WASHINGTON — In a fiery speech to supporters on Friday, President Trump went after his vanquished opponent from 2016. “We had a crooked candidate,” he declared. The crowd responded with a signature chant from the campaign trail: “Lock her up!” About three hours later and 10 miles to the north, Mr. Trump’s former deputy campaign […]

Black Panther celebrates black culture on several fronts Black Panther is in many ways a love letter to black culture. Africa has traditionally been an unsophisticated bit player in American media, often portrayed as backward, savage, and chaotic in everything from news coverage to films. It’s a portrayal that has left little room for other interpretations, which […]

While the latest school shooting is reigniting the debate over arming teachers, the interim superintendent of the Boulder Valley School District doesn’t see more guns in schools as a solution. Trump said during a listening session Wednesday with parents and survivors of school shootings that a teacher adept at firearms “could very well end the […]

South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa has been the talk of social media with his early morning walking routine. In addition to personal walks along a Cape Town beachfront, Ramaphosa has also led a walk in the city from the townships of Gugulethu to Athlone to promote exercise as a key part of healthy living. While many […]

“It’s a hairdresser’s fashion week,” said Dwight Eubanks, who had just stepped off the stage from judging the Champion of Weaves competition at the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show in Atlanta. Mr. Eubanks is a Bronner Bros. devotee and has been coming to the event since he was 16. “The future is looking really good, […]

It’s another demonstration of the power of Big Data – of mining a huge batch of statistics to see patterns of behaviour that were simply not apparent before. Computers have crunched 22 billion identification messages transmitted by sea-going vessels to map fishing activity around the globe. The analysis reveals that more than 55% of the […]

By Elaine Glusac Feb. 23, 2018 For armchair travelers, a film may be the best way to get to, say, Italy — or, if you’re a “Star Wars” fan, the planet of Ahch-to. But for those who actually like to get on a plane, a movie’s location can determine an entire itinerary. In fact, films […]

Saudi Arabia is preparing to pump $64 billion into its nascent entertainment industry as part of Vision 2030, the social and economic reform program spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Construction is already underway on an opera house in the capital Riyadh, and the country plans to host 5,000 entertainment events this year, the […]

Chinese deal makers may soon find it even harder to get investments and acquisitions through. Lawmakers in Washington introduced a bill late last year that would widen Cfius’s remit, giving it oversight over more types of deals and, in particular, those that move advanced technologies into foreign hands. The intensified scrutiny comes as China’s government […]

There may be more than 1.67 million unknown viruses infecting the animals of Earth — and scientists want to find them. In a research letter published in the journal Science this week, an international team of scientists described a sweeping new partnership called the Global Virome Project, scheduled to launch later this year. The project’s […]