Reading Aloud – The New York Times
The Harvard Sentences are hundreds of sentences that have been used for many decades to test technologies in which understanding speech is essential, like telephone...
Out in the Cold With Justin Trudeau
In light wool trousers, dress shoes and an overcoat that was partly open, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was minimally clothed for the minus 13 degrees...
Jeju Air Flight Recorder Stopped Working 4 Minutes Before Plane Crash
The flight recorder of the Jeju Air passenger jet that crashed last month, killing 179 people, stopped recording for its last four minutes, South Korean...
The Painting, the Photograph and the War for Ukraine’s Culture
It looks like a serene snapshot from Ukraine’s battlefield: A group of armor-clad soldiers huddled around a makeshift table scattered with food and playing cards....
Why Singapore’s First Family Is Locked in a Bitter Feud Over a House
The bungalow was built for a Dutch trader in colonial times, but it has become part of modern Singaporean lore. It was where Lee Kuan...
ISIS Says It Inspired New Orleans Attack, but Doesn’t Claim Responsibility
The Islamic State lauded the man who killed 14 people when he rammed a truck into a busy New Orleans street early on New Year’s...
Vatican Allows Italian Gay Men to Train to Be Priests, if They Remain Celibate
The Vatican has approved new guidelines for Italy that say that an applicant for the seminary cannot be rejected simply because he is gay, as...
Biden Officials Say the Truth About Havana Syndrome Is Still Unknown
White House officials said on Friday that the truth behind the mysterious ailments known as Havana Syndrome was still unknown, contradicting a new intelligence assessment...
Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office
The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela in a move...
Israel Strikes Houthi-Controlled Ports and a Power Plant in Yemen
Israeli warplanes bombed ports and a power plant in Yemeni territory controlled by the Houthis on Friday, the Israeli military said, in the latest attempt...
Mauro Morandi, Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, Dies at 85
Mauro Morandi, whose 32-year sojourn on an uninhabited Mediterranean island led to his being known as Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, died on Jan. 3 in Modena,...
Britain’s First Drug Consumption Center Is Set to Open in Glasgow
A facility where users can inject drugs under nurses’ supervision is set to open in Glasgow on Monday after almost a decade of debate over...
Biden Raises Bounty for Nicolás Maduro to $25 Million
The Biden Administration said on Friday that it was offering $25 million for information leading to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela....
Kremlin Confirms Readiness for Putin to Meet Trump
The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia remains open to a meeting between President Vladimir V. Putin and President-elect Donald J. Trump, but that any...