It’s been a welcome alternative for Somalis in Mogadishu. But now, says its founder, it may have to cut back.
Red Sox Rally In The 9th To Beat Dodgers, Lead Series 3-1
The Red Sox are one win away from their ninth World Series title after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on their home turf Saturday night.
Sonny Fortune, Stalwart Saxophonist Of New York, Dies At 79
After a move to New York in the late ’60s, the clear-toned Fortune became a versatile fixture on the broad landscape of modern jazz.
Fingerprints, DNA And Social Media Posts Helped FBI Identify Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc
Vitriolic tweets and pro-Trump social media posts add context to the background of Cesar Altieri Sayoc, the man in connection with the homemade pipe bombs sent to top Democrats and liberal donors.
Jeff Sessions Told DOJ Not To Discuss Citizenship Question Alternatives
After receiving a Justice Department request for a new 2020 census question, the Census Bureau came up with another way to generate more accurate citizenship data. The DOJ refused to meet about it.
A Brutal Lynching And A Possible Confession, Decades Later
A recent book recounts the brutal lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955. In it, the woman who accused the boy of assault admits she was lying. The FBI has reopened the murder investigation.
Blaming Victims For Mail Bombs Carries Echoes Of Civil Rights Bombings
The speculation surrounding a string of mail bombs harks back to another era in American history, when bombs were a tool of political intimidation and when bombings were blamed on the victims.
The Russia Investigations: The U.S. Launches A Digital Offensive — Gently
The NSA and U.S. Cyber Command can exercise near-godlike omniscience over the Internet. A recent report from The New York Times provides some insight into what they’re doing with it.
Trump, Republicans Continue Remaking The Federal Courts — Even As Senate On Recess
This October, the Senate Judiciary Committee has, for the first time ever, held judicial nomination hearings during a recess of the Senate — over the objections of the minority party.
Halloween Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Global Disease Costumes
People have been dressing up in costumes inspired by diseases for a long, long time. See if you can ace our quiz.
2 Moves By Trump This Past Week Could Reshape U.S. Health Insurance In Big Ways
Frustrated that Congress hasn’t repealed the Affordable Care Act, the administration continues to make moves that chip away at the ACA’s nationwide protections and give states more control.
Education Is A Top Issue In Midterms, And Professors Promise To Encourage Voting
Also in our weekly roundup, rural teens are experiencing homelessness, and four universities are suing the federal government over international student immigration rules.
This Halloween: Be Careful How You ‘Hang’ Your Decorations
Sure, you want your house to look as scary as possible. But certain haunting images are better left in the past.
2 Games In One: LA Keeps Hope Alive With 18-Inning Win Over Boston
Dodgers starter Walker Buehler threw seven powerful innings, but Boston outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr.’s solo home run matched Los Angeles’ meager production. It took 10 more innings to break the tie.
Who Is Cesar Sayoc? Bomb Suspect Has Criminal History, Attacked Democrats Online
The Florida man charged on Friday ran afoul of the law for decades and was arrested for a slew of crimes, including larceny, drug possession and making a bomb threat.
Should Self-Driving Cars Have Ethics?
To design a “moral machine,” researchers updated a classic thought experiment for the autonomous vehicle age. But do we really want artificial intelligence making decisions on who lives or dies?
Postal Inspectors See Suspicious Package Cases Drop In Recent Years
Most recent data shows the law enforcement arm of U.S. Postal Service opened 19 cases related to suspicious items or substances. That’s decline from four years earlier when they probed more than 200.
‘This Is Not Liberation’: Life In The Rubble Of Raqqa, Syria
The city’s slow recovery after ISIS rule is causing anger among residents who say they’re left with little help from the countries that destroyed Raqqa.
Gritty, Stuff Of Nightmares, Has Been Officially Welcomed To Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Flyers’ mascot looks like something that would hide under your bed as a child. “Gritty may be a hideous monster,” says the city’s official resolution, “but he is our hideous monster.”
When Is It OK To Wear The Clothing Of Another Culture?
The line between appreciation and appropriation can be hard to pinpoint. Experts weigh in on the writer’s dilemma: Should her husband have worn a Filipino barong to a family party?
Man Tried To Steal Magna Carta, 800-Year-Old Symbol Of The Law, Police Say
Police in Salisbury, England, have arrested a man accused of trying to steal the Magna Carta — the 1215 document that established basic tenets of the rule of law.
U.S. Economy Grew At A 3.5 Percent Rate In 3rd Quarter
That’s slower than the second quarter’s blockbuster 4.2 percent but puts the economy on pace for the fastest annual growth in 13 years.
Bronx Food Revival Is Rewriting The Playbook On Gentrification
It’s a prime example of “gentefication,” economic revival led by people with roots in the community. The cultural mix is a culinary celebration: African, Albanian, Caribbean, Italian, Latino and more.
European Parliament Approves Ban On Some Single-Use Plastics, Reduction On Others
The move would impose a complete ban on some single-use plastics across the European Union and a reduction on others, aiming to implement most measures by the mid-2020s.
U.S. Charges Singaporean Trader With Laundering Money For North Korea
The FBI says Tan Wee Beng, a commodities trader in Singapore, helped North Korea avoid sanctions. The U.S. says North Korea takes elaborate steps to get around financial restrictions.
14 Children Injured In Knife Attack At Kindergarten In China
A knife-wielding woman injured at least 14 children at a kindergarten in the western Chinese city of Chongqing, police say. A suspect is in custody.
5 Ways To Make Classrooms More Inclusive
LGBTQ students are more likely to be bullied, which can lead to missed classes and a higher risk of suicide. For them, a teacher who knows how to “queer” the classroom can make a big difference.
Poll: Trump Seen As Important Factor In Americans’ Vote, As Democrats Open Up Lead
With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, 67 percent of voters say the president is a factor in their vote, far higher than for former President Obama in 2014 when Democrats lost the Senate.
With Technology, Law Enforcement Gets Better At Handling Threats By Mail
Potentially deadly letters and packages are rare, and technology makes it easier to track down perpetrators. But they can play a powerful role in further polarizing the country, analysts say.
It’s A Chick! Sydney’s Same-Sex Penguin Couple Welcome Baby
Sphen and Magic, a male penguin couple, are now dads to their newborn foster chick. The unnamed chick weighed in at 91 grams; its sex will be determined later by a DNA test.
Authorities Search Miami Postal Sorting Facility In Pipe Bomb Investigation
At least one of the 10 suspicious packages mailed to Democratic politicans and allies passed through a large U.S. mail sorting facility in Opa-locka, Fla., near Miami, reports say.
Here Are The Winners Of The 2018 Kirkus Prizes
Ling Ma’s debut, Severance, won for fiction. Crown earned Derrick Barnes and Gordon James the young readers’ prize. And Rebecca Solnit’s essays, Call Them by Their True Names, won nonfiction laurels.
Remote Hawaiian Island Nearly Vanished After Hurricane Walaka
Only two minuscule slivers of East Island have resurfaced since the storm struck the region and wiped out a critical habitat for endangered monk seals and green sea turtles.
‘A Message To Moscow’: Jailed Hunger Striker Wins Human Rights Award
The winner of the Sakharov Prize is Ukrainian film director turned activist Oleg Sentsov who is serving a lengthy prison sentence in Russia, accused of plotting to bomb sites in Crimea.
The Remarkable Photos Of Lynsey Addario
The award-winning photographer tells the stories behind the profoundly moving images in her new book, Of Love & War — and confesses that she still gets nervous before a new assignment.
Megyn Kelly Out At NBC’s ‘Today’ Show, Source Says
Megyn Kelly is on her way out from the Today show on NBC, a source tells NPR; talks about her likely exit continue. This comes after she made offensive remarks about blackface Halloween costumes.