Pakistan's generals fail to fix an election

PAKISTAN'S WORSTkept secret is that its military dominates its government. Whether to safeguard the nation against chaos or to protect their own privileged access to power and wealth, its generals have manipulated the country's politics for decades. Pakistan's voters, like voters elsewhere, want change.

No recession? Thank women

REMOTE WORK ALLOWED ALYSON VELASQUEZ TO JUGGLE her demanding roles as a Wells Fargo talent recruiter and as a mother of two young children, including a son with special needs.

Texas' scorched Panhandle

A million acres swept by fire

Spring won't bring Gaza relief

THE WAR IN GAZA IS ENTERING ITS sixth month and its third season. More than 30,000 people have been killed there since the Israeli offensive answering Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre, and some 1.9 million displaced people have endured homelessness in punishing winter weather, marked by heavy rain and low temperatures.

IT'S TRUMP'S PARTY

The MAGA movement's takeover of the GOP is now complete

Country Has Won Our Achy Breaky Hearts

The genre has never been so popular-and with the likes of Beyoncé reminding fans of its roots, its mainstream appeal looks set to grow and grow

'Deadly Risk' of Fat-Loss Drugs

Diabetes treatment Ozempic has become popular among dieters due to its weightloss side effect, but a study warns of a link between the drug and suicidal thoughts

THE EASTERN FRONT

Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, on nuclear weapons, getting used to war, and what Europe must do to protect itself

A one-trick pony with many lives

IF YOU DIDN'T GROW UP WITH A WELL-WORN COPY OF Sounds of Silence, Bookends, or Bridge Over Troubled Water among the LPs stacked near the family hi-fi, your parents or grandparents probably did. From the mid- to late 1960s, the sounds of Simon & Garfunkel were so ubiquitous you couldn't escape them if you wanted to.

After the Miracle

Cystic fibrosis once guaranteed an early deathbut a medical breakthrough has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expected. What do they do now?

The Radio Squirrels of Point Reyes

\"Calling all. This is our last cry before our eternal silence.\" With that, in January 1997, the French Coast Guard transmitted its final message in Morse code.

JODIE FOSTER'S LIFE ON-SCREEN

SINCE CHILDHOOD, SHE'S STRUGGLED WITH ONE QUESTION: HOW MUCH DOES SHE WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW HER?

Why Do Animals Play?

Scientists want an evolutionary explanation. But maybe the answer is simply: Its fun.

Saint Dismas

Carlito held one end of the rope, Omar the other.

THE SECRET GOSPEL

A Columbia history professor claimed that he discovered a sacred text with shocking details about the life of Jesus. Was it real?

The Insider

Is Kara Swisher tearing down tech billionaires—or burnishing their legends?

THE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE

ANTI-SEMITISM ON THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT THREATENS TO END AN UNPRECEDENTED PERIOD OF SAFETY AND PROSPERITY FOR JEWISH AMERICANS-AND DEMOLISH THE LIBERAL ORDER THEY HELPED ESTABLISH.

A Bloody Retelling of Huckleberry Finn

Percival Everett transforms Mark Twain’ classic.

THE GRUMPY ECONOMY

Why Americans trust feelings more than facts when it comes to prosperity

Defiant Until the End

In an exclusive excerpt from a new book, political prisoner Alexei Navalny, who died in jail, reveals his thoughts on life, family, and the country he called home

How China's 'Thought Eradication' Led to Genocide

President Xi Jinping's 'medicine' for separatism escalated into mass internment and forced sterilization in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region, a report has found

THE WORLD'S BEST HOSPITALS 2024

This year's expanded ranking of more than 2,000 PREMIER DESTINATIONS for general medical care around the globe and throughout the U.S.

THE BEST OF THE BEST

These leading institutions are RANKED HIGHEST in this year's list of the world's best hospitals

Annette Bening

UNDERSTANDING THE BALANCE BETWEEN DARK COMEDY AND MYSTERY is a unique quality of Annette Bening, which she puts to good use in Peacock's limited series Apples Never Fall (March 14), based on Liane Moriarty's book.

Gayle King

But one moniker she is fine with is America's best friend. \"I'll take that as a compliment.

THE AI HOSPITAL REVOLUTION IS HERE

LEADERS AT SOME OF THE WORLD'S best hospitals find themselves in a unique moment.

We're Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth

Our project is on track for the birth of a calf in four years' time and could also help species on the brink of extinction

Disconnected From a Lifeline

With no confirmed funding to continue the Affordable Connectivity Program, millions of homes face higher internet service fees, putting access to income, education and health care at risk

5 low-stress ways to start decluttering

NONE OF THE TIDYING clichés ever really clicked with KC Davis, a therapist in Houston and mom to two young kids. \"I've always been a messy person,\" she says. \"I've never been able to 'clean as I go'.\" Davis knew there were plenty of people just like her: those who wanted a serene space but lacked the time and energy to get started. After finding bite-size strategies that worked for her, Davis wrote How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing.

Why are we more exhausted than ever?

PEOPLE ARE TIRED. LIKE, REALLY TIRED. AS EVIDENCED by recent trends such as \"Quiet Quitting,\" \"Coffee Badging,\" \"Bare Minimum Mondays,\" and most of all, \"The Great Resignation\" - when over 47 million Americans voluntarily resigned from their positions-people are feeling a strain on more than just their work calendars; they're feeling it on their spirits.