The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of exploiting Western legal systems. Above, supporters of arrested journalist Ivan Golunov (freed on Tuesday) gathered at a court building in Moscow. Dmitry Serebryakov/AP hide caption toggle caption Dmitry Serebryakov/AP The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of exploiting Western legal systems. Above, supporters of arrested journalist Ivan […]

Two reports from the federal government have determined that many cases of abuse or neglect of elderly patients that are severe enough to require medical attention are not being reported to enforcement agencies by nursing homes or health workers — even though such reporting is required by law. Mary Smyth/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption

Song for the Unraveling of the World Stories by Brian Evenson Paperback, 212 pages | purchase “No matter which way we turned the girl, she didn’t have a face.” The opening line of “No Matter Which Way We Turned,” the first story in Brian Evenson’s newest collection, Song for the Unraveling of the World, is

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren participates in a reenacted swearing-in with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol January 3, 2013. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren participates in a reenacted swearing-in with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old

A suicidal depression almost ended Ella Risbridger’s life, but the London poet and journalist instead ended up writing an uplifting cookbook that promises to “make you fall in love with the world again.” Courtesy of Gavin Day hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Gavin Day A suicidal depression almost ended Ella Risbridger’s life, but the

The High Court in Gaborone, Botswana, threw out the country’s longstanding ban on same-sex sexual relations Tuesday, setting off celebrations inside the courthouse. AP hide caption toggle caption AP The High Court in Gaborone, Botswana, threw out the country’s longstanding ban on same-sex sexual relations Tuesday, setting off celebrations inside the courthouse. AP Botswana’s High

The Moscow Rules looks at how CIA officers evaded the suffocating security environment during the Soviet era. Courtesy of PublicAffairs hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of PublicAffairs The Moscow Rules looks at how CIA officers evaded the suffocating security environment during the Soviet era. Courtesy of PublicAffairs As a young government employee in 1975, Marti

Kanye West wore a Balenciaga shirt with the World Food Programme’s logo on it while visiting an orphanage near Kampala, Uganda, in October 2018. On this trip, he gifted bags full of his $220 Yeezy sneakers to the children. Stringer /AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stringer /AFP/Getty Images Kanye West wore a Balenciaga shirt

Raytheon and United Technologies are merging, in what they describe as a union of equals. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Raytheon and United Technologies are merging, in what they describe as a union of equals. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images The Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation are merging, in an all-stock

Euro bills are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany. Many Germans still prefer cash to newer forms of payment. Arne Dedert/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Arne Dedert/AFP/Getty Images Euro bills are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany. Many Germans still prefer cash to newer forms of payment. Arne Dedert/AFP/Getty Images “Cash is king” is an age-old saying. For

Employees peek through the door of a showroom at a food factory in Pyongyang, North Korea. Dita Alangkara/AP hide caption toggle caption Dita Alangkara/AP Employees peek through the door of a showroom at a food factory in Pyongyang, North Korea. Dita Alangkara/AP Facing the worst drought in nearly four decades, the country is grappling with

Sarah Groustra, a Brookline High School graduate, wrote a column in the school newspaper about period stigma last year. It led to Brookline voting to offer free pads and tampons in all town-owned restrooms. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption toggle caption Jesse Costa/WBUR Sarah Groustra, a Brookline High School graduate, wrote a column in the school