Migrating swifts swirl in the skies of Jerusalem
Swifts have nested in Jerusalem’s Western Wall since it was built over 2,000 years ago. But that ancient site is…
House passes Pentagon funding and limits on stock trades in a last dash before recess
Republicans passed more than $1 trillion for the Pentagon alongside a budget blueprint that would let them bypass Democrats to…
Trump administration signs commercial nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
The agreement gives American companies priority access to nuclear reactors and fuel to Saudi Arabia. It's expected to last decades…
In pursuit of ‘Instagram face,’ are we losing the imperfections that make us human?
Plastic surgery is becoming so normalized and undetectable, it's changing our relationship to reality. The New Yorker staff writer Jia…
What to know about Ukraine’s military shakeup
After a week of nationwide protests over the direction of Ukraine's military strategy in the ongoing war with Russia, the…
People are watching the Reflecting Pool like reality TV. What does that say about us?
It's not just watching paint dry. The twists and turns of the Reflecting Pool repairs, originally a two-week project, have…
Independent autopsy “inconclusive” on cause of death for 18-year-old Nolan Wells in Mississippi
An independent autopsy of the body of Nolan Wells shows that the cause of death is undetermined pending an investigation,…
What forecasters expect this hurricane season, as Tropical Storm Bertha edges along
The El Niño weather pattern could limit how many Atlantic storms form this year. But unusually warm waters temperatures mean…
Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts
The scythe-winged birds have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands…