A SHOW ABOUT SOMETHING

Badly Shaken

Pescara del Tronto, Italy—Rescuers work through the rubble on August

Syrian Shifts

Daraya, Syria— A woman holds a child as they are

Cover Up

Antwerp, Belgium— Women in burkinis and bikinis join forces in

Truth Is Out There

Hardangervidda, Norway—More than 300 reindeer lie dead on August 28

GRAND OLD PARTY POOPER

An open letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan on why backing Trump will gut the Republican Party for decades

DEATH BY PROXY

The cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia is heating up—good news for jihadis, bad news for the next U.S. president

Choosing Their Battles

HUNDREDS OF WESTERNERS HAVE ENROLLED TO FIGHT ISIS. A NEW DOCUMENTARY SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY COME HOME

IS THERE LIFE AFTER GITMO?

After a decade behind bars, Hussein al-Merfedy wants to start over. But he and others like him are stuck in limbo

PUTIN’S USEFUL STOOGE

DONALD TRUMP WAS NEVER YUUUGE IN RUSSIA, BUT HE’S BECOME AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR THE KREMLIN IN THE U.S

A ‘SO LAST SEASON’ CATACLYSM

TEXTILE WASTE IS PILING UP AT CATASTROPHIC LEVELS THANKS TO FAST FASHION

A BATTERY FOR BREAKFAST

New edible batteries could power tiny medical devices

RAISING THE GENIUS BAR

Tesla is Elon Musk’s Trojan horse: His real target is to kill Big Oil

A BLOOD TEST FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA?

Researchers are finding new ways to end the uncertainty, and stigma, of a mental illness diagnosis

LIFE, LIKE

A British publisher is pushing Instagram pictures from transience to permanence

FIDO IS A KILLER

Inside the ancient, brutal blood sport of Japanese dogfighting

The To-Do List

Zil Pasyon, the sole resort on a private island in