A man I melt into nightly. I’m grateful for Spam. Comfort food. Hummingbirds. Photocorynus. Clouds. Pula. Haiku. Sprites.

The recent attack on Bethany MaGee, set on fire on a Chicago train, drew comparisons to the horrific murders of Iryna Zarutska and Debrina Kawam.

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Amy Acton shared a video Ramaswamy posted saying kids should be in school year-round.

The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.

Ferdinand Waldo Demara worked in a variety of jobs in the 1940s and 1950s, even as a Korean War surgeon. He was the subject of a 1961 bio-pic.

Despite being a "smiley" child who put on a brave face to her peers, Em J was "really ashamed" of her situation. She said: "I ...

Today, when US imperial arrogance threatens the entire continent with its military power, we must remember that powerful ...

Today in History for Dec. 5: In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued his Witch Bull, ordering an inquisition to systematically discover, torture and execute witches throughout Europe. It led to the ease ...

Today in History for Nov. 21: In 1766, the first theatre in the U.S. -- the "Southfork" -- opened in Philadelphia. In 1783, the first free flight was made by two men who rose 100 metres above Paris in ...

Thousands of Iranian protesters were arrested in the months after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, following her arrest for ...

A Mexican woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for robbery with violence in connection with the 2024 killings of an ...