As museums open up, we wanted to talk to the new director of the National African American Museum of History and Culture about what it means to interact directly with history. Plus, why air travel feels worse than ever.

Curating Black history

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Tensions are rising between the United States and Israel over the war in Gaza. President Biden has threatened to withhold arms if Israel advances into Rafah in southern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then vowed that Israel would “stand alone.”

Will U.S. threats change Israel’s war?

This week in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president, Stormy Daniels gave explicit and disturbing testimony and sparked an angry reaction from Donald Trump.

Stormy Daniels takes the stand (and Trump curses)

As Pope Francis moves to cement his legacy, he has opened the Vatican to a new community – transgender sex workers. It is a part of a broader outreach toward the LGBTQ+ community that has stirred anger and controversy inside the Catholic Church.

How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to trans sex workers

Today, whether the U.S.’s long-delayed aid to Ukraine will impact the outcome of the war.

Can U.S. aid to Ukraine make a dent in the war?

He threatened the congresswoman amid a mental health crisis. Then came the consequences.

Curating Black history

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