How to Pretend Youre in Tunis Tonight
The Tunisian capital beckons with white-sand beaches, the medina, cafe districts and Roman ruins that speak to its place in history. Luckily, there are ways to capture its spirit at home. Read more...
Uganda internet shutdown causes polling problems as ex-popstar takes on veteran President
Ugandans headed to the polls on Thursday, following a tense presidential campaign marred by violence and deaths in the lead-up to the election. Read more...
A Photographer Captures His Community in a Changing Chicago Barrio
Sebastian Hidalgo documents Pilsen, the old Chicago neighborhood where he grew up, hoping to capture the community before it is altered by rapid gentrification. Read more...
He Just Wanted to Play Catch. They Got Relief From Troubled Times.
A callout on social media for a game of catch in Dallas drew a varied group of strangers who found escape from societys turbulence in the most banal ritual. Read more...
In Ireland, Lifting a Veil of Prejudice Against Mixed-Race Children
The singer Jess Kavanagh is working to raise awareness about the experiences of mixed-race Irish people, particularly those born in the countrys infamous mother and baby homes. Read more...
Marsha Zazula, Metal Matriarch of Metallica and Others, Dies at 68
She and her husband founded Megaforce Records and introduced the world to heavy metal bands that became major stars. Read more...
A Colonoscopy Alternative Comes Home
An at-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as the traditional screening, health experts say, and more agreeable. Read more...
Dreaming of the Departed
Nighttime visitations from lost family members are not uncommon among caregivers. Read more...
My wife looked like one of my Killer Women subjects - vacant-eyed and murderous
The question I am most often asked these days, by everyone from cabbies to supermarket staff, is 'What time do you have to get up for Good Morning Britain?' Read more...
Hurricane Sandy Michael Bloomberg and Andrew Cuomo blame hurricane on climate change
Since New York City's foundation in the early 17th century, the lower tip of Manhattan has been at the heart of metropolitan life - despite its vulnerability to flooding from the harbour. Two possible links between global warming and the damage wrought by Sandy are the raised sea levels which make it easier for the coast to flood, and warm air in the Atlantic Ocean increasing the fierceness of the storm. Read more...
Reuters Journalist is Released by Ethiopian Police
Cameraman Kumerra Gemechu was detained for 12 days; several other journalists remain in custody, raising concerns about press freedom as the country faces regional unrest. Read more...
Backlash fears as Priti Patel boosts police stop and search powers
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is preparing to risk uproar by giving police new stop and search powers - despite claims by campaigners that they target the black community unfairly. Read more...
What Does a More Contagious Virus Mean for Schools?
The coronavirus variant discovered in Britain is more easily spread among children, as it is among adults. Current safeguards should protect schools, experts said, but only if strictly enforced. Read more...
Jared Porter Wants the Mets to Win the Season, Not the Off-Season
The teams new general manager has four World Series rings. He hopes he can add another to his collection. Read more...
Piers Morgan blasts Mesut Ozil as a 'lazy 350,000-a-week wastrel' as outcast's deal is terminated
Mesut Ozil in red and his infamous 350,000-per-week deal are finished, sparking a hostile send-off from Piers Morgan who branded the star 'lazy' and 'manipulative'. Read more...
Sweden's Icehotel reveals its new one-of-a-kind suites for 2021
Each year since 1989, the Icehotel has been built and rebuilt using just snow and ice in the village of Jukkasjarvi, 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle next to the shores of the Torne River. Read more...
New agony for 400,000 elderly in care homes as close-contact family visits are axed yet again
Hundreds of thousands of care home residents face heartbreak after visits were banned across England again, forbidding the 400,000 people in care homes from having close contact with family. Read more...
Mahmoud Abbas Fast Facts
Read CNN's Mahmoud Abbas Fast Facts and learn more about the Palestinian president. Read more...
Coronavirus UK 12-week vaccine dose gap could be widened further
Public Health England's Dr Mary Ramsay said it was 'possible' that people's second doses of the Pfizer jab would be put off beyond 12 weeks to give more people a first jab. Read more...
Fran Lebowitz and Martin Scorsese Seek a Missing New York in Pretend Its a City
The Netflix series, featuring Lebowitz and directed by Scorsese, offers acerbic commentary and a sense of yearning for a pre-pandemic metropolis. Read more...