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Uncertainty Over Tariffs Leads to Wild Swings in Markets
The S&P 500 slipped into bear market territory in early trading but by the end of the day climbed back close to where it opened. President Trump said he would not back off his trade war, reinforcing fears of a global economic downturn.
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In Response to Trump, E.U. Prepares to Vote on Retaliatory Tariffs
European Union officials will vet and vote on a list of retaliatory tariffs this week, while contemplating what comes next.
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Video Shows Search for Missing Gaza Paramedics Before Israelis Shoot Rescuers
The Palestine Red Crescent released a video made by a paramedic before he was killed, and called the deaths of 15 rescue workers “a full-fledged war crime.” Israel has said it is investigating.
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Why Earthquake Relief Is Slow to Reach Myanmar
Critics say the country’s often-incompetent military government has delayed and restricted the arrival and distribution of crucial aid.
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China Tries to Downplay the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy
Faced with economic disruption, Beijing is presenting itself as too powerful to succumb to U.S. pressure. It is also censoring criticism at home.
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“The Last of Us” Returns with a Devastating, Riveting Second Season
Anyone who has played the games on which HBO’s “The Last of Us” is based knows that things are about to get intense. Without spoiling a single thing, the video game “The Last of Us, Part II” turns up the volume on the first game’s themes of individual responsibility set against the greater good with…
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A True Sense of the Eerie, or Why I Love the Hell House Films
In Stephen Cognetti’s “Hell House” films, a character carrying the camera, and us within it, walks for what feels like an insufferably elastic length of time through a labyrinthine house or down a hallway, to ultimately come upon a life-sized mannequin dressed as a clown. It’s disquieting coming upon this clown, and we, alongside the…
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Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close
Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins.
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The ‘White Lotus’ Pong-Pong Tree Fruit Really Is That Dangerous
Indigenous to parts of South and Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands, the fruit contains a toxin in its seeds that attacks the heart.
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This Easy Dessert Is Perfect for Passover Seder
Made with almonds, coconut and almond butter, this rosy crumble is Passover Seder ready and great all year.