A Side Effect of the Iran War: Electric Motorcycles Are Soaring
The frenzy started on a single street in Lahore, Pakistan, where a half-dozen showrooms sprang up selling the same thing...
Are We Too Uptight About Feet?
It’s mid-August, which means we have arrived at the point of summer in which I must, once again, talk about...
University of Michigan Will Ease Up on Grades for Student Mental Health
The University of Michigan will replace traditional letter grades for some first-semester freshmen with a pass/fail-style grade, to more gently...
3 Presidents Before Trump Who Obscured Their Risky Travel Plans
In front of the cameras, President Trump boarded Air Force One after a NATO summit in Turkey last month. But...
Late-Night Hunt for Survivors After Deadly Colombian Quake
Desperate searches for survivors of a deadly Colombian earthquake continued throughout the night Monday and into Tuesday, with firefighters and...
Heat, Fire, Smoke and Storms Are Wreaking Havoc on the Economy
In early June, the power went out at Stephanie Hart’s bakery on Chicago’s South Side, during an intense storm and...
This Castro Is a Key Envoy to Trump. Could He Be Cuba’s Next Leader?
Raúl Castro was on an official state visit in Paris a decade ago as Cuba’s president when a hulky bodyguard...
For One Night, at Least, Silent Films Are Back
Norma Desmond would have approved. A sold-out silent film festival took place the other night on the grounds of a...
With El-Sayed’s Victory Comes a Wave of Islamophobia
Senator Tommy Tuberville called Dr. Abdul El-Sayed a “terrorist.” Representative Nancy Mace described “every single Muslim holding public office in...
Frenzy for Solar Eclipse Glasses Takes Over London
Rose Asaf hopped in a cab to get to a nearby convenience store before 2 a.m. on Tuesday. Her aim...
Four Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says
Four people were killed on Tuesday when a cargo ship was hit in the Red Sea by missiles fired by...
G.M’s ‘Car Guy’ Talks Electrics, China and Nepotism
There’s the old Horatio Alger trope about a young man working his way up from the shop floor to become...
Lincoln Center’s Orchestra Makes Creative Programming Look Easy
Calling a work of music a museum piece can be a compliment or an insult, depending on who’s talking —...
Trump Picks Project 2025 Co-Author for Role That Would Oversee Any Reflecting Pool Review
President Trump has chosen Dennis Kirk, a co-author of the right-wing road map known as Project 2025, as inspector general...
Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Big Sur, Along California’s Famed Central Coast
A wildfire along Central California’s celebrated Big Sur coast spread rapidly on Monday, prompting evacuation orders in Monterey County, including...
