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Our writers pick the rock stars who wield the most power as we enter 2025. Continue reading…

The Biden administration said the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces group and its proxies are committing genocide in a civil war with the country's military that has killed tens of thousands of people.(Image credit: Sam Mednick)

The names of some 425,000 suspected Dutch collaborators went online 80 years after the Holocaust ended, making them accessible to historians and descendants as the country grapples with its past.(Image credit: Keystone/Getty Images)

Yes, ‘Jaws’ (and these 24 other movies) are all 50 years old. Continue reading…

War has changed Ukraine's workforce, especially in heavy industry and mining. With men conscripted to fight the war against Russia, women have started working in traditionally male jobs.(Image credit: Michael Robinson Chávez for NPR)

Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. But the nativist ideas that propelled his popularity remain ascendant in today's France and beyond.(Image credit: Kamil Zihnioglu)

Looming trial canceled after band was told their “deep, deep pockets” could take a hit if it went ahead. Continue reading…

The childhood home of Malcolm and Angus Young was registered as a historic building – but was bulldozed for multimillion-dollar residential estate. Continue reading…

McDonald's says it is changing some of its inclusion standards, becoming the latest large company to announce it is rolling back some of its diversity practices.(Image credit: Gene J. Puskar)

The White House says President Biden has now protected a total of 674 million acres of lands and waters — a record for any administration. This includes two new national monuments in California.(Image credit: David McNew)