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Though not a native New Orleanian, I occasionally receive honorary local status, having resided and reported here since 1999. This recognition also stems from giving birth to our son, Hector, at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans twenty years ago, precisely

Thailand’s Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has seen her tenure officially conclude, just over a year after its commencement. The Constitutional Court of the Southeast Asian nation formally dismissed Paetongtarn from her post as Prime Minister. The dismissal follows a controversial

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that President Trump supports Health and Human Services Director RFK Jr.’s decision to dismiss the head of the U.S. health agency responsible for preventing disease outbreaks. This endorsement followed a day of

Humanity finds itself in a lamentable state, a condition that Yorgos Lanthimos’s intensely dark comedy, Bugonia—making its debut at the Venice Film Festival—eagerly highlights. Is it not apparent? Many people now shun traditional news sources, instead embracing ever-more bizarre conspiracy

Effective August 29, the Trump Administration plans to levy duties on consignments valued below $800, a category previously excluded under a de minimis rule. This alteration is set to increase the cost of numerous common products, ranging from sports equipment

Typically, crime dramas, especially in today’s fast-paced world, introduce their central crimes early, often with a murder occurring within the first five minutes. This is one of the unspoken conventions that HBO’s Task, premiering on Sept. 7, intentionally deviates from.

Japanese politics, traditionally stable, have seen the center-right Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) govern nearly uninterrupted since 1955. However, the LDP’s hold on power appears to be weakening, as Japan increasingly shows vulnerability to the populist trends observed in most other

Kyiv’s E.U. Mission and British Council premises sustained damage on Thursday following a lethal drone and missile assault by Russia on the Ukrainian capital. Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s Administration, reported that these strikes resulted in the deaths of

Today marks the unveiling of TIME’s third annual TIME100 AI roster, spotlighting the one hundred most impactful individuals in the field of artificial intelligence. The 2025 TIME100 AI edition features a global cover, showcasing a unique photo illustration crafted by

This year’s TIME cover was created by artist Refik Anadol, who is also featured on the TIME100 AI list. Anadol trained his studio’s AI using TIME’s archive of over 5,000 covers from the past century. The resulting abstract artwork, with

Historically, disasters were often viewed as divine acts—their destructive outcomes seen as tragically unavoidable. Then came Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the world observed the unfolding of a man-made catastrophe. While the storm itself was a natural phenomenon, its wide-ranging

Today marks the publication of the third annual edition of the , our comprehensive overview of the most influential individuals in artificial intelligence. This list was first introduced in 2023, following OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT, a pivotal moment when many

President Donald Trump’s decision to double tariffs on Indian imports to 50% could have significant repercussions for American consumers, potentially leading to price increases for a variety of textiles and even certain seafoods. This levy against India, which became effective

The exhaustion and dehydration resulting from extended exposure to high temperatures are sensations familiar to everyone. However, research now suggests that the impact of being subjected to extreme heat extends beyond immediate heatwaves: consistent exposure to elevated temperatures could also

A gunman’s rampage at a Minneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday led to the deaths of two children and left 17 others wounded, an event the city’s police chief described as an “absolutely incomprehensible” act of aggression. According to Minneapolis Police

Denmark’s foreign minister has called in the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen after the nation’s public broadcaster reported that three individuals associated with President Donald Trump were conducting a clandestine influence operation. Citing government and security sources, the broadcaster, DR,

During a recent Sunday afternoon, I observed my son participating in the long-standing tradition of medicine at the University of Chicago’s white coat ceremony. I saw him stand tall, uttering words that doctors have recited for hundreds of years: “First,