Bombed by Russia, Odesa Now Wages a Cultural Battle
A push to rename streets and remove statues associated with imperial Russia is dividing Odesa, whose identity is tied up in its history.
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Trump Says He Wants Alcatraz Restored as a Prison
The project would be extraordinarily expensive at a time when the administration already plans to cut billions of dollars from the Justice Department’s budget.
Tras la pista de los miles de soldados rusos desaparecidos
Rusia carece de cualquier esfuerzo formal y organizado para llevar el registro de las legiones de soldados desaparecidos. Esto deja a menudo a los familiares en el limbo, valiéndose por sí mismos con escasa información gubernamental.
Romanian Nationalist Wins First Round of Presidential Voting
George Simion bucked a recent trend of voters around the world punishing candidates seen as friendly to President Trump.
Utopian Dreamers Founded This Alabama City. Now, a Fight Over Books Is Dividing It.
Fairhope originated as an experimental colony, and that spirit remains part of its character. But it now faces a culture war, with its library at the center.
A Scenic Tour of Red Tape: Tracking the Slowest High-Speed Train in the Country
On a recent Friday, Mark Wasser, an eminent-domain lawyer from Sacramento, embarked on a one-day road trip of more than 500 miles. It is one that he has taken often over the past decade. A tall and trim man in his 70s, dressed in jeans and a flannel …
Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews
Some papal contenders offered hints in Sunday Masses at what kind of pope they might want, or want to be.
More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine
A Patriot air-defense system is moving from Israel to Ukraine, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of getting Germany or Greece to send another.
Mental Health Care at Trump’s V.A.: Hallways, Closets and Crowded Rooms
In a Boston V.A. hospital, six social workers are conducting phone and telehealth visits with veterans from a single, crowded room, clinicians say. In Kansas City, providers are planning patient care while facing each other across narrow, cafeteria …