Todd Snider, Folk Singer With a Wry Wit, Dies at 59
Todd Snider, the folk singer and songwriter whose wry wit coursed through big-hearted ballads rallying for the underdog, and whose...
U.S. Border Patrol Launches Operation in Charlotte
Federal agents began fanning out across immigrant enclaves in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday and arresting people, expanding the Trump administration’s...
Fetterman Is Released From the Hospital After a Fall
Senator John Fetterman was released from a Pittsburgh hospital he said in a social media post on Saturday, two days...
Chris Ponnet, Priest Who Preached Social Justice Far Beyond Pulpit, Dies at 68
Father Chris Ponnet, a Catholic priest and social justice activist in Los Angeles, was arrested dozens of times while protesting...
Vatican to Return Indigenous Cultural Items to Canada Taken a Century Ago
The Vatican said on Saturday it will return dozens of cultural items in its museums that were taken from Indigenous...
Boy, 11, Is Killed in Road Rage Shooting on Congested Nevada Highway
An 11-year-old boy was shot and killed on his way to school on Friday morning during what the police described...
SAG Awards Changes Its Name to the Actor Awards
The Screen Actors Guild Awards, a staple of Hollywood’s award season since 1995, is changing its name. Beginning next year,...
Pope Leo Urges Cinema Notables to Redouble Focus on Social Justice
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday called on a star-studded audience of filmmakers and actors to be “witnesses of hope, beauty...
Trump Pardons Two for Crimes Related to Jan. 6
President Trump issued pardons this weekend to two people convicted of crimes stemming from the events of Jan. 6, 2021,...
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and...
Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.
In her house in Ypsilanti, Mich., Barbara Meade said, “there are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over...
Man Arrested After Appearing at Alina Habba’s Office With Bat, U.S. Says
Law enforcement officials said on Saturday that they had arrested a man who earlier this week brought a bat to...
Why Doesn’t JD Vance Have More to Say About Nick Fuentes?
On one hand, there is no particular reason to pay attention to JD Vance. Yes, he is the vice president...
On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France
As the weather turned cool this autumn across England, Frankie the flamingo had apparently had enough. On a blustery Sunday...
Around the World, From the Trenches to the Club, Youth Are in Revolt
THE FIRE: Voices of a Generation in Iran, Ukraine, and Afghanistan, by Cecilia Sala; translated by Oonagh Stransky Only 30...
