Dissent is necessary to democracy, sure. But how much does it cost? That’s the fundamental question posed by Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” — and, in highly dramatic fashion, by the preview I attended of its latest Broadway revival. At that performance, on Thursday, just as the play
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Multiple people were shot in a Pennsylvania suburb and the shooter remains at large
A manhunt is underway after a shooting in Falls Township, a Pennsylvania suburb near Trenton, N.J. Middletown Township Police Department said “several” people were shot and the shooter remains at large. Authorities described the suspect as a 26-year-old male who has ties to Trenton and Bucks County, Pa. Police are
Hong Kong jails 12 people for storming the legislature during 2019 protests
Protesters deface the Hong Kong logo at the Legislative Council to protest against the extradition bill in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019. Vincent Yu/AP hide caption toggle caption Vincent Yu/AP Protesters deface the Hong Kong logo at the Legislative Council to protest against the extradition bill in Hong Kong
Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students
When Celeste Gravatt first heard about a data breach in her kids school system in February 2023, it sounded innocuous. “I didn’t really think anything of it at first,” Gravatt says. Officials at Minneapolis Public Schools called it a “system incident,” then “technical difficulties,” and finally, “an encryption event.” Gravatt
Ageism in health care is more common than you might think, and it can harm people
Dr. Louise Aronson, a geriatrician and author, speaks with a patient at UCSF’s Osher Center for Integrative Health in San Francisco. /Julia Burns hide caption toggle caption /Julia Burns Dr. Louise Aronson, a geriatrician and author, speaks with a patient at UCSF’s Osher Center for Integrative Health in San Francisco.
Charles Barkley rants about Black people wearing Donald Trump mugshot shirts again: 'Freaking idiot'
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Liftoff! Four people are on their way to the space station on NASA's Crew-8 mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule carrying the Crew-8 mission launches from launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 3, 2024. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
For people in Gaza, the war with Israel has made a simple phone call anything but
Ibrahim, 12, speaks to his grandmother, who lives in Gaza, from his home in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Jan. 31. The family did not want to use their full names out of fear of reprisals from Israeli authorities. Tamir Kalifa for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tamir
Two Books About Lovable Unlikable People
Dear readers, Some time ago I found a crown-of-thorns plant (Euphorbia milii) by the trash bins in our building. The plant had once been glorious but was abandoned in critical condition, with sap-oozing wounds and wizened limbs. I rehomed it and performed triage. The plant responded by perking and expanding
A fire at a shopping mall in Bangladesh's capital has killed at least 43 people
Firefighters work to contain a fire that broke out at a commercial complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Thursday. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP hide caption toggle caption Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Firefighters work to contain a fire that broke out at a commercial complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Thursday. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP DHAKA,