Haute Cuisine From Backyards and Forests—in the Arctic Circle
After two hours at camp, Kähkönen sees on the iPad that the dog has stopped moving. Thanks to the dog’s bark recorder, he also knows it’s being loud—the dog’s instinctive response to the moose slowing down. He enters the forest, following the barks, and after three effortful hours, he alerts us to come with the…
The Army’s Plan for the Next Decade—as Explained by This Goofy-Looking PowerPoint Slide
President Donald Trump greets US Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley during a Rose Garden event with the Army football team.Alex Wong/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Army just released an 11-page blueprint for the next decade, providing in equal measure a frank look at the immediate priorities…
President Trump Defends Saudi Leader as “Incredible Ally”
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Saturday night, President Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia as an “incredible ally” while at the same time criticizing the monarchy’s explanation that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed during a fistfight with 15 men inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Turkish investigators have…
Donald Trump Has a Serious Saudi Arabian Conflict of Interest
President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office in March.Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The grisly details of an alleged Saudi government plot to murder dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi are roiling diplomatic and national security circles, but the Trump White House’s…
The Pope Summoned Bishops for an Unprecedented Global Meeting on the Sex Abuse Scandal
Franco Origlia/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Pope Francis announced Wednesday that he would convene a global meetings of bishops next year to discuss the clergy sexual abuse crisis that has engulfed the Catholic Church and strengthened the partisan divide between bishops loyal to Francis and his conservative critics. The…
Australia Just Killed Off Another Prime Minister in Its Endless Showdown Over Climate Policy
A live-feed from the Australian parliament.Camay Sungu/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Among the many reasons Americans love Australia, the main one is that even though there is no language barrier, it’s so intensely… foreign. They don’t really get it. Fair enough. There’s that whole parliamentary thing, cute but disgruntled marsupials, all the things that can…