The interior minister said the facial covering favored by some Muslim women “doesn't fit in with our open society.”
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The last of the four swimmers involved in a bizarre tale of robbery at gunpoint has paid $10,800 to resolve the case, for which Ryan Lochte and the U.S. Olympic Committee have apologized.
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The things that make Pride and Prejudice’s middle sister so unappealing as a supporting character are precisely what make her compelling as a star.
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From Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky to Simone Biles and Usain Bolt, follow the 2016 games with our handy cheat sheet.
Aug 18, 2016 7:32PM ET
New research has found evidence the mosquito-borne virus can adversely affect cells necessary for replenishing damaged neurons.
Aug 18, 2016 5:59PM ET
Officials are looking into whether a Muslim group’s religious freedoms were violated when the town rejected its plans to build the graveyard.
Aug 18, 2016 5:39PM ET
After suggesting the timing of a cash delivery was unrelated to the freeing of hostages, the State Department admits the two were contingent.
Aug 18, 2016 3:14PM ET
A comedian and writer for Inside Amy Schumer drew his boss into an internet firestorm by criticizing a theater for banning an accused rapist.
Aug 18, 2016 3:12PM ET
The plane cruises at 90 miles per hour, can carry 22,000 pounds, and stay suspended for weeks.
Aug 18, 2016 2:59PM ET
Twitter announced the suspension of 235,000 accounts for promoting terrorism, bringing the total number of accounts deactivated since 2015 to 360,000.
Aug 18, 2016 2:37PM ET
The news-gossip website that was bought this week by Univision announced Thursday it will cease operations next week.
Aug 18, 2016 2:01PM ET
The Justice Department announced it plans to stop using private prison to house inmates.
Aug 18, 2016 1:57PM ET
The HBO miniseries portrays religious hatred as just one ever-multiplying cause and effect of injustice.
Aug 18, 2016 1:32PM ET
A quarter-century ago, Hillary Clinton made a snippy remark about baking cookies, then won a competition with Barbara Bush. Can the prospective first gentleman measure up?
Aug 18, 2016 11:58AM ET
Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were taken off a U.S.-bound flight over what Brazilian authorities say are inconsistencies in their accounts of being robbed at gunpoint.
Aug 18, 2016 11:35AM ET
Residents of the Inupiat Eskimo village, identified as one of the communities most affected by coastal erosion, brought on by climate change, voted to leave their island for the mainland.
Aug 18, 2016 11:34AM ET
After a federal court struck down the state’s strict voting law as racially discriminatory, Republicans are trying to restrict voting at the county level.
The latest trend in GOP circles: Politicians saying they’ll vote for Trump but don’t endorse him, whatever that means.
Aug 18, 2016 11:12AM ET
The picture of a five-year-old boy awaiting treatment at a hospital in Aleppo is a reminder of the nature of the conflict.
Aug 18, 2016 10:34AM ET
The up-and-coming filmmaker is under intense scrutiny for rape charges leveled against him 17 years ago. Here’s why this debate is necessary.
Aug 18, 2016 9:59AM ET
The wildfire has charred more than 25,000 acres and 80,000 people have been told to evacuate their homes.
Aug 18, 2016 9:27AM ET
The ride-hailing service plans to launch its first such fleet this month in Pittsburgh.
Aug 18, 2016 9:00AM ET
Scientists are beginning to understand how Zika replicates and spreads within the womb, but they still don’t know how the virus manages to get there in the first place.
Aug 17, 2016 6:13PM ET
Turkey has announced the release of thousands of inmates to make room for those arrested in connection to last month’s attempted coup.
Aug 17, 2016 4:24PM ET
The city's medical examiner’s office has confirmed that an officer shot Paul O’Neal, an unarmed black man, in the back as he fled.
Aug 17, 2016 2:32PM ET
J.K. Rowling said there’d be no new stories about the boy wizard after the Cursed Child play. Then Pottermore announced three new e-books.
Aug 17, 2016 1:31PM ET
Her excellent new essay collection, The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, offers a gentle rebuke to the comedian’s own self-effacing act.
