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What’s Happening to Reading?
What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an unremarkable activity, essentially unchanged…
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Catherine Lacey’s Infinite Regress
A Möbius strip, a looped surface with a single continuous side, is often formed by cutting a long, thin piece of paper and joining its…
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Apocalypse No: “The Life of Chuck” Stumbles at the Finish Line
It’s impossible to discuss “The Life of Chuck” without revealing the ending, because that’s where the movie starts. It’s built backward,…
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The Portland Bar That Screens Only Women’s Sports
When Jenny Nguyen was in her twenties, working as a chef in her home town of Portland, Oregon, she became a regular at pickup basketball…
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Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert
UN peacekeepers should be routinely deployed to protect aid convoys from attack in places such as Gaza and Sudan, a senior United Nations…
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Israeli military says Iran launched more missiles at Israel
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that Iran again fired missiles at Israel in a conflict that started with an Israeli attack…
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Cape Town safety fears force parents to seek former white-only schools
Fears of crime and gang violence in the notorious townships on the outskirts of South Africa's city of Cape Town are forcing some parents…
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Who are Iran’s new top military leaders after Israel’s assassinations?
Tehran, Iran – Iran has promoted several commanders to the top of its military leadership after Israel killed their predecessors in a…
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'Nowhere feels safe': Iranians on life under Israeli attacks
"Stuck". That is the word most people who have spoken to the BBC use to describe life in Iran right now. After three days of Israeli…
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‘They just see you as an Arab’: Israel’s Palestinian citizens given cursory protection from attack
When an Iranian missile bound for the industrial port of Haifa dropped out of the sky on the town of Tamra on Saturday night, it fell on…
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At least 3 dead in West Virginia floods: What to know
At least three people were killed and several others remain missing after flash floods swept through parts of West Virginia on Saturday…
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Two injured in attack on pro-democracy rally in eastern German town
A group of partially hooded individuals has attacked a rally against far-right extremism in eastern Germany, injuring at least two…
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Israel and Iran show no sign of ending attacks as missile barrages continue
BEIRUT — Iran and Israel traded air raids and ballistic missile barrages overnight and into the evening Sunday, with neither side showing…
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Sailor Snaps Photo of Black Iceberg With Dark Veins
Black Ice There's a huge black iceberg floating off the frigid coast of Northeastern Canada — and a photo of the strange structure is…
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At least eight killed near Gaza food sites as Palestinians fear global attention switching to Iran
At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded on Sunday in shooting near food distribution points in Gaza, as residents…
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Nicolas Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honour over corruption conviction
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, the country’s highest distinction, after his…
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Fears of racial profiling rise as Border Patrol conducts 'roving patrols,' detains U.S. citizens
Brian Gavidia had stepped out from working on a car at a tow yard in a Los Angeles suburb Thursday, when armed, masked men — wearing vests…
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Cactus Wren Is Doing Its Own Thing
The space is bright and open, with high ceilings and large windows that highlight the eternally terrific people-watching of the Lower East…
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Seven killed in helicopter crash in India’s Uttarakhand state
Seven people, including a toddler, have been killed in India’s northern Uttarakhand state when a helicopter ferrying them for a Hindu…
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Israel sends "urgent warning" for Iranian citizens to evacuate
By Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the…
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Israel issues warning to Iranians near military sites
The Israeli military on Sunday issued a warning of possible pending attacks to Iranians living or working close to potential military…
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Prayers across South East for India crash victims
Prayers are being held across the South East for people who died in the Air India plane crash on Thursday. A temple in Gravesend, Kent, is…
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North Korea relaunches warship that suffered embarrassing failure during initial launch
North Korea has repaired and relaunched their 5,000-ton warship after a botched launch in May, according to North Korean state media. The…
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Military parade celebrates Army's 250th with tanks, troops and aircraft gracing nation's capital
Cheers and chants rang out Saturday from a crowd of thousands as soldiers manned modern and historic tanks and aircraft for the Army's…