THE ART OF THE BAD DEAL

The Children’s Hour

Aleppo, Syria— Five-year-old Omran Daqneesh sits in an ambulance after

Wedding Hell

Gaziantep, Turkey— A woman cries at the morgue as she

Ugly American

Rio de Janeiro— U.S Olympic swimmer Jack Conger leaves police

24-Hour Tube

London—Mayor Sadiq Khan, second from right, speaks to fellow passengers

TRUMP’S BIG PROBLEM WITH GOD An open letter to Paul Ryan and James Dobson, on the many heresies of their chosen candidate for president

In recent months, each of you has endorsed Donald Trump

RUSSIA’S RED SCARE Inside the resurgent Communist Party

WHEN VLADIMIR OBUKHOVSKY speaks of Josef Stalin, his voice drops

Scooped Up

IN THE WEEKS SINCE THE FAILED COUP IN TURKEY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS CLOSED 131 MEDIA OUTLETS AS PART OF A CRACKDOWN ON SUSPECTED OPPONENTS

THEY DON’T SLEEP WITH THE FISHES…YET

The Mafia is still alive… and still bustin’ kneecaps

NUKING OURSELVES IN THE FOOT

America has 7,000 nuclear weapons. A new doc suggests a disastrous accident is just a matter of time

THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON ‘POOR’

GROWING UP IN POVERTY DOESN’T JUST CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD. IT CHANGES YOUR BRAIN

LEAPING LOCUSTS, BATMAN!

What insects can teach robots about walking, running and even jumping

BUMP AND GRIND ECONOMICS

In today’s tech-driven economy, it’s the friction, not the motion, that matters

WILL YOU STILL NEED ME?

As the population ages, some companies see older workers as a huge asset

PUT A FINGER IN IT!

MEN ARE SHOCKINGLY, DANGEROUSLY OBLIVIOUS ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES

CRUNCH TIME

There’s no fruit more English than the apple—but Brexit could pose problems for its growers

CROWDED OUT

When the Japanese want to get out of Tokyo, glorious, alpine Kamikochi is where they go. Apparently all of them

More Bags for Your Buck

Want to stand out in the handbag crowd? Prada may

CHECKS, PLEASE!

Estate tweed started out as subtle, heather-colored camouflage. Then they came out of hiding

To-Do the List

1 SEE Alexei Ratmansky, former director of the Bolshoi, brings