Security Guards Offer Protection, But Get Paid Little in Return
[A recent high-profile shooting outside a mosque and rising threats to houses of worship have focused attention on security guards. Now, unions are pressing for better pay and training.
Scientists Fuse Human Neurons Into the Brains of Mice
The studies may help reveal the causes of brain disease in people and point the way to treatments. But researchers already are calling for new ethical guidelines.
Turkey Begins Broad Crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. Community
The government has called the campaign an effort to protect families. Rights organizations have accused the authorities of criminalizing L.G.B.T.Q. people and of seeking to thwart political activism.
Samson, Abhishek and Reddy seal India’s series win
Samson (57) and Abhishek (39) set up a comfortable chase after Reddy’s three-wicket haul against Afghanistan Sanju Samson unleashed a blistering fifty as India whipped Afghanistan by seven wickets on Tuesday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match T20I series in Delhi. Samson smashed 57 from just 22 balls, including seven fours and … Read more
Viral video does not show Saudi Arabia intercepting Houthi drone over Makkah
Multiple users have been sharing a video on X since September 16, claiming to show Saudi air defences intercepting an alleged Houthi drone after it entered Makkah’s airspace. However, the video is from September 2025 and shows a missile over Madinah. Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement have witnessed a renewed escalation in hostilities after … Read more
A.I.’s Effect on the Work Force Is Showing Up in Wages
[Lower wage growth and slower hiring in some sectors may be the result of artificial intelligence, especially for younger workers.
Dario Vitale, Ousted Versace Designer, Lands at Emporio Armani
Dario Vitale, whose sole collection with Versace became almost mythic for fashion insiders, is taking on a corner of the Armani empire.
PM Shehbaz directs SMEDA to expand support, market access for SMEs
[ Authority told to improve financing, technical assistance while expanding support for women entrepreneurs Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Islamabad. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) to formulate a comprehensive strategy to … Read more
Cat Frazier, Whose Retro GIFs Celebrated a Weirder Internet, Dies at 35
She found a future in the internet’s past with a Tumblr blog of animated texts, a revolt against the clean minimalism of contemporary design aesthetics.
US officials met Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources say
Group vows to spare US, Israeli ships but not Saudi vessels after Red Sea coast seizure Houthi-mobilized fighters parade during a ceremony in Sanaa, Yemen, on September 21, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS United States officials met representatives of Yemen’s Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the group … Read more