Kazakhstan’s Former Leader Speaks Out on Unrest That Gripped the Country
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan’s long-serving former president, who was conspicuously absent during the unrest that rocked the country this …
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We Aren’t in Vegas Anymore
When future historians ponder the forces that unraveled the American social fabric between the 1960s and the 2020s, I hope they spare some time …
Detroit Opera Steps Into Trump’s Cross Hairs With ‘Central Park Five’
A rehearsal of “The Central Park Five,” an opera about the Black and Latino boys wrongly convicted of raping a Central Park jogger, was just a few days old this month when the tenor who plays Donald J. Trump began to sing. “They are animals! Monsters …
Ukrainian Drone Attack Forces Restriction of Flights Near Moscow, Russia Says
The volley comes just days before a planned parade in the capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
Kyrsten Sinema and the Politics of a Sleeveless Silhouette
Last week, I argued that it was useful to think about the clothes Kyrsten Sinema wears, because her presentation is part of her political power …
How NBC handled the 2025 Kentucky Derby broadcast: ‘Sovereignty to rule!’
NBC delivered a solid Kentucky Derby broadcast, with host Ahmed Fareed unexpectedly having to sub in for a sick Mike Tirico.
Sometimes, Life Stinks. So He Invented the Nasal Ranger.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. — Chuck McGinley, a chemical engineer, stepped out of his car, eyed the smokestack of an animal processing plant rising …
Smithsonian Moves Toward Returning Benin Bronzes
The head of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art said Friday that museum officials have removed its Benin Bronzes from …
Ukrainian Refugees’ Arrival in Britain Delayed by Red Tape, Their Families Say
LONDON — Charlotte Shevchenko-Knight flipped through old family photo albums and toured the snowy neighborhoods of the Ukrainian capital when she …
Will Ghislaine Maxwell’s Conviction End the Culture of Complicity?
Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for recruiting young girls to serve Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual desires set a marker: Enablers are not safe from …