Self-Employed Workers Find Rewards — and Challenges — Building Their Own Businesses
[Workers who forego the traditional career path find there are rewards — and challenges — to going out on their own.
Gaza hospital generators stop operating amid shortages of fuel, oil: Health Ministry
Ministry warns more generators could shut down due to lack of spare parts, calls for urgent supplies Several electricity generators at hospitals in the Gaza Strip have stopped operating due to shortages of oil, spare parts and fuel, the Health Ministry said Sunday. The ministry said several generators had stopped working in recent days, warning … Read more
How the Smithsonian Might Choose Its Next Leader
With Lonnie G. Bunch III stepping down as the Smithsonian’s secretary, President Trump will have his best chance to control the institution.
Rybakina triumphs in US Open
Elena Rybakina celebrates with the winner’s trophy after her final match against Aryna Sabalenka. Photo: REUTERS NEW YORK: Elena Rybakina denied Aryna Sabalenka a third straight US Open title on Saturday, punctuating her rise to world number one with a victory over the player she’s replacing at the summit. Rybakina, already assured of supplanting Sabalenka … Read more
Rescuers searching for 140 people after Indonesia passenger ship sinks, agency says
The passenger ship, carrying 243 people, was reported missing after losing contact early on Sunday during bad weather Rescuers work at a command post during an operation after the Virgo Transport 8 ship, according to a search and rescue agency, sank while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, at Trisakti … Read more
Every Word My Employee Writes Reeks of A.I.
[Plus: How to stop office talk about a colleague’s cancer diagnosis before it starts.
How Iran’s Hard-liners Blew Up the Peace Deal with Trump
Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.
They Built a Shrine to Cable TV. Then Everyone Cut the Cord.
[They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon. Now, as cable’s fortunes have waned, the institution is changing, too.
Most People Don’t Think About Culverts. Their Failure Can Be Deadly.
Scientists simulated what happens when the pipes and tunnels that divert rainwater fail. In one scenario, 30 percent of local residents couldn’t reach an E.R.
How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up
A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know.