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Blood in the Streets and Death in the Air: Residents Survey Damage in Syrian City
In the southern city of Sweida, residents describe the aftermath of a wave of sectarian violence.
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The UK Plans to Lower the Voting Age to 16. Here’s What to Know.
The plan has been described as the largest expansion of voting rights in Britain in decades.
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Prominent Human Rights Group Flees El Salvador
The group, Cristosal, has investigated prison deaths and torture under President Nayib Bukele. Its employees were threatened and surveilled, its director said.
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Iraq Shopping Mall Fire Kills at Least 61
Local officials blamed shoddy construction and a lack of preparedness for the scale of the tragedy at the newly opened building.
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Stan Douglas and the Double Life of Images
One of the most intelligent artists in North America finally gets the retrospective he deserves.
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New York’s Best Summer Art Shows Are Upstate
From high-octane paintings by Dana Schutz to octagonal houses, our critic finds the best of Upstate Art Weekend. Everything you need to plan a great escape in the country.
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After Not Paying for $14.5 Million Pollock, an Art Collector Is Sued
Phillips Auctioneers filed a lawsuit against a third-party guarantor who had agreed to buy the painting at a set price if it did not sell for more at auction.
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Customers Griped About High Grocery Prices. The Grocer Agreed.
After hearing complaints about his prices, a store owner in Brooklyn has apologized, and begun the laborious task of lowering thousands of them.
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‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS
The show will end in May, the network said, calling it “a purely financial decision.”
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Top Fed Official Backs July Rate Cut as Trump Ramps Up Pressure
Christopher Waller, a potential contender to be the next chair of the central bank, said the Federal Reserve should not wait for the labor market to weaken to reduce interest rates.