Winner in Arkansas Takes $1.817 Billion Powerball Jackpot
On Christmas Eve, one Powerball ticket in Arkansas delivered a gift worth $1.817 billion. A single ticket sold in Arkansas...
Intense California Storm Brings Flash Floods and Mudslides, Forcing Evacuations
An intense winter storm drenched Southern California on Wednesday, triggering flash floods, mudslides and debris flows, and forcing residents to...
Murray Hill Knows How to Put on a Show. This One Doubled as a Wedding.
The actor, host and drag king Murray Hill had just finished rinsing the Dawn dish suds out of his hair...
Who’s the Parasite Now? This Newly Discovered ‘Fairy Lantern’ Flower.
A bizarre plant was discovered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the periphery of a forest preserve’s picnic area. This plant,...
Christmas Dinner With Family Can Feel Endless. Embrace It.
Things being what they are in the world today, get-togethers with the relatives are often fraught with pick-your-side political debates....
I’ve Been the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for a Decade. This Is the Crisis I See.
I became the United Nations high commissioner for refugees in January 2016, when violence in Syria was in full spate....
North Korea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine
The arms race between North and South Korea has expanded underwater as the North on Thursday condemned the South’s plan...
Intense California Storm Swamps Roads and Forces Evacuations on Christmas Eve
An intense winter storm drenched Southern California on Wednesday, triggering flash floods and debris flows that closed roadways, and forcing...
Why Russia Is Likely to Reject the New U.S.-Ukrainian Peace Plan
On Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine presented a 20-point peace plan formulated by Ukrainian and American officials that was...
Why China, a One-Party State, Is Backing Elections in This Country
Five years ago, the United States played a pivotal role in Myanmar’s general election. Washington assisted with voter education programs,...
Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building
An annual Christmas Eve jazz concert scheduled for Wednesday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was...
The Epstein Files Should Not Have Been Released This Way
As we try to find some cozy solace with our families for the holidays, the Department of Justice is starting...
Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy
Peng Peiyun, a senior Chinese Communist Party official who was given the task of enforcing her government’s draconian “one-child” family-planning...
Former Broadway Child Actress, 25, Killed in New Jersey Stabbing
Imani Dia Smith, a former Broadway child actress who appeared in “The Lion King,” died on Sunday after she was...
Man Shot in ICE Confrontation in Maryland, Officials Say
A quiet Baltimore suburb was shaken Wednesday morning after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot an undocumented driver...
