Renae moves hedge clippers, gloves and used coffee mugs off a table in her backyard and wipes it down. She scans the lawn behind her modest home in the rural South for folding chairs and pulls up three. There are paper plates for pizza. Renae is about to host a gathering with a singular goal: […]
Properties destroyed by wildfire sit behind signs advertising for a nearby Safeway that survived the fire, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption toggle caption Lindsey Wasson/AP Properties destroyed by wildfire sit behind signs advertising for a nearby Safeway that survived the fire, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Lindsey […]
From left, Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University; Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania; Pamela Nadell, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University; and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on Dec. 5 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle […]
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, takes part in a discussion at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit on Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. Eric Risberg/AP file photo hide caption toggle caption Eric Risberg/AP file photo Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, takes part in a discussion at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation […]
Undated photo posted by Jack Teixeira’s mother on Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2021 on her Facebook page. EYEPRESS via Reuters Connect hide caption toggle caption EYEPRESS via Reuters Connect Undated photo posted by Jack Teixeira’s mother on Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2021 on her Facebook page. EYEPRESS via Reuters Connect In the summer of 2022, […]
Lead claimant Rikki Held, 22, confers with members of Our Children’s Trust legal team before the start of the nation’s first youth climate change trial at Montana’s First Judicial District Court on June 12, 2023 in Helena, Montana. William Campbell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption William Campbell/Getty Images Lead claimant Rikki Held, 22, confers with […]
A jury was seated Monday to decide what kind of punitive damages Rudy Giuliani, left, the former lawyer for former President Donald Trump, should pay in a civil case brought by two Georgia election workers who accused him of defamation. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images A jury was seated Monday […]
A screen shows jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as he arrives to listen to a hearing on an appeal lodged against a court decision to jail him for 19 years in a maximum security prison on extremism-linked charges, at a court in Moscow on Sept. 26. Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption […]
Xavier Arnau/Getty Images Xavier Arnau/Getty Images Dancing on the tables. Spilling a drink on the boss. It’s that time of year when you could get it all wrong at the office holiday party. But don’t fear – Elaine Swann is here to help you avoid a festive faux pas. She’s an etiquette expert and the […]
Doug Layton, Jr. shows a trailer full of equipment he’s acquired since being released from prison. He says he does painting and home repairs on the side, “trying to be productive in society.” Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption toggle caption Debbie Elliott/NPR Doug Layton, Jr. shows a trailer full of equipment he’s acquired since being released […]
Protesters marched in Phoenix, Ariz., when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. This week, the state Supreme Court will determine which of two abortion bans will be enforced in Ariz. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Protesters marched in Phoenix, Ariz., when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned […]
While the war in Gaza continues, tensions are rising in the West Bank where there are ongoing raids by the Israeli military and warnings of a possible uprising among Palestinians. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: For weeks, the world’s attention has been on Gaza, Israel’s war with Hamas and the humanitarian crisis for Palestinians caught in the […]