Nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan have a new ingredient in their long-simmering rivalry: basmati rice. India has asked the European Union to recognize the fragrant, […]
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South Korea ‘sextortion’ mastermind coerced young women into sharing graphic images
Trolling behind the anonymity afforded by an encrypted chat app, the man who called himself “Baksa” pretended he was many things: a no-holds-barred loan shark, […]
Biden picks a Goldilocks Cabinet, neither too left or right
During the presidential campaign, Democrats expressed persistent anxiety that Joe Biden’s coalition would collapse as soon as it ousted President Trump from the White House […]
David Dinkins, former mayor of New York City, has died
When New Yorkers went to the polls in November 2013 to elect their first Democratic mayor in more than 20 years, David Dinkins was determined […]
Georgia GOP feud could hurt party turnout for Senate runoffs
Linda Satterfield, a 72-year-old retired trucking company owner, cast her ballot this year for President Trump. As Georgia now faces twin runoff races that will […]
Mexico’s president, once a critic, embraces military
As a candidate for president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador slammed Mexico’s armed forces and the “mafia of power” that he said controlled them. He accused […]