As a teenager, Laura Chinn was in the room as her older brother died from brain cancer. It was the same Florida hospice where Terri Schiavo received care. The experience inspired Chinn’s new film.
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Seiji Ozawa, longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died at 88
The pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly decades died Tuesday.
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What you need to know about the Biden classified documents report and the fallout
President Biden will not face charges after a year-long investigation into his handling of classified material, but he did not escape criticism.
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Super Bowl betting soars, but it’s still not legal in Chiefs and 49ers home states
Americans are poised to bet a record amount on Sunday’s big game. Missouri and California are among the states that haven’t yet legalized sports betting since the national ban was lifted in 2018.
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Jamaica and the Bahamas are pushing back against U.S. travel warnings
The State Department is discouraging tourists from traveling to the Caribbean islands. But government officials from both nations hope that won’t keep tourists from coming.
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Gen Z and millennials want to have a chat about mental health. With politicians
For young Americans today, who hold immense electoral potential, the volatile political world they came of age in may be affecting their mental health. Some politicians have started to talk about it.
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Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted
A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge’s ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.
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Utah is pushing back against ever-tightening EPA air pollution standards
The Biden administration is unveiling new, stricter pollution standards for American cities such as Salt Lake City, Utah, which have long struggled with chronically dirty air.
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What is ‘domicide,’ and why has war in Gaza brought new attention to the term?
Israel has destroyed tens of thousands of residences in Gaza since war broke out last October. A U.N. official says the widespread or systematic destruction of homes should be considered a crime.
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A year after Turkey’s earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people remain in shelters
This week Turkey marked one year since the earthquake that killed more than 53,000 people in the country and left over 3 million homeless. Critics say the government hasn’t met its promise to rebuild.
