Scholar Jailed - QuikReader

Jailed Istanbul mayor appears in court as supporters gather outside his prison

Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor has appeared in court in one of multiple cases against him

ABC News - 5d

Convicted murderer mistakenly released from jail arrested in Florida

A convicted murderer who was mistakenly released from jail in March was apprehended and arrested in Florida on Friday, officials said.

NBC News - 3d

Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95

To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.”

The New York Times - 4d

She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her

President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.

The New York Times - 4d

Attorney general dodges question on Trump proposal to jail US citizens in El Salvador

Trump proposed that ‘homegrown criminals’ should be deported, an idea that experts say is clearly illegal. The US attorney general declined on Tuesday to say whether Donald Trump’s suggestion of ...

The Guardian - 20h

The Podcaster Asking You to Side With History’s Villains

Darryl Cooper is no scholar. But legions of fans — many on the right — can’t seem to resist what he presents as hidden truths.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump Grows Increasingly Combative in Showdowns With the Courts

Scholars say that the Trump administration is now flirting with lawless defiance of court orders, a path with an uncertain end.

The New York Times - 23h

What to know about Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial

Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and hauled to jail in handcuffs, the disgraced movie mogul returns to a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday for a new trial covering the very same ...

ABC News - 1d

Visas revoked for students at universities in Southern states amid crackdown

The Trump administration's revocation of student visas and, in separate action, termination of students from a tracking system for foreign scholars, has spread to the South.

NBC News - 3d

The 30 best nonfiction books of the last 30 years

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best nonfiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

The 30 best fiction books of the last 30 years

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated.