Islamic State Camps Pose a Dangerous Problem for Syria’s Leaders
The arid steppes of northeastern Syria stretch almost uninterrupted to the Iraqi border, the emptiness broken only by the occasional...
Goldman Sachs CFO on the company’s AI reboot, talent, and growth
Good morning. Goldman Sachs is betting big on using AI to fundamentally rethink how the company operates. At the Goldman...
Our Phones Are Making Us Lonely. There’s Drama in That.
Ani is a precocious literary scholar specializing in the works of the 17th-century poet John Milton. She’s also a compulsive...
Sophie Kinsella, bestselling author of ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic,’ dies at 55
Madeleine Wickham, a wide-ranging British author who splashed onto bestseller lists as Sophie Kinsella, the pen name she used for...
The Most Impractical Tool in My Kitchen
My relationship with carbon-steel knives began with a lie. When I was in graduate school a few years ago, I...
Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55
Madeleine Wickham, the British author who wrote the “Confessions of a Shopaholic” novel series under the pen name Sophie Kinsella,...
‘Come North!’ Canada Makes Play for H-1B Visa Holders With New Talent Drive
Canada is making an aggressive effort to attract highly skilled researchers from around the world, including H-1B visa holders in...
Still having insurance problems? Need mental health services? This Altadena group wants to help
The first thing you see when you walk into the Collaboratory in Altadena is a wall of devastation. A floor-to-ceiling...
Heating system broken for weeks in Maryland jail for youth, advocates say
The heating system at a Maryland youth jail has been broken for weeks — causing the dozens of young people...
Miami Elects First Democratic Mayor in Nearly 30 Years
Miami voters elected Eileen Higgins as mayor in a rout on Tuesday, choosing a Democrat to lead the city for...
