Howard S. Becker, Who Looked at Society With a Fresh Eye, Dies at 95
Howard S. Becker, an eminent American sociologist who brought his wide-ranging curiosity, sharp observation and dry wit to subjects as diverse as the...
Tuesday Briefing: Japan’s Radioactive Water
A radioactive wedge between Japan and South KoreaJapan’s plan to release into the ocean more than 1.3 million tons of treated water from...
Dueling Tours for Influence as Ukraine War Scrambles Alliances
The diplomatic ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine played out on Monday from the Middle East to the Baltics and northern Europe...
Supreme Court Is Asked to Hear a New Admissions Case on Race
In the latest challenge to the role race may play in school admissions, a legal activist group asked the Supreme Court on Monday...
Smoke Blankets Pacific Northwest as Wildfires Rage
Thick smoke blanketed much of the Pacific Northwest on Monday as numerous wildfires in Canada, Washington and Oregon continued to burn, killing at...
