Brazil Cracked Down on Corruption. Now It’s Undoing the Case.
Operation Car Wash, which started in Brazil, revealed a bribery scheme that spanned at least 12 countries. Brazil’s Supreme Court has reversed much of its impact.
The Democrats Are in Trouble. This Man Can Save Them.
The theories of the 20th-century philosopher John Rawls can inspire a new way for Democrats to find relevance.
What Two Acclaimed Female-Directed Movies Say About Indian Cinema
“Laapataa Ladies” and “All We Imagine as Light” have both captivated audiences at home. But only one was able to get India’s nod for the best foreign film Oscar.
Fred R. Harris, Senator Who Ran for President, Dies at 94
After eight years in the Senate as a moderate Democrat, he took a leftward turn toward “new populism” in a failed shot at the presidency in 1976.
COP29 Climate Talks Get a Deal on Money, but Only After a Fight
Some countries were outraged over what they saw as deep flaws in the plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations.
2-Year-Old Gorilla Dies After Being Struck by Hydraulic Door at Zoo
A Calgary Zoo staff member mistakenly activated a door that struck the western lowland gorilla named Eyare, a report found.
Madeleine Riffaud, ‘the Girl Who Saved Paris,’ Dies at 100
Humiliated by a Nazi officer at age 15, she joined the French Resistance. By the time she was 20, she had killed a German soldier, survived torture and captured a…
A Long-Held Secret Is Now Public. Will It Alter Cormac McCarthy’s Legacy?
Revelations about a relationship between the author and a girl who was 16 when they met shocked readers, but not scholars of his work. Now there’s a debate about how…
Nuclear Threats and New Missiles: A Dizzying Week of Brinkmanship in Ukraine War
Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the…
How Scott Bessent Went From Democratic Donor to Trump Treasury Secretary Pick
The hedge fund investor predicted last year that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political fortunes were on the rise.