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World Leaders Mull a Potential Second Term for Trump
Some governments are taking concrete steps to prepare for the possible return of the former U.S. president.
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As Many South Koreans Shun Marriage, Two Women Try to Redefine Family
Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana, who are single and live together, say South Korea’s laws should reflect the alternative unions that many of its people have chosen.
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France Parliament Re-elects Yaël Braun-Pivet for National Assembly President
A left-wing bloc that won the most seats in legislative elections this month called the re-election of Yaël Braun-Pivet, an ally of President Emmanuel Macron, a denial of democracy.
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Evan Gershkovich, Wall Street Journal Reporter, Returns to Court in Russia
Mr. Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, appeared at a hearing in his espionage trial. The United States and The Journal have strongly rejected the charge against him.
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In Argentina, Milei’s Devotion to Judaism Influences His Politics
Javier Milei has developed a public devotion to Judaism unusual for a leader of a predominantly Roman Catholic country.
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My Personal Genealogy Tour at Charleston’s African American Museum
Charleston’s International African American History Museum helps visitors fill in the blanks of their family’s pasts.
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Upstate Art Weekend Offers a Year’s Worth of Art in Four Days
By car or train, there’s no better time to get out of the city than now, during the fifth edition of this sprawling festival north of New York City.
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Beyond Outlaw: New Paths for Aging Taggers
At Lehmann Maupin, exhibitions of new work pushing the form of street art forward, from San Francisco’s Barry McGee and Osgemeos, the Brazilian artists he inspired.
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T. Rex Dethroned? A Stegosaurus Fossil Sells for a Record $44.6 Million.
The stegosaurus had been expected to sell for between $4 million and $6 million. It set a record in the contentious fossil trade, where scientists fear being priced out of the market.
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What About Bob? On the Legacy of One of the Best-Loved Comedians, Bob Newhart (1929-2024)
In appearance, Bob Newhart, who died Thursday morning at the age of 94, looked very much like what he had been before becoming one of the most beloved comedians and comic actors of our times: an accountant. But along with a new generation of comic artists that included fellow Chicagoans Mike Nichols, Elaine May and…