In Houston suburbs, Abbott’s attacks on CAIR unnerve Muslim residents
SUGAR LAND, Texas — Whether speaking at local government meetings or protesting over the war in Gaza and Islamophobia in...
Ghostlighting and 3 other dating ‘orange flags’ you should watch out for
My patient showed me her phone. As I scrolled through the text thread, my stomach dropped. The previous Tuesday, the...
At this ultramarathon, runners tackle 32 miles and eat at nine Taco Bells
Sure, vomiting is allowed. Discouraged but allowed, according to the bylaws of this ultramarathon. Thirty-two miles of running and several...
Acclaimed ‘Inconvenient Indian’ reveals he’s not Indigenous
TORONTO — Janice Willier was perusing the website of the Edmonton Opera one day this year when she saw plans...
In a time of crisis, Trump falls back on rants rather than unity
There was a time, not that far in the past, when a shocking tragedy would bring the country together. Americans...
Deepfake of North Carolina lawmaker used in award-winning Whirlpool video
When DeAndrea Salvador began receiving emails in June from people in Brazil, the North Carolina state senator assumed they were...
Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’
After Donald Trump’s reelection last year, a retired Army general who’d been critical of the president in the past made...
From a cross to cymbals: Inside the push for a jail to get a church
A silver chain holding a large cross reflected off the chest of the pastor as he moved about the gymnasium....
The Aussie bruiser channeling Robert Redford in Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’
NEW YORK — Joel Edgerton is a talker. It’s not just the volume of words, but the quality. Rich, descriptive...
It was the greatest day of my life. But even at 5, I saw the cracks.
Adapted and excerpted from “Year of the Water Horse” © 2025 by Janice Page. Reprinted with permission from Pegasus Books....
What the Ralph Lauren Christmas trend reveals about our cultural moment
Layering a bounty of lush textures and rich colors in your home to decorate for the holidays might be an...
Why this Democrat refuses to retaliate against Trump’s GOP redistricting
BALTIMORE — A hurricane of political rage had pummeled Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D), and he walked through south...
As Pope Leo visits Lebanon, Christians are fleeing the Middle East
BEIRUT — The Rev. Issam Ibrahim remembers when citrus orchards surrounded Mar Youssef Maronite church in the southern suburbs of...
A weird way to watch TV is bringing people a surprising amount of joy
There is yet another weird way to watch television. People are sitting through one to two minute, out-of-order clips of...
DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record.
CHICAGO — Juan Manuel Armenta was at a bus stop en route to pick up his paycheck when he was...
