‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ Jump-Start the Box Office, but at a Cost
Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.
Battling a 27 percent decline in domestic ticket sales compared with before the pandemic, studios left no marketing drum unthumped in releasing the movies.
A recent song’s explicit lyrics have prompted criticism that the music promotes harmful stereotypes about Colombia.
Torrential rains in Valencia, in eastern Spain, caused flooding that killed more than 200 people. The deluge started inland. It took the authorities hours to warn those downstream.
Coding boot camps once looked like the golden ticket to an economically secure future. But as that promise fades, what should you do? Keep learning, until further notice.
West Bank residents say Israeli forces are adopting tactics similar to the ones they are deploying in Gaza, including airstrikes and the use of Palestinians as human shields.
The Israeli authorities called the killing of the rabbi, Zvi Kogan, an act of terrorism. He had been missing since Thursday.
The Jets and Giants are both having seasons that fans would rather forget. But they took very different routes to get there.
Religion is often overlooked as a factor in the lives of the needy, but those who gather at a center in Virginia say it helps sustain them.
A longtime vendor in Manhattan’s Chinatown is finding it harder to make a living as people shun his intricate crafts, haggle over cheap knickknacks and shift their spending online.
Hotels charged an average of $417 per night in September, the highest monthly rate ever for the city. “I don’t understand how normal people can go there,” one tourist said.
The theories of the 20th-century philosopher John Rawls can inspire a new way for Democrats to find relevance.
Many Americans voted for border security. Try living right across from China.
When we met them a dozen years ago, they were teenagers in trouble, playing for a basketball team that always lost. Did they find a way to win at life?
“Laapataa Ladies” and “All We Imagine as Light” have both captivated audiences at home. But only one was able to get India’s nod for the best foreign film Oscar.
Operation Car Wash, which started in Brazil, revealed a bribery scheme that spanned at least 12 countries. Brazil’s Supreme Court has reversed much of its impact.
Tragedies in Papua New Guinea are often followed by accusations of sorcery and unspeakable acts of violence. That cycle has become more brutal in recent years.
After he spent eight years in the Senate as a moderate Democrat, his views took a leftward turn toward “new populism” in a failed 1976 shot at the presidency.
After a decade of battles over voter ID, the law that finally went into effect landed with a whimper, not a bang.
The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.
David Braff was first accused of misconduct years ago but has since held a series of school jobs. The authorities are investigating the possibility of additional victims.
Some countries were outraged over what they saw as deep flaws in the plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations.
Hundreds of brush fires and wildfires have sparked all over the New York City region. Hilary Howard, who covers climate change and the environment in the region, explains what’s happening.
The storm, driven by the season’s first major atmospheric river, inundated the region, killing at least two people and causing widespread power outages.
Humiliated by a Nazi officer at age 15, she joined the French Resistance. By the time she was 20, she had killed a German soldier, survived torture and captured a supply train.
Frederick Douglass knew what to do when faced with Jim Crow.
The hedge fund investor predicted last year that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political fortunes were on the rise.
The troupe is also closing its Chicago company, but continues to perform in Berlin, Boston, Las Vegas and, soon, Orlando.
Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ground.
It was once a vacant, weedy lot next to a school. Now, it provides fresh produce and a twice-monthly meal to customers.
Where will this particular cast of characters take us?