Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
08/25/2021
Weary of turmoil and division, most teens still voice faith in future, Post-Ipsos poll finds
These 14-to-18-year-olds are coming of age amid a pandemic, racial justice protests and political hostility, but remain optimistic about their own lives.
08/25/2021
How congressional redistricting works in your state
The once-a-decade redrawing of U.S. congressional and state legislative boundaries is underway across the country.
06/17/2021
My mom can’t afford hearing aids. The pandemic reminded us why she needs them.
For 10 minutes, I asked my 77-year-old mother if she needed cleaning wipes or toilet paper. It was early in the pandemic, when we were just starting to get a hint that these things would become scarce, so I had called to see if she wanted me to try to grab some for her before they vanished from store shelves.
Pakistan’s mission to plant 10 billion trees across the country, in photos
August marks the beginning of monsoon season in Pakistan, and with the rain comes another busy stretch for the country’s ambitious tree-planting program.
08/16/2021
Opinion: We lost the war in Afghanistan long ago
As we watch the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan, let us first dispense with the fantasy that the United States was maintaining the peace there with just a few thousand troops and that this situation could have been managed with this small commitment.
08/17/2021
Black women are finally shattering the glass ceiling in dance
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell knows how it feels to be the only Black dancer in the dressing room.
08/12/2021
Opinion: We could cut carbon emissions tomorrow — if we really wanted to
To understand the tension in the United States’ energy policy, consider the events of this week. On Monday, the United Nations released a new report warning that climate change is coming faster than predicted and that the world is losing time to act.
08/11/2021
A Yale doctor is using a video game to fight the opioid crisis
As drug-related deaths have spiked across the United States in recent years, doctors seeking to curb that surge are getting an unlikely new tool: a video game.
08/02/2021
UN creates permanent body to address challenges of racism
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance.
07/22/2021
Biden signs bill supporting service programs for crime victims
President Biden on Thursday signed a measure supporting service programs for crime victims, hailing the legislation as providing survivors “the help they need to put their lives back together and move toward healing and toward justice.”
07/22/2021
Opinion: We have the tools to end this pandemic. Instead, we’re choosing to live with it.
There is one striking thing that distinguishes this pandemic from all previous ones in history — the speed with which humankind came up with a vaccine.
07/15/2021