The English novelist Ian McEwan turned 77 this summer—“on that last bit of slippery slope to 80, where you can no longer pretend to be 32,” he says—and he seems to be contemplating his legacy more and ...

People who live in places with a historically higher disease risk have more positive views about the future of humanity, according to a recent University of Georgia-led study. The researchers believe ...

“Dr. Strangelove,” “Catch-22,” and “MASH” collide in British journalist Phoebe Greenwood’s blistering debut novel, “Vulture,” a darkly comic, searing satire grounded in historic politics, suffused ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Thinking about the end of the world can be fun. Although realistic doomsday scenarios—nuclear war, global warming, autocracy—are stressful to contemplate, more ...

For five decades, Gloria Estefan has opened doors, shattered glass ceilings and urged the world to shake their body and do the conga. Estefan has done everything a pop star could dream of: No. 1 hits, ...

Protesters marched to an ICE field office. A tense confrontation was de-escalated. (This story was updated to correct a reference to a protest sign. It said "This isn't about politics. It's about ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island students posted modest gains on this year’s standardized tests, though only about one in three are meeting proficiency standards in math and English language ...