Nation Aug 26 Judge sentences James Holmes to life in prison A judge formally sentenced James Holmes, who shot and killed 12 people and wounded 70 others at a movie theater in Aurora, C.O. in 2012, to life in prison with no parole on Wednesday.
Arts Aug 26 Photos: The power of community in post-Katrina Louisiana Tyrone Turner, a National Geographic photographer who grew up in New Orleans, documented New Orleans' culture of celebration and the families that have helped it survive in the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina.
Arts Aug 21 Photos: The dying art of the neon sign We've seen them glowing on New York City theater billboards, Las Vegas casinos and Hong Kong high-rises. They cast unbidden light and shadow into restaurants and homes, and are a part of the daily scenery for millions. But neon signs, once a vital part of…
Poetry Aug 17 How poetry can empower people living with chronic illness For Camisha Jones, the managing director of Washington, D.C.-based poetry organization Split This Rock, poetry helped give voice to the experience of living with chronic illness.
World Aug 12 Chinese officials work to determine cause of explosions that killed more than 50 At least 44 people are dead and hundreds injured after two massive explosions in the city of Tianjin in northern China Wednesday, according to state media.
Arts Aug 11 100-year-old J.R.R. Tolkien book to be published this summer A 1914 manuscript that formed the early basis for J.R.R. Tolkein's works of epic fantasy will be widely published for the first time this summer.
Arts Aug 07 Here’s what happened when we tried to write a list of films by and starring women of color A report released Wednesday focusing on the top-grossing films of the last seven years makes one thing clear: women and people of color are sorely underrepresented in Hollywood.