In a Flood-Prone State, Past Disasters Have Lessons to Teach
In 2008, the University of Iowa suffered a devastating flood. In a changing world, what happened next has lessons that go far beyond the Hawkeye state.
Crossing the Atlantic in a Giant Barrel
The French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin spent over four months alone, floating across the Atlantic Ocean. “It’s freedom,” he said.
‘Threatening the Future’: The High Stakes of Deepening School Segregation
In a multiracial America, school segregation looks very different than it did in 1954, when the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education. But it still persists.
She Stopped to Help Migrants on a Texas Highway. Moments Later, She Was Detained.
A county attorney in West Texas was detained for helping three young migrants, part of an escalating attempt to investigate and punish those providing aid to border crossers.
At War: We Planned a Life Together, but Then He Died. It Took Mother’s Day to Help Me Move Forward.
After my husband, J Wesley, was killed in a Navy training accident, I lost my sense of purpose. But I realized I had to transform my grief into something meaningful for our two sons.
On Politics: Trump Increases Tariffs on Chinese Goods
Tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods rose just after midnight, after a pivotal round of trade talks with China on Thursday failed to produce an agreement.
Chelsea Manning Is Released From Jail, but She May Return Soon
The former Army intelligence analyst had refused to testify before a grand jury, whose term just expired. She’s been subpoenaed to testify before a new one next week.
Giuliani Plans Ukraine Trip to Push for Inquiries That Could Help Trump
The president’s personal lawyer is stepping up efforts to urge the Ukrainian government to wade into United States politics by pursuing investigations that touch on Joe Biden and Paul Manafort.
Allies of Trump’s Son Declare War on G.O.P.-Led Senate Panel After Subpoena
After the Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr., his allies are forcing Republican senators to choose between the panel and the president’s family.
White House Memo: A Strategy Emerges to Counter House Democrats: Dare Them to Impeach
The president seems eager to force the hand of Democrats who are investigating him as if they were conducting an impeachment inquiry without actually calling it that.
Venezuelan Embassy’s Power Cut Off in Tense Washington Standoff
An extraordinary stalemate at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington has become a proxy for the political crisis vexing the South American nation.
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