Billionaire Elon Musk’s grip on U.S. government spending raises questions
A dispatch from the real Twin Peaks, where fans of the director flocked after his death.
Why China and Russia Stand to Win in a Might-Makes-Right World
Some fear we’ll be buried in brimstone; others expect to be extinguished by A.I. But is there comfort to be found in our apocalyptic visions?
As Justin Trudeau warns Canadians they could face "difficult days" ahead, here are four options for retaliation.
In a country grappling with weak rule of law, many seek freedom from a government long seen as authoritarian
Horațiu Potra și-a dus oamenii în Congo în mijlocul unui război de gherilă, purtat cu o ură profundă ce s-a născut din genociduri ale ultimilor ani. Din Africa a adus cantități uriașe de cash și aur.
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
From a precarious perch, a photographer reveals the vast destruction in northern Gaza
“Mom, are we going to have to run?” Here’s how the first 24 hours of unprecedented conflagrations unfolded across Los Angeles County and changed our region forever.
Donald Trump’s pursuit of tariffs will make the world poorer—and America, too
Hamas maintains control over Gaza's administration and security forces. Israel faces dilemma with Hamas' entrenched power in Gaza. Ceasefire deal divides opinion in Israel, future peace uncertain.
Weakened by cancer and nagged by his conscience, a former Georgia prosecutor wants the courts to reverse the sentence he demanded for a man who didn’t physically harm anyone in his crimes.
How player-funded development launched a multiplayer game of galactic proportions – and costs – in Star Citizen
The end of one wildly popular platform is a chance to overhaul the broken social media industry.
Disruption and Demands for Loyalty Would Undermine National Security
Instigare la moarte, obsesie pentru arme, cultul personalității lui Putin, conspirații despre evenimente cu impact emoțional major
The Russian leader shocked Kremlinologists by asking the country’s top priest “to engrave his own initials” on chains for the crosses worn by soldiers.
How Russian military intelligence used the Taliban to bleed U.S. forces at the end of America’s longest war
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
What will really matter in the long run? That’s the question we tackle each year as we compile this annual list. We can’t see the future, but we expect these technologies to affect our world in a big way, for decades to come.
As tens of thousands disappeared over more than a decade, a blanket of fear kept the Syrian population silent. People rarely told anyone that a loved one had vanished for fear they too could be reported to security agencies. Now, everyone is talking. The Associated Press visited over half a dozen of these facilities in Damascus and spoke to nine former detainees, some released on day of Assad was ousted.
Is reincarnation real? Is communication from the “beyond” possible? A small set of academics are trying to find out, case by case.
What happens in Odessa will shape what kind of country Ukraine becomes