The untold story of a Mexican farmworker’s journey to a better life
HUAJUAPAN DE LEÓN, Mexico — My grandmother told me about the missing notebook.It had a blue cover, she said, and was unmarked except for “cuaderno de trabajo” written in the italicized…
Scientists debate adding a Category 6 for mega-hurricanes
In 1973, the National Hurricane Center introduced the Saffir-Simpson scale, a five-category rating system that classified hurricanes by wind intensity.At the bottom of the scale was Category 1, for storms…
What the Incredible ‘Moonlight’ Win Says About the Oscars’ Future
The manner of Moonlight’s Best Picture win at the Oscars may have been bizarre and shocking, but in toppling expected favorite La La Land, Barry Jenkins’s film set a number…
The Future of the U.S.-Israel Relationship
President Joe Biden put Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on notice in their first call since Israeli strikes killed seven aid workers in Gaza. In a sharp shift, Biden told Netanyahu…
What to know about Israel’s possible Rafah offensive : NPR
Amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Rafah, in southern Gaza, a woman and a girl search for items on April 24, following reported Israeli airstrikes overnight. Mohammed Abed/AFP…
Fossil fuels will be banned from new and remodeled federal buildings : NPR
Independence Hall in Philadelphia in 2021. The National Park Service plans to install gas-fired boilers at Independence National Historical Park, despite a 2007 law mandating new and remodeled federal buildings…
Tillerson: ‘Heartbreaking’ reports of suffering in Myanmar
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is condemning reported atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, and he says those responsible — perhaps the country’s military — will be…
For black athletes, wealth doesn’t equal freedom
In America, there’s a significant kind of public insistence that one’s “freedom” is fundamentally tied to one’s wealth. Much of the country views America through an aspirational and transformative lens,…
Could “Mind the Game” Change the Way Sports Are Covered?
There comes a time in every sportswriter’s career when they realize they have no idea what they’re talking about. The game they watched as a child, it turns out, is…
Donald Trump hush-money trial: National Enquirer’s David Pecker to face further cross-examination – live | Donald Trump trials
Trump lawyers to continue cross-examination of David PeckerWelcome back.David Pecker is due back on the stand in the hush-money trial of Donald Trump for a third day.Trump’s lawyers will continue…