‘Star Wars’ Boss Departs, Ending an Asteroid-Filled Reign
“Star Wars” has new emperors. Disney said on Thursday that Kathleen Kennedy would step down as the president of Lucasfilm...
Ex-South Korean Leader Gets Prison Term in First Ruling Over Martial Law
South Korea’s impeached and ousted former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on...
Seth Meyers Never Guessed Trump Was Such a Milk Fan
Welcome to Late Night Roundup, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us...
Word of the Day: panacea
panacea ˈpænəˌsiə noun : hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases The word panacea has appeared in 121 articles on...
Hope and Fear Mingle in Cuba With the Loss of Maduro, and Oil
The first messages in Havana about Nicolás Maduro’s capture, sent through WhatsApp before they reached official channels, were intermittent and...
Iran’s Regime Is Losing Its Greatest Weapon: Fear
At the height of their power, authoritarian regimes project an aura of invincibility. When they suddenly fall, their very existence...
Machado Says She Presented Trump With a ‘Medal’ Amid Scorn Over Her Nobel
María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, said on Thursday after dining with President...
For Two Floridians, a Michigan Winter Solidified Their Bond
Ashley Marie Knott and Tobias Kammerer met in the fall of 2016 at Fat Daddy’s, a now-closed bar in Gainesville,...
A Slow, Awkward Dance Started It All
Without a word, they started to dance. “It was a visual negotiation,” said Alan Emanuel Pierson, who caught Paul Nikolai...
Uber’s Quest to Crack Japan Leads Through a Rural Hot-Springs Town
On a dreary morning in December, Uber’s boss, Dara Khosrowshahi, stood outside the faded concrete municipal offices of Kaga, a...
Emergency Call Transcripts Record a Crisis Unfolding in Real Time
Renee Good was shot last week amid a thicket of cellphones that recorded her killing and afforded instant communication for...
They Ran a Campaign Together, Then Love Came After
When people ask Talia Phoebe Marcus and Charles Robert Blaettler how they met, they prefer to answer in the most...
Please Cheat on Me
On a humid August afternoon, I stood in a silver bridesmaid dress and watched a friend recite her wedding vows....
Battles Over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout
The internet blackout in Iran has stanched the flow of reliable information about the political unrest roiling the country. Filling...
Hesitant to Visit the U.S. for the World Cup? We Want to Hear From You.
More than one million people are expected to visit the United States this summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,...
