Iraq’s Leader, Heading to U.N., Pitches Himself as Face of Change
When Iraq’s prime minister addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, he is hoping to persuade the world that he is the leader who can finally…
Whales, From Above
Sutton Lynch rises most days before the sun, arriving at Atlantic Beach in Amagansett, N.Y., for the early-morning calm. It’s the same beach he’s been going to since he was…
World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter’ Confronts Its Painful Past
Mia Lee Sorensen’s Danish parents used to tell her that her birth family in South Korea had put her up for adoption. According to her adoption papers, she was born…
‘So Much Suffering:’ What Migrant Children Carry to New York
Of the more than 110,000 asylum seekers who have recently landed in New York City, 20,000 are children now enrolled in public schools, facing challenges both familiar to any kid…
With a New Formula, U.S. News Rankings Boost Some State Universities
U.S. News & World Report released on Monday the results of what it said was the most substantive overhaul of its 40-year-old college rankings empire. At the top, there were…
Provenance of a Museum’s Greek Exhibit Is Questioned, Fueling a Debate
The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Fla., was riding high as “From Chaos to Order,” an exhibition of ancient Greek art, became its first major traveling show in…
US military asks for public’s help to find F-35 fighter jet
Officials are unable to locate the F-35 jet after its pilot safely ejected from it in South Carolina.
Officer who left woman in car hit by train avoids jail
Jordan Steinke will serve 30 months on probation following the 2022 incident.
Drew Barrymore apology: Star halts talk show until writers strike ends
She issued a tearful apology for continuing her talk show while her unionised writers were on strike.
IM Doc: What Does Naked Capitalism Mean to Me? | naked capitalism
Yves here. We very much appreciate IM Doc providing a rousing fundraiser post, but we also wanted to call to your attention that his article includes an important and what…