Electronic musician Richie Hawtin’s travels to Japan made a deep impression on him: “I found a country filled with beautiful contrasts which balanced high technology and deep cultural traditions.” Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption toggle caption Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella Electronic musician Richie Hawtin’s travels to Japan made a deep impression on

Some universities on the U.S. mainland are offering assistance to students in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Maria. Several schools have gone as far as waiving tuition, others have offered reduced tuition by granting in-state status. Eighteen-year-old Mariela Serrano arrived in Miami to attend Florida International University a month before Hurricane Maria

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), center, raises his arm during an election campaign rally in Tokyo, on Saturday. Exit polls show the LDP winning a majority of parliament seats in Sunday’s election. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Shinzo Abe, Japan’s

Florida law permanently strips felons of the right to vote and other civil rights, including serving on a jury, running for public office and sitting for the state bar exam. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Florida law permanently strips felons of the right to vote and other civil rights, including serving on

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a press conference after a Cabinet meeting at Moncloa Palace on Saturday in Madrid. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a press conference after a Cabinet meeting at Moncloa Palace on Saturday in Madrid. Pablo

A picture taken on October 21, 2017 shows an Egyptian Health Ministry ambulance parked in the desert near the site of an attack that left dozens of police officers killed in an ambush by Islamist fighters. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images A picture taken on October 21, 2017 shows an

Steve Bannon, former chief strategist for President Trump, has reinvented himself multiple times throughout his career. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Steve Bannon, former chief strategist for President Trump, has reinvented himself multiple times throughout his career. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images If there’s one constant throughout Steve Bannon’s career, it’s his

Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12th in Cruz Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Caribbean Buzz Helicopters via AP hide caption toggle caption Caribbean Buzz Helicopters via AP Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12th in Cruz Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Caribbean Buzz Helicopters

A U.S. Army team transfers the remains of Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Oct. 5. Wright was one of four U.S. troops killed in an ambush in Niger. U.S. forces work with many African militaries. While the Americans are advising and assisting in most cases,

Together, José Ortíz (center left) and Ethan Leder (center right) — without the help of any major agency or aid organization — chartered a plane to Puerto Rico filled with donated medical supplies and get people with acute medical needs out of the island for treatment in the continental U.S. Courtesy of Willin Rodriguez hide

The teen protagonist in John Green’s latest novel, Turtles All The Way Down, has a type of anxiety disorder that sends her into fearful “thought spirals” of bacterial infection and death. Jennifer Kerrigan hide caption toggle caption Jennifer Kerrigan The teen protagonist in John Green’s latest novel, Turtles All The Way Down, has a type

Syrian Brig. Gen. Issam Zahreddine (right) speaks with a civilian in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor in September, during the offensive against ISIS militants. George Ourfalian/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption George Ourfalian/AFP/Getty Images Syrian Brig. Gen. Issam Zahreddine (right) speaks with a civilian in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor in September, during