Why Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian Alone
On July 4, the White House Domestic Policy Council issued a long-awaited and lengthy report, “Saving America’s Story: How Ideological...
Ontario Wildfires Burn On, Releasing More Smoke
Dozens of wildfires devastating large swaths of Ontario continued to burn through Friday morning, releasing smoke and particles into the...
When I Sued Roger Ailes, #MeToo Hadn’t Taken Off. Now It’s the Law of the Land.
Ten years ago I made the terrifying decision to sue Roger Ailes, who was then the Fox News chief executive...
Republicans in North Carolina Try to Reduce Early Voting on Sundays and on Campuses
Republicans in North Carolina who control state and county election boards have attempted to move early voting sites off college...
Paramedics’ Push for a Living Wage
Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll find out how little the city pays emergency medical technicians — and whether Mayor...
Has the World Cup Turned Me Into … a Sports Guy?
I’m not a sports guy. That is not to say I’m a sports hater — I’ll watch the occasional tennis...
Rare Pair of Improbably Light ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Is Discovered
Astronomers have found a pair of the lightest giant planets known in the universe in a star system about 1,100...
The Burning, Bleeding, Breathing Art of Ana Mendieta
How to show, inside the typically staid and static walls of an institution, artworks that bleed, burn, breathe, ooze, stream,...
When a World Cup Team Needs a Trim, the Barbershop Comes to Them
Maram Hammadi is very good at small talk. As the owner of Jazz Barbershop just north of Seattle, Hammadi often...
Cooler Inflation May Not Be Enough to Stave Off Fed Rate Increases
Hours before Kevin M. Warsh gave his first congressional testimony as chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, he received...
‘They Are Invisible People’: Hundreds of Rohingya Vanish at Sea
When Nur Kalima’s two young children ask where their father is, she tells them he will be back soon. In...
The Internet, Odd Future’s Laid-Back Arm, Branched Out and Grew Stronger
When the Los Angeles hip-hop crew Odd Future emerged in the late 2000s it started a tectonic disruption that would...
China’s Leader Pitches ‘Openness’ in Push to Shape A.I.
China’s top leader on Friday laid out his nation’s bid to shape the path of artificial intelligence, casting China as...
Beijing Rejects Trump’s Claim of Meddling, but Avoids a Fight
China on Friday rejected President Trump’s claim that it had meddled in American elections as baseless. But its response was...
As Blazes Spread Near Paris, Extreme Heat Is Changing How France Fights Fires
For almost two decades, French firefighting pilot Alexandre Jauffret’s routes were mostly contained to the hottest part of mainland France,...
