My sister is on hunger strike to free her son Alaa Abd el Fattah from jail in Egypt. We don’t want her to die

After 20 years of acting, ‘My Old Ass’ filmmaker Megan Park finds her groove behind the camera

Megan Park is just getting started as a filmmaker

Entertainment - ABC News - November 7

‘I’m imagining what my mother went through in her last seconds’ – This is climate breakdown

My brother called saying there was a storm. I was waiting, waiting, waiting. This is Elisa’s story. Location Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France. Disaster name Storm Alex, 2020. Elisa is a women’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

If My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us?

A bereaved mother’s case against our grief-phobic culture.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

WATCH: Trump to young girl: ‘I want her hair. Can I buy your hair?’

President-elect Donald Trump complimented one girl’s hair and posed for a picture with her while playing golf in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Psychedelic Traces Found on Mug From Ancient Egypt

Egyptians may have used hallucinogenic substances as part of a fertility rite, researchers said.

Science - The New York Times - 2 days ago

‘After three days we found her alive’: the ‘miracle’ rescues after Spanish floods

Media reported stories of survivors including the woman trapped in her car in a flooded underpass for 72 hours. Her car was among the scores that were swept up in Spain’s deadly floods, tossed ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

VAT on school fees: ‘We have had to make the decision to pull her out’

Backlash from parents over levy on UK’s private education sector

Business - Financial Times - November 15

‘We miss her so much’: fans welcome Angela Merkel’s return to stage

Events in Berlin to promote former chancellor’s autobiography remind people of when ‘everything was more or less OK’. For Finn Kulbatzki it was worth the wait. The business studies undergraduate ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Christian Brother 'to die in jail' after new abuse sentence

Paul Dunleavy, a former school principal, was convicted of 36 charges of historical sexual abuse.

‘I believe she made a big mistake’: My wife put her paycheck into a bank account with her inheritance. Do I now own 50% of those funds?

“I’m still working, and we’ve always filed joint tax returns.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 2

‘Would this ruin her life — or transform it?’ My daughter is 25. Should I create a $5 million trust so she can give up her job and see the world?

“I just worry that she does not have the same opportunities I had early in my working career.”

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Sierra Leone loves rice and wants to free itself from imports. But how to do it?

Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone, which has one of the world's highest consumption rates

World - ABC News - November 21

To protect US democracy from tyrants, we must protect the truly free press | Robert Reich

No billionaire or corporation controls us: the Guardian answers only to the public. Please help us raise the $4m we need to hold power to account in 2025 . Reliable and independent sources of ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

‘I feel we’ve failed’: My son wants me to take out a $150,000 student loan so he can attend an out-of-state college. Is that fair?

“We are not eligible for any need-based aid.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 13

Sister hopes lessons are learned from brother's death

Christopher Trolan died after staff failed to give him a sufficient level of antibiotics in November 2019.

Sisters build global beauty brand from a garage

Sophie and Hannah Pycroft's business has sold more than two million make-up brushes and accessories.

‘It strikes me as vengeful’: My friend wants to boycott a coffee shop because of the owner’s political views. Is this what America has become?

“There was a pile-on of hate and jubilance at the thought of putting this man out of business.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 9

'My autistic son is like a prisoner in hospital'

Sebastian has been deemed fit for discharge but the 19-year-old has nowhere suitable to go.

We don’t need the US to fight climate change

Multilateral action has proven resilient before, and it must do so again

World - Financial Times - November 14

My ‘warrior’ mom, 79, is in rehab after a life-changing fall. How do I win a Medicare appeal to keep her there?

She’s making slow progress, but the facility wants her out of there by next week

Business - MarketWatch - 6 hours ago

Bolivia's Evo Morales tells AP he'll press on with a hunger strike until his rival accepts dialogue

Bolivia’s transformative and divisive former President Evo Morales has told the Associated Press that he would press on with a hunger strike until the government of his protégé-turned-rival agreed ...

World - ABC News - November 3

55 Days Into Hunger Strike, Activist’s Mother Says She ‘Won’t Back Down’

Laila Soueif, the British-born mother of the Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah, is demanding the U.K. do more to secure his release.

World - The New York Times - November 23

My wife is 9 years older than I am — but makes 50% less. Will I have to retire for her to receive my Social Security spousal benefits?

“She will probably retire nearly a decade before I do.”