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Critic Ann Powers considers musical performances that have left audiences stunned in utter silence, and what you can hear when sound falls away.

The secretary-general's office did not elaborate on the UNRWA staffers' likely role in the attack or on the evidence that prompted its decision.

Nearly one month into Israel’s US-backed military assault on the Gaza Strip, some State Department officials say their agency is being sidelined.

A controversial study raised the specter that Girl Scout cookies are unsafe. Authorities say they are safe, but the whole saga highlights a breakdown of trust in American institutions.

Every other year, the Nation's Report Card shows how students across the U.S. are doing in subjects like math and reading. The 2024 results are cause for hope, and concern.

Down by the train tracks in West Berkeley, a group of RVs and tents line the intersection of Second and Cedar Streets. But, like lots of encampments in the Bay Area, it probably won’t be around for long: the City of Berkeley plans to close it down soon, and they got special funding from the state to do it.

After much volatility because of Trump's trade war, the stock markets responded positively to a softened tone toward both China and the Fed chair. This, plus four more takeaways from this week.

Australia's top online internet regulator explains how the nation plans to roll out the world's first social media ban for kids under 16.

The mission was created in 1978 to help restore order after Israel's first invasion of Lebanon. Decades later, it's still there but has come under fire during a new Israeli invasion in Lebanon.

Minnesota's uncommitted delegates to the DNC represent voters who protested President Biden's handling of the war in Gaza. Now that he's dropped out of the race, they are considering their next steps.

Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical" ideology.