With Smithsonian under scrutiny, its leader curates a complex history show
Outside the Smithsonian Castle, construction crews are scrambling to build President Donald Trump’s version of American history on the National...
A court in Kenya blocks U.S. plan to keep American Ebola patients in Africa
NAIROBI — A Kenyan court Friday suspended a Trump administration plan to establish a makeshift field hospitalin Kenya to quarantine...
He’s a devout Catholic. I’m an atheist novelist. Here’s how we stay married.
Following Jennifer Palmer’s April 5 letter, “Coming out as Christian on Easter,” in which she wrote that “only recently have...
Trump deserves to have his prayers heard, too
Regarding Ramesh Ponnuru’s May 15 Friday Opinion column, “A rift deepens between Pope Leo and the White House”: President Donald...
A court in Kenya blocks U.S. plan to quarantine Ebola patients
NAIROBI — A Kenyan court on Friday suspended a Trump administration plan to establish a makeshift field hospitalin Kenya to...
Don’t let AI teach young people about romance
Freya India is the author of “Girls: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything.” New research published by the Institute...
America’s railroads could learn a lot from wireless networks
Michael O’Rielly was a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission from 2013 to 2020. Americans depend on our national rail...
Supreme Court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case
The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed the conviction of a Mississippi man sent to death row for his role in...
Amid data center protests, a billionaire and the Trump administration see a foreign plot
Utahns took to the streets of Salt Lake City last week to oppose the construction of a 40,000-acre data center...
6 habits a happiness expert uses to boost her mood, even on busy days
Sonja Lyubomirsky has spent 30 years studying happiness, and she knows exactly what the research says about how to keep...
The Smithsonian shows a vision of American history, curated by its leader
Outside the Smithsonian Castle, construction crews are scrambling to build President Donald Trump’s version of American history on the National...
A condemnation of Putin in glitzy Cannes still angers Ukrainians besieged by war
CANNES, France — Standing at the award podium at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night, the Russian filmmaker Andrei...
After a brutal winter, Ukraine’s drones are breaking Russian defenses
DONETSK OBLAST, Ukraine — As a fifth summer fighting season begins in Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Vladyslav Tovstyi directs...
Michigan’s Whitmer walks back comment saying she won’t run for president in 2028
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), who has been widely viewed as a potential Democratic presidential candidate, said Thursday that she...
Live updates Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists to face off in D.C.
Nine students will take the stage Thursday for the finals of the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The three-day competition...
