Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
The Trump administration on Monday said it would pause leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast,...
China Vanke Gets Temporary Lifeline to Prevent Debt Default
China Vanke, the latest developer to teeter in the country’s long-running real estate crisis, said bondholders agreed to a plan that...
2025 in Pictures
In her introduction to 2025 A Year in Pictures, Dionne Searcey writes: A president returned to power in America and...
The Visuals That Defined Style This Year
It was a year of extremes. Extreme close-ups, extreme colors, extreme loudness and extreme quiet. The visuals that defined the...
Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland
Officials in Denmark and Greenland on Monday reacted with anger to President Trump’s decision to appoint a special envoy to...
In These K-Dramas, Women Are Unjustly Accused (Maybe)
When it comes to K-drama, my taste doesn’t run to elaborately costumed history or complicated rural romance. I like the...
Russian General Is Killed in Car Bombing in Moscow
A senior Russian general was killed on Monday in Moscow after a bomb placed under his car exploded, the country’s...
As Trump Clings to Tariffs, His Argentine Ally Is Opening Up to Trade
Some Argentines had taken buses from neighboring cities and camped outside overnight. Many others had come to a parking lot...
The Planned Parenthood Closed. A Christian Clinic Seized the Moment.
Tamra Call recognized an opportunity for her Christian-based clinic to reach more women than ever before. For months, Ms. Call...
She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Then She Ghosted It.
It was an unusual romance. In the summer of 2024, Ayrin, a busy, bubbly woman in her 20s, became enraptured...
In This Offbeat Canadian Town, Stranger Things Lurk
HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES VOL. 3: The Secret of the Saucer, by Kris Bertin, illustrated by Alexander Forbes Detective fiction is...
This Is the Year Millennials Officially Got Old
A few weeks ago, a group of girlfriends and I were messaging about their upcoming trip to visit me in...
ChatGPT Will Never Beat Indiana Jones
Across from the Florence Cathedral in Italy stands a much older church, the Baptistery of San Giovanni. It is a...
A New Man in Town in the ‘Archbishop Capital of the World’
Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll find out about the new Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, who will be...
Christmas Trappings: New England Swoons Over Lobster Pot Trees
What began as a quaint and unique nod to New England’s seafaring heritage is proliferating in Hallmarkian proportions: the lobster...
