Ryland Kenney, an avid fisher from Dover, N.H., on Monday evening showed his mom photos of a whale he’d seen off the coast in recent weeks. She asked if he wasn’t worried about going fishing in those same waters the next day.Kenney, 44, told her not to worry. ... More »
Scientists have found traces of cocaine in wild sharks off the coast of Brazil, in a discovery that highlights the risks to marine life of the illegal cocaine trade.The Brazilian sharpnose sharks were captured by fishing fleets off the coast of the state of Ri... More »
A second new doll, a Black Barbie with Down syndrome, is part of the toymaker’s effort to be more inclusive.In the decades since Barbie debuted in 1959, the doll’s plastic perfections have generated criticism for their promotion of unrealistic beauty standards... More »
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.A Winged VisitIt was the day my wife and I were going to meet, for the first time, the man who held parts of our daughter, who died at 16, inside him: her pancreas and one k... More »
On the eve of the 2020 election Donald Trump, in a post on the platform formerly known as Twitter, told voters that “This election is a choice between a TRUMP RECOVERY or a BIDEN DEPRESSION.” Not quite. Since President Biden took office, the United States has ... More »
When life imitates art, the latter can seem almost eerily prescient. With Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly thrust into the spotlight as the Democrats' likely nominee in the race for the White House, interest is surging in HBO's "Veep," the Emmy Award-winn... More »
Actor George Clooney, a major Democratic fundraiser, threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday as she seeks the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.Clooney told CNN in a statement that President Biden's decision to drop out of the... More »
Coconut emojis, Charli XCX mash-ups and a bunch of grainy lime green video clips. What to know about the latest iteration of the Kamala Harris fandom.“You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” Vice President Kamala Harris said last year at a White House ... More »
Support is strong for President Biden in his home city. But, as one local put it, “You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em.”As President Biden met with confidants last week to discuss whether he should end his re-election campaign, John Flahert... More »
Kamala Harris is now the likely Democratic presidential nominee just two days after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for the White House and threw his support to his vice president. But it's not just Mr. Biden and other politicians endorsing her run... More »