The Latest Arts & Life By land and by sea, these new nonfiction books will carry you away Helen Whybrow's memoir, The Salt Stones, is a closely-observed account of her life as a shepherd. In A Marriage at Sea, Sophie Elmhirst tells the true story of a couple adrift on a rubber raft. Maureen Corrigan National A lawsuit against Tesla and its driver-assistance technology goes to trial in Florida The case, which stems from a deadly crash in 2019, raises broader questions about the safety of Tesla's driver-assistance systems, and whether the company has exaggerated their capabilities. Joel Rose Arts & Life I went on a date with my AI dream guy. Then I cried over shrimp It started as a one-off dinner with a chatbot — a night of shrimp, sarcasm — then veered into something unsettlingly human. Windsor Johnston History Confederacy group sues Georgia state park over exhibit on slavery, white supremacy A group representing descendants of Confederate Civil War veterans is suing a Georgia state park over an exhibit they say won't properly reflect the history of the Confederate monument there. Sam Gringlas National 27 people in Baltimore rushed to hospital last week for possible overdoses Nationally, the number of overdoses is on the decline. But in Baltimore, officials are dealing with the aftermath of 27 people who overdosed in a small neighborhood last week. Scott Maucione Immigration Lawyer discusses judge's decision to bar indiscriminate immigration arrests in LA NPR asks Mark Rosenbaum, special counsel at the nonprofit law firm Public Council, about a judge's decision to bar indiscriminate immigration arrests in the LA area. Rosenbaum represented plaintiffs. Sarah McCammon Arts & Life Why the latest season of 'Love Island USA' became the internet's obsession Love Island USA Season 7 has drawn outsized attention. Slate magazine culture writer Nadira Goffe says that's because fans have more sway than ever. Claire Murashima Arts & Life Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in crates, the start of a disinfection process that aims to kill the tiny beetles. The Associated Press World A military exercise drawing together 19 nations and 35,000 forces begins in Australia The largest-ever war fighting drills in Australia is underway and expected to attract China's attention. Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a joint exercise between the U.S. and Australia. The Associated Press Politics Trump marks anniversary of assassination attempt at the FIFA Club World Cup final The president joined the players on the field after the match to present PSG players with their runner-up medals and hand Chelsea their championship trophy. The Associated Press Prev 739 of 1650 Next Sponsored
Arts & Life By land and by sea, these new nonfiction books will carry you away Helen Whybrow's memoir, The Salt Stones, is a closely-observed account of her life as a shepherd. In A Marriage at Sea, Sophie Elmhirst tells the true story of a couple adrift on a rubber raft. Maureen Corrigan
National A lawsuit against Tesla and its driver-assistance technology goes to trial in Florida The case, which stems from a deadly crash in 2019, raises broader questions about the safety of Tesla's driver-assistance systems, and whether the company has exaggerated their capabilities. Joel Rose
Arts & Life I went on a date with my AI dream guy. Then I cried over shrimp It started as a one-off dinner with a chatbot — a night of shrimp, sarcasm — then veered into something unsettlingly human. Windsor Johnston
History Confederacy group sues Georgia state park over exhibit on slavery, white supremacy A group representing descendants of Confederate Civil War veterans is suing a Georgia state park over an exhibit they say won't properly reflect the history of the Confederate monument there. Sam Gringlas
National 27 people in Baltimore rushed to hospital last week for possible overdoses Nationally, the number of overdoses is on the decline. But in Baltimore, officials are dealing with the aftermath of 27 people who overdosed in a small neighborhood last week. Scott Maucione
Immigration Lawyer discusses judge's decision to bar indiscriminate immigration arrests in LA NPR asks Mark Rosenbaum, special counsel at the nonprofit law firm Public Council, about a judge's decision to bar indiscriminate immigration arrests in the LA area. Rosenbaum represented plaintiffs. Sarah McCammon
Arts & Life Why the latest season of 'Love Island USA' became the internet's obsession Love Island USA Season 7 has drawn outsized attention. Slate magazine culture writer Nadira Goffe says that's because fans have more sway than ever. Claire Murashima
Arts & Life Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in crates, the start of a disinfection process that aims to kill the tiny beetles. The Associated Press
World A military exercise drawing together 19 nations and 35,000 forces begins in Australia The largest-ever war fighting drills in Australia is underway and expected to attract China's attention. Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a joint exercise between the U.S. and Australia. The Associated Press
Politics Trump marks anniversary of assassination attempt at the FIFA Club World Cup final The president joined the players on the field after the match to present PSG players with their runner-up medals and hand Chelsea their championship trophy. The Associated Press