The acclaimed Southern author dies at 89, Justice Department lawyers demand the tech giant decrypt an iPhone, U.S. warplanes target a Tunisian ISIS commander, and more.
The highlights from seven days of reading about the world
The Justice Department has filed a motion to force Apple to comply with a judge’s order to help the FBI unlock an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino attackers.
The site made for Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential run is a little jewel in Internet history.
Canada already has a similar cable outlet dedicated to indigenous peoples, and the U.S. is preparing to follow suit.
The satirical website Rent-A-Minority is a biting indictment of how people in business often talk about diversity.
Conservative activists are making their stand in South Carolina, as Trump’s supporters swarm at the gates.
The author, dead at 89, gave the world one of its most beloved books. And then another that made things complicated.
In a slum on the outskirts of Kabul, a teacher tries to build a new country.
The Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Nepal, big wave surfing in Nazare, Portugal, some Iraqis returning to Iraq from Europe, whirling dervishes in Turkey, dazzle camouflage in Japan, and much more.
A new documentary is the first to follow an FBI terrorism sting as it unfolds.
Earning a GED can have financial benefits for parents who didn’t graduate—and make it more likely that their children will get a diploma.
The iconic American author of To Kill a Mockingbird died a few months shy of her 90th birthday.
Robert Eggers’ debut film, a smash hit at Sundance, conjures its scares from eerie atmospherics and immersive details.