Debt-relief efforts are stalling as developing economies are being hit by higher interest rates, a strong dollar and slowing global growth.
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Utah Injects Twist Into Playoff Race by Downing U.S.C. for Pac-12 Title
Southern California entered the Pac-12 championship game with expectations of a College Football Playoff berth. It lost in a rout, and gave new hope to teams like Ohio State and Alabama.
Continue readingWidow Parts With Rare Emerald From 1622 Shipwreck to Help Ukraine
The gem, recovered from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, ended up in the possession of the chicken magnate Frank Perdue. His widow, Mitzi Perdue, is auctioning it to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
Continue readingDruggings, Deaths and Robberies Put New York’s Gay Community on Edge
At first, the men’s deaths were treated as overdoses, until tens of thousands of dollars were found drained from their bank accounts.
Continue readingHow a World Cup Podcaster (and Messi Superfan) Spends Her Sundays
Jasmine Garsd explores what it means to be from Argentina as its star soccer player competes in what could be his last World Cup.
Continue readingWhere Veteran Rockers Go to Reinvent Themselves
How the Hudson Valley and the Catskills became the home to grunge icons, ex-punks and one-hit wonders.
Continue readingThe U.S. women’s team has won millions at the men’s World Cup.
The United States women’s soccer team, a four-time World Cup champion, is winning at the men’s World Cup, too. Thanks to new labor agreements reached with U.S. Soccer that guarantee a split of prize money won by the country’s national teams, the …
Continue readingWhy Is This Man With the Famous Name Walking 2,000 Miles Across India?
Rahul Gandhi is hoping to pull his once-mighty party out of the political wilderness. The future of India as a multiparty democracy may be on the line.
Continue readingAs the World Focuses on Soccer, a Women’s Team in Exile Aches to Play
When the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team watches the men’s World Cup, every image on the TV screen feels bittersweet. Each country’s flag flying high and each roaring, roiling cheering section. Each national anthem echoing across a pristine …
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