Switzerland Reaches Agreement With U.S. to Cut Tariff to 15%
Switzerland said on Friday that it had reached an agreement with the United States to lower a punishing 39 percent...
25 Movies, Many Stars, 0 Hits: Hollywood Falls to New Lows
Some were heavily marketed. Many were championed by critics. Most had star power. But not one of the 25 dramas...
Russia Pummels Kyiv, Trying to Plunge Ukraine Into Darkness
Russian missiles and drones pounded Kyiv overnight in an attack that killed six people and sparked fires in buildings across...
A Bloody Month in the West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to the Death of a Boy
Ayssam Ma’ala, a happy-go-lucky eighth grader, had just laid down tarps to gather ripe olives in the West Bank town...
The Most Valuable Military Contractor Doesn’t Make Bombs or Guns
You won’t find the most valuable national security contractor of them all on the standard lists of defense industry stocks....
Indigenous People, Long Sidelined at Climate Talks, Take the Stage in Brazil
They came from the Andes in Ecuador and the Amazon rainforest in Peru. They were joined by activists from the...
Photo Essay Inspiration: How to Take Engaging Pictures of Your Hometown
For our third annual photo essay contest, you can take pictures of nearly anything in your local area that interests...
Local Lens: A Photo Essay Contest for Exploring the Place Where You Live
What’s interesting about the place where you live? We know it’s easy to take your city, town or neighborhood for...
Could You Spend Three Hours Looking at Just One Work of Art?
Have you ever been to an art museum? If not, would you like to go to one? If you have,...
Mexico City Loves Street Food. Its Sewer System Does Not.
When the heavens opened up over Mexico City this year, chaos ensued in the streets. Water flooded homes, roads, sidewalks,...
The Loneliness of the Larger-Than-Life Black Athlete
THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE, by Derrick Barnes “We also have to focus on ourselves, because at the end of...
The Next Privacy Battleground Is Inside Your Brain
On a recent afternoon in the minimalist headquarters of the M.I.T. Media Lab, the research scientist Nataliya Kosmyna handed me...
Modi’s Coalition Leads Indian State Election Scrutinized Over Voter Rolls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition appeared on course to a sweeping victory in an election for the local government...
Trump Housing Official Invokes Family Legacy, to Some Relatives’ Dismay
When Bill Pulte appeared before the Senate committee considering his nomination to be one of the nation’s top housing regulators,...
The Shutdown Is Over. For Many SNAP Recipients, the Scars Remain.
When a little more than half of her monthly food stamp benefit came through on Tuesday, Deana Pearson headed to...
