What Ted Lasso, the Bhargava Gita and Derrida Can Teach Us About Ourselves
Our culture is amok with binaries. We have two major parties, just two, and they are forever opposed.
Our culture is amok with binaries. We have two major parties, just two, and they are forever opposed.
Israel’s advocates fear that its conduct of the war has cost it the support of an entire generation of U.S. voters.
Under the first phase of the new cease-fire deal, all living hostages in Gaza are expected to be released in the next 24 hours in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a lifeline.
Controllers missing work was widely cited as the reason the last shutdown came to an end. But that assumption might have been overblown, according to controllers, aviation safety experts and congressional aides.
The disaster caused by a predicted large earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could be compounded by shaking along the San Andreas fault in California, scientists warned.
Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.
U.S. strikes on boats that President Trump says are drug smugglers have unsettled America’s biggest trading partner, where powerful criminal groups produce and smuggle drugs.
A New York Times investigation points to a coordinated campaign of destruction during last month’s unrest. An official inquiry is underway but answers are growing harder to find.
There is little information in court filings about the dozen plaintiffs who challenged the state’s voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander.
In rural Texas, just 40 miles apart, a paramedic and a former small-town mayor got caught up on two sides of a digital “civil war.”
Peter Jackson, the chief executive of Flutter Entertainment, FanDuel’s parent company, is fighting for attention as online gambling spreads across the United States.
The maligned sculpture — “weird,” “odd,” “bizarre” — is no longer a working fountain or a skateboarding mecca. But its supporters consider it an important city symbol.
The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics.
Every three months, closed-door meetings of the billionaires who own N.F.L. teams become displays of status, beefs and sometimes Trump-induced headaches.
Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ease international restrictions.
Patients’ mental health problems can make transplant decisions even more fraught.
The shootings at historically Black institutions occurred within about 24 hours of three other shootings across rural Mississippi that left at least eight people dead.
President Paul Biya of Cameroon would be nearly 100 years old by the time he completed his eighth term, but he has promised that “the best is still to come.”
The church’s pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, turned Zion Church into one of China’s largest unofficial congregations, even as government pressure on Christianity increased.
On and off the screen, the star with a distinctive fashion sense was a singular presence.
On and off the screen, the star with a distinctive fashion sense was a singular presence.
After winning the Nobel Prize for her searing portraits of the Soviet world unraveling, Svetlana Alexievich worries about the revival of its violent, anti-democratic ways.
Though she downplayed it, her role in creating the outfits of “Annie Hall” made her the author of a fascinating career.
A lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow preacher, he played a vital role in organizing voting-rights protests in 1965 that began with “Bloody Sunday.”
The former supporter, Austin Beutner, who once led the city’s public schools as superintendent, is expected to challenge Ms. Bass’s re-election bid in next year’s mayoral race.
Two people were pulled from the wreckage, the police said. It was not clear what led up to the crash or the severity of the victims’ injuries.
The actress, who died on Saturday at 79, was known for both her dramatic heft and her comedic gifts. Here are some of the highlights.
Tributes from colleagues and fans flooded social media as they learned of her death. Many celebrated her onscreen legacy and some noted her impact on their lives.
She brought an unconventional personality to scores of roles on television and in movies ranging from zany comedies like “Sleeper” to piercing dramas like “The Godfather.”