Talk about a dream, kill a conversation. Write about one and risk a more effective soporific than melatonin. Yet, even though cartoonist Roz Chast acknowledges that “Only shrinks are interested, and maybe not even them,” she has written an entire book about dreams. And — no surprise — it’s delightful.
Category: World
UAW expands its auto strike once again, hitting a key plant for Ram pickup trucks
Stellantis shows off its Ram truck lineup at the Chicago Auto Show in Chicago on Feb. 9, 2023. The UAW ordered 6,800 union members to walk off their jobs at the company’s lucrative Ram pickup assembly plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty
Up First briefing: Aid trickles into Gaza; 9 GOP reps battle for House speaker job
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top news A second convoy of humanitarian aid arrived in Gaza as the Israel Defense
For Palestinian Christians, a Sunday spent mourning civilians killed at a Gaza church
A woman covers her face at a special prayer service for the victims of an airstrike at a Gaza church, held Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR A woman covers her face at a
A new benefit at top companies: College admissions counseling
Shannon Vasconcelos works for College Coach, a division of child care operator Bright Horizons that provides college admissions advising as a benefit for employees of client companies. Kirk Carapezza/WGBH hide caption toggle caption Kirk Carapezza/WGBH Shannon Vasconcelos works for College Coach, a division of child care operator Bright Horizons that
Court extends detention of Russian-American journalist, her employer says
A Russian court on Monday ordered a Russian-American journalist who was detained last week on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent to remain in custody until early December, her employer reported. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service, appeared in
9 words that helped this cancer patient: 'You look like you could use a mom hug'
Katie Ortman Doble with her mother Ann Doble. Katie Ortman Doble hide caption toggle caption Katie Ortman Doble Katie Ortman Doble with her mother Ann Doble. Katie Ortman Doble This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose
The hospital ran out of her child's cancer drug. Now she's fighting to end shortages
Angels for Change founder Laura Bray took on the problem of drug shortages when the hospital ran out of the drug that her then-9-year-old daughter needed to treat her leukemia. Laura Bray hide caption toggle caption Laura Bray Angels for Change founder Laura Bray took on the problem of drug
Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change
A man walks in the rain along a street in Austin, Texas, Nov. 11, 2022. Jay Janner/AP hide caption toggle caption Jay Janner/AP A man walks in the rain along a street in Austin, Texas, Nov. 11, 2022. Jay Janner/AP The upcoming United States winter looks likely to be a
Michigan State University apologizes for a Hitler quiz question before a football game
A general view as the sun sets during a game between the Central Michigan Chippewas and the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium on Sept. 1, 2023 in East Lansing, Mich. Mike Mulholland/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mike Mulholland/Getty Images A general view as the sun sets during a