by Peter S. Goodman, Abdi Latif Dahir and Karan Deep Singh Long before the pandemic swept into her village in the rugged southeast of Afghanistan, Halima Bibi knew the gnawing…
Shere Hite, whose taboo-busting “Hite Reports” on human sexuality sold millions of copies after their debut in 1976, energizing feminists with their frank discussion of how women achieve sexual pleasure…
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times’s chief classical music critic, recently wrote an essay arguing that blind auditions — lengthy seen as an equalizer in American orchestras — had been now not…
Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported as of Monday morning: 194,081. Worldwide confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection now exceed 29 million, of which more than 6.5 million are tallied in the United…
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka is at the top of tennis right now, poised to lead the way on the court – and off it – for years to…
SEOUL, South Korea — A well-dressed younger girl toured a shiny, brightly lit grocery retailer in Pyongyang, the place high-heeled girls browsed cabinets and fridges stuffed with drinks, sweets, candies…
Political exploitation of pain and fear has diverted our attention from the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement. Public officials need to work to bring us back to the…
Olympics and United World Wrestling face criticism for weakness The German athletic advocacy association Athleten Deutschland on Sunday urged the International Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling to impose sanctions…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As the flames closed in on tiny Berry Creek in the Sierra Nevada foothills early Wednesday, Misty Spires and her boyfriend hooked a fire hose to…
Jenna Antico, a 31-year-old childcare operator in Sarasota, Fla., thought 2020 would be a pivotal year for her business. The daycare facility she started building in 2015 was turning a…