A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger at a time
Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist. But as she slumped in a folding chair outside ...
One of the victims of Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting called his fiancée to say he loved her
Wounded and bleeding, Salim Karim Iskef managed to video-call his fiancée to tell her he loved her one last time before he ...
The NFL announces the Steelers will play in Dublin in 2025 for Ireland’s first regular-season game
Dublin will host Ireland’s first NFL regular-season game when the Pittsburgh Steelers play at Croke Park in 2025, the league ...
Raiders legend Fred Biletnikoff keeps daughter’s dream alive
The Biletnikoff Foundation raised millions and partnered with Koinonia Family Services to make that dream come true. “Some of ...
Ian McEwan’s next novel, ‘What We Can Know,’ is science fiction ‘without the science’
The next novel by Ian McEwan will be a post-apocalyptic story, set in part in the 22nd century and centered on a scholar’s ...
UK announces plans to demolish shell of Grenfell Tower almost eight years after fire that killed 72
The U.K. government on Friday announced plans to dismantle the remains of London’s Grenfell Tower, almost eight years after ...
What’s the difference between beignets and donuts?
Beignets and donuts, while both sweet and fried, have distinct differences that set them apart in the world of pastries.
Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churches
Bishop Ebli De La Rosa says his motto right now is “to prepare for the worst and pray for the best.” De La Rosa, who oversees ...
Hubie Brown, a basketball coach, broadcaster and always a teacher, calls his final game at 91
Hubie Brown had just taken his first college coaching job in 1968 and didn’t expect that he’d also be asked to teach. So, for his one year as an assistant at William & Mary, he ...
The slash-and-burn tactics Musk brings to Washington often backfired at Twitter
When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he laid off thousands of employees, stopped paying rent and auctioned off coffee makers and office chairs in hopes of a big turnaround. Now the world’s ...
Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, holds more than $1 million of stock in a fashion company founded in China. He established a nonprofit that spent big on ...
In ‘Wicked,’ they’re silver. But at Academy Museum color show, the ruby-red shoes take center stage
In the hit movie “Wicked,” those famous magical shoes are silver. But if you want to see them in all their ruby-red glory from “The Wizard of Oz,” there’s no place like home — ...