Year: 2024

When Russia invaded Ukraine, 28-year-old Alina Viatkina adopted a dog. Even though she did not have a permanent home of her own, she knew that taking care of a pet ...

A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that Hamas did not have 40 living hostages in Gaza who met the criteria for an exchange under a proposed cease-fire agreement with ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). For some seniors, ...

Donald Trump has accused the Democrats of “killing” Social Security and Medicare by allowing an “invasion” of migrants into the country. The former president took aim at President Joe Biden’s ...

On the day my mother died, I sat by her bedside and read the Psalms. The room was quiet — the need for machines had passed — save for the ...

If you’re ever tempted to enter into a “Strangers on a Train”-style pact with someone you just met, wherein you each drunkenly pledge to murder the other’s enemy — well, ...

Describe your ideal reading experience. The early hours before dawn have always been best. I have all that is necessary: quiet, a bathrobe, a comfortable old blue leather couch, a ...

For much of modern history, even the richest nations have been subject to big perennial upswings and crashes in commercial activity almost as fixed as the four seasons. Periods of ...

Wedding accessories are often the unsung accents that play a pivotal role in enhancing a look. Cynthia Smith, a wedding stylist and owner of Cynthia Cook Brides in San Francisco ...

A blunt, gut-twisting work of speculative fiction, “Civil War” opens with the United States at war with itself — literally, not just rhetorically. In Washington, D.C., the president is holed ...