When crowded classrooms pushed Swampscott, Mass., to consider building a new high school, some innovative thinkers saw another opportunity. The town’s senior center was ailing, and the only handicap ...

A small building in a village near San Xoán de Rio was once a school filled with children. Now it is a mortuary, a stark illustration of the demographic forces shaping Europe’s future. It has been ...

A small mountain town in China is becoming known as the “Tesla village” after a single Tesla owner convinced dozens of people to buy Model Y electric SUVs to use for their businesses. Tesla has had a ...