FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage
It was all Chris Martin’s idea. During the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Coldplay frontman called Hugh Evans, the...
Andy Burnham prepares to lead Britain — and face Trump
LONDON — Andy Burnham, until lately the mayor of Greater Manchester, takes office as Britain’s prime minister Monday with little...
I saved hundreds flying budget airline Norse Atlantic. Here’s what I paid extra for — and what I skipped.
Norse flies Boeing 787s between the US and Europe. Its seats are nice, given its no-frills strategy, but many of...
Voters are struggling to keep up with Iran war’s twists and turns
When the United States first struck Iran, the president said the war would last mere weeks. Five months later, ceasefires...
Wyoming girl, 7, on verge of heartbreak after every guest canceled on birthday party — before mom’s frantic call to action
A 7-year-old Wyoming girl who was left with no guests at her birthday party after every invited friend canceled got...
A Modest Proposal for the Strait Dispute: A Shared Pact Among Gulf States
If the United States’ war with Iran evolved out of longstanding tensions over its nuclear program, the focus has shifted...
Strong economies, strongman leaders: how China (and America’s) AI boom could create a new class of kowtowing elites
The current state of democracy in the world is fragile. According to the V-Dem Project, which measures global democracy, 41%...
‘Right to repair’ is coming to cars, but there’s still this big blind spot as consumers demand more autonomy
The “right to repair” movement has traditionally focused on access to replacement parts and manuals for consumer electronics. However, the...
American woman Dena Karari arrives back in US after being wrongfully detained by Iran for 566 days on spying charges
An American woman wrongfully detained in Iran for a year and a half on spying charges has now landed back...
Red Lobster’s 37-year-old CEO waited tables before joining the C-suite—he says it was a crash course in managing ‘difficult people and situations’
Years before Damola Adamolekun was tapped to serve as Red Lobster’s CEO—and save the brand from an endless shrimp-induced bankruptcy—he...
