Hearts and Binds

Bloody Sunday

Alexandria, Egypt— Relatives mourn at the funeral of

Gas Lines

Caracas, Venezuela— Protesters clashed with security

Signing Up

Bangkok— A transgender woman registers for military

Popping Poppies

Jalalabad province, Afghanistan—A policeman destroys

PAPER TIGER CUTS

Despite his tough talk on China, Donald Trump’s naïveté about Beijing could leave the U.S. weaker in Asia

PUTIN’S OPPORTUNISM

Russia’s reaction to the St. Petersburg bombing is all about strengthening the president

SONS OF GUNS

As civil war ravages South Sudan, tens of thousands of children are being forced to join the fight. Will Washington help?

Vive La Change

CHANNELING OBAMA TO DERAIL A FRENCH TRUMP

THE DEATH OF ‘AMERICA FIRST’

Trump’s campaign slogan had political appeal, but the U.S. strike in Syria shows it was worthless in the real world

Split Personality

Many say FBI Director James Comey torpedoed the presidential

RIGHTEOUS WARRIOR

ALLIES OF JAMES COMEY SAY HE’S THE COUNTRY’S BEST HOPE FOR EXPOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT RUSSIA’S ELECTION TAMPERING AND POSSIBLE COLLUSION WITH TRUMP’S PEOPLE

YOU’VE BEEN HOOVERED

POLITICS IN AMERICA HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE POLARIZED, BUT MANY OF BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE AGREE THAT JAMES COMEY HAS TO GO

Spy vs. Spy

HOW THE FBI IS LIKELY INVESTIGATING RUSSIAN TIES TO THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN

On

ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON IN TORETSK, A MINING TOWN NEAR THE FRONT LINES IN EASTERN UKRAINE, A SMALL, WIRY MAN IN HIS 60S S TAGGERS DOWN A POTHOLED STREET, PLAYING THE ACCORDION AND BUSKING FOR CHANGE.

FOLDING CHEERS

A new collapsible shield inspired by origami can stop bullets

SPRAY-ON SKIN

An experimental stem cell spray heals burns without scarring

THINKING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT

Quantum computing used to be an exclusive and expensive tool for the academic elite. IBM plans to change that

THE SMART MONEY

TURNS OUT THAT FUNDING SCIENCE DOES PAY OFF

Indio, California

Listen to the future at Coachella

Under the Skin

Juergen Teller keeps it real—for good reason

Sitting Uncomfortably

AN APOSTROPHE would have made the title of this book

Mean Streets

Mariana Enriquez finds real horror in city life

Street Fighting Mien

Guerrilla turns down the volume on British civil rights activists

The Full Monte

THE MUSICAL world loves anniversaries. Concert planners

‘57th St. Gallery, NYC’ Elliott Erwitt, 1963

I’M NOT WALKING into this one. I’ve seen Art, that