The story of an 11-year-old girl who said she used something she learned from watching “Law & Order: SVU” to help her fight off and identify an alleged would-be abductor is an example of how TV police dramas are influential in real life.
Try This Whole-Banana Bread Recipe for Brunch
Bake something that tastes notably better than almost any other banana bread you’ve had before. It’s cocoa-rich, nutty and not too sweet.
Conflict Strengthens Netanyahu, but the Price is High
The battle with Hamas may benefit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel politically in the short term, but it leaves his underlying problems unresolved.
Britons can finally travel. But no one knows where to
After enduring months of lockdown, travel restrictions and unseasonably bad weather, people in the UK were finally given permission to head overseas for a vacation this week. It prompted an online rush to find flights, hotel rooms and sunshine.
Their lives haven’t changed since getting vaccinated. This is their new normal
For all the people who are clamoring to get back out in the world post-vaccine, there are plenty who are saying, “nope, we aren’t ready.”
Slow vaccine rollout hits LatAm as COVID-19 claims million lives
COVID-19 has caused the death of more than one million people in Latin America and the Caribbean where slow vaccine rollouts are preventing an exit from the pandemic crisis.
Latin America passes 1 million Covid deaths as IMF proposes $50 bn plan
Latin America and the Caribbean passed one million coronavirus deaths on Friday as the IMF proposed a $50 billion plan to end the pandemic, aiming to expand global immunization drives.
EXPLAINER: Why ‘world’s pharmacy’ India is short on shots
Last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations his country would make enough COVID-19 vaccines “to help all humanity.” Now India is struggling to meet its own domestic needs for the shots amid a startling surge of infections.
In the Russian Arctic, the First Stirrings of a Very Cold War
Though the Russian military has little in common with liberal Western politicians or environmental groups like Greenpeace, it is taking ice melt in the Far North seriously.
‘We Always Rise.’ A Black-Owned Bookstore Navigates the Pandemic
Source of Knowledge has been a Newark mainstay for decades. It survived the past year thanks to the generosity of its customers and an owner who provides more than just books.