Why Do Runners Still Race With Paper Pinned to Their Shirts?
Trayvon Bromell had a problem. There was a stadium of fans awaiting him and he wasn’t ready to race. He needed a few safety pins. “All I wanted to be…
Martin Amis: Celebrated British novelist dies aged 73
The influential author of Money and London Fields was one of the most celebrated writers of his generation.
Watch what school in an empty shopping mall looks like
Many department stores are lying empty across the US as more of us shop online. One school found a unique use for one of them when they urgently needed a…
Opinion | What Christian Nationalism Has Done to My State and My Faith Is a Sin
CASPER, Wyo. — I first saw it while working the rope line at a monster-truck rally during the 2016 campaign by my husband, Tim, for Wyoming’s lone congressional seat. As…
Opinion | Liberals Are Persuading Themselves of a Debt Ceiling Plan That Won’t Work
The debt ceiling might be the single dumbest feature of American law. Congress decides to spend money and then, later, schedules a separate vote on whether the government will pay…
Opinion | Why Ukraine Needs Those F-16s
KYIV, Ukraine — On Friday morning, local time, I received news of one of the best American decisions of the war: The White House would no longer block its European…
Sudan’s Warring Groups Agree to 7-Day Cease-Fire
Sudan’s warring parties have agreed to a seven-day cease-fire beginning on Monday, Saudi Arabia and the United States announced late Saturday, the first truce to be signed by both parties…
Ukraine May Be Finally Getting the F-16s It Asked For. Why Did It Want Them?
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began over a year ago, officials in Kyiv have been asking their Western allies to supply the country’s air force with advanced warplanes such…
Inside the Barbecue City That Is China’s Hottest Tourist Destination
The flame-shaped neon archway was visible from miles away, which was good since there was little other reason for anyone to be in that part of town, an expanse of…
The U.S. Needs Minerals for Electric Cars. Everyone Else Wants Them Too.
For decades, a group of the world’s biggest oil producers has held huge sway over the American economy and the popularity of U.S. presidents through its control of the global…