In Battle Over Direction of Texas, an Unlikely Casualty: Water Breaks
As the heat index hit 115 degrees on Monday, Karla Perez took a five-minute water break at a construction site in Dallas. Such rest breaks are required by the city,…
Something Was Messing With Earth’s Axis. The Answer Has to Do With Us.
Around the turn of the millennium, Earth’s spin started going off-kilter, and nobody could quite say why. For decades, scientists had been watching the average position of our planet’s rotational…
Religious Freedom Arguments Underpin Wave of Challenges to Abortion Bans
After she received the medication, the process took a different turn. Via Zoom, a minister prompted Mikayla to look in a mirror to reflect on self-empowerment and recite: “One’s body is…
What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant
Six weeks after delivering her first child by cesarean, Lewek performed the Queen of the Night at the Met. (Morley sang the role of Pamina, the Queen’s daughter, having just…
Barred From Grocery Stores by Facial Recognition
Simon Mackenzie, a security officer at the discount retailer QD Stores outside London, was short of breath. He had just chased after three shoplifters who had taken off with several…
How Migrants Flown to Martha’s Vineyard Came to Call It Home
On a sprawling Martha’s Vineyard estate not far from the seashore, Deici Cauro adjusted a baseball cap to keep the burning sun at bay. She was crouching to pull weeds…
Too Many Workers, or Too Few: India’s Colossal Employment Challenge
The grubby lanes of Musallahpur, in the north Indian city of Patna, heave with the foot traffic, banners and vending carts familiar to commercial hubs across India. Here, though, the…
Wagner’s Mutiny Has Century-Old Echoes of Another Russian Debacle
As Russian soldiers braced in their trenches in Ukraine, a charismatic military leader suddenly marched his forces on the capital. He promised to save the nation from traitors who were…
Opinion | The Supreme Court Rejected a Dangerous Elections Theory. But It’s Not All Good News.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper rejected the most extreme version of the so-called independent state legislature theory. In doing so, the court avoided any immediate…
The Christian Pop Star Bringing Latino Evangelicals to the Pews
Witt himself tries to host A.O.A. events at Anglo megachurches for two reasons. They have fantastic sound systems, and rival Latino churches tend to view them as neutral ground. If…