roads.

Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would take away ...

Sweden's homicide and manslaughter rate dropped sharply last year as increased surveillance lessened gang crime that had pushed gun-related deaths to the highest level in the European Union.

Unlike the last election, issues around disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have barely rated a mention on the campaign trail. People with disability feel they're living ...

Anticipating a world in which the United States no longer contributes to Europe’s defense, Sweden is about to spend more money on its military—and on the Ukrainian military. A lot more.

For a long time, the Nordic countries were better known for their peace efforts and cozy living than militarism. Now, they are shedding that persona. The Nordics have emerged as a model for ...

Greg Abbott's disability. While giving a speech at a Human Rights Campaign event on Saturday, Crockett seemed to make fun of Abbott, a Republican who is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair ...

Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT Swedish GDP fell by 1.5 percent in February compared to the preceding month, and by 0.3 percent year-on-year, Statistics Sweden has said in a press release. The consensus ...

Hansen and Helbaek claimed to have "felt the call of the wild" when they established their supposedly eco-friendly resort, Stedsans, in Halland, southern Sweden. The couple previously operated a ...

Donation Options Search Search Search An Illinois appellate court has upheld a former Chicago police detective’s entitlement to duty disability benefits after reporting possible misconduct by ...

This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with the economist Américo Fernández from SEB bank. With the Swedish economy still in a difficult place, The Local's Becky Waterton ...

Swedens largest insurer just dropped Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). The reason? A clash over workers' rights thats been quietly brewing for months. Folksam, managing more than $80 billion in assets, sold ...