A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
As police turn to facial recognition technology to identify suspects and solve cases, critics worry about privacy and false accusations
In Los Angeles, “defunding the police” led to disbanding a unit specially designed to help with homelessness
Donald Trump made gains among some Hispanic voters in 2020. Will the GOP continue the trend?
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Public-school obstinacy may be keeping a highly touted education reform from making 'adequate yearly progress'
NCLB is the seventh reauthorization of President Lyndon Johnson's Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Walking the walk I was so impressed with your article on Captain Michael Rainey and the Bravo Company in Iraq ("One hot night," Aug. 21). His attitude toward the Iraqi people is professiona...
Only two issues, we're told again and again, really matter to voters this year: The Economy and The War. We capitalize them both because the experts tell us that nothing else compares in importanc...
John Edwards claims that this country is made up of "two Americas," the rich and the poor, contending against each other. Conservatives criticize this quasi-Marxist rhetoric as "class warfare," bu...
Sunscreen on, helmets buckled, pedals in sync, and we were on our way. After a few minutes my husband Johnny called to me over his shoulder, "You're doing great for your first time on a tandem." I...
Feature stories in this issue show how some public-school teachers and administrators are hostile toward biblical understanding and values but open to whacky proposals. The same tendency is eviden...
Sports
About six months ago during his senior year at Indianapolis's Bishop Chatard High School, Ryan Baker dropped his oral commitment to Notre Dame and instead signed with Purdue. It was the latest in ...
Technology
A secretive computer programmer is giving the online news business a new headache: a website that helps users avoid registering at online media outlets. The collection includes logins for dozens o...
Business
An estimated 1.7 million jobs have been created in the United States in the past year, lowering the jobless rate to 5.6 percent, but Europe continues to struggle with high unemployment and a joble...
Movies & TV
C.S. Lewis was one of the 20th century's most influential advocates for Christianity. Sigmund Freud was one of the 20th century's most influential advocates for atheism. The two thinkers and their...
Notable Books
1. American Soldier - Tommy Franks Content: Memoir by the recently retired general who led American forces in Afghanistan and in Iraq. Gist: When Tommy Franks talks about his childho...
Movies & TV
Paparazzi is "B" grade material that probably made it to theaters for two reasons: the film is directed and acted with a little more flair than its direct-to-video siblings and Mel Gibson's name i...
Movies & TV
The muddled Wicker Park is a remake of the 1996 French film L'Appartement. Set in snowy Chicago, the film has atmosphere to spare, but flat performances weaken an increasingly convoluted plot. Wic...
Quick Takes
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down A stranger dropped in unannounced at the Forest Grove, Ore., home of Barbara Vreeland on Aug. 31. Ms. Vreeland was in her kitchen when a 4-pounds bag filled w...
Quotables
"It's the American version of the same fundamentalist impulse that we see in Saudi Arabia, in Kashmir, in religions around the world: Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Muslim." Former Vice Presiden...
The Buzz
WALKING THE WALK Weather As Hurricane Ivan flattened the island of Grenada with 140-mph winds, Floridians focused on cleaning up after a weaker-but wetter-Hurricane Frances. Frances slammed Florid...