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Michiko Kakutani (center) stands flanked by <em>Vanity Fair</em> editor Graydon Carter and his son Ash at a party in New York City in 2008.

Michiko Kakutani, Chief 'Times' Book Critic, Steps Down After Nearly 4 Decades

For 38 years the Pulitzer Prize winner was one of the most influential voices in the world of books. During her tenure, she lauded — or lambasted — just about all of this generation's great writers.

(From left) Lake County, Fla., Sheriff Willis McCall and an unidentified man stand next to Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Charles Greenlee. The three were accused of rape in 1949, along with a fourth man. They were all pardoned Friday.

Accused Of Florida Rape 70 Years Ago, 4 Black Men Get Posthumous Pardons

The new governor said the arrests and trials, and in two cases the killings, of the Groveland Four were unjust. Families of the men had worked for the pardons. The accuser maintained she did not lie.

World Anti-Doping Agency Bans Russia From Global Sporting Events For 4 Years

The World Anti-Doping Agency voted to ban Russia from global sports competitions for four years including the Olympics over its wide-scale and systemic doping program.

Russian troops and their Belarusian counterparts await orders during joint military exercises in Belarus last year. Next month, Russia will embark on another joint military exercise — this time on a much larger scale and in collaboration with China and Mongolia.

Russia Prepares 300,000 Troops For Its Largest War Games In Nearly 4 Decades

The exercise known as Vostok-2018 will occur next month and involve more than 1,000 aircraft and the help of Chinese soldiers. The Kremlin says it has not mustered drills on such a scale since 1981.

Families of victims of Lion Air Flight JT610 attend a meeting with authorities and Lion Air management on Monday in Jakarta, Indonesia. All 189 passengers and crew are feared to have died when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Oct. 29.

Indicator Malfunctioned On Lion Air Jet's Final 4 Flights, 'Black Box' Data Show

Investigators say an airspeed indicator on the brand-new Boeing 737 Max 8 was experiencing "technical problems" during three flights prior to the fatal crash on Oct. 29.

Drug Overdoses Killed 4,050 People In Ohio Last Year

Ohio’s overdose deaths increased by a third last year to 4,050, meaning that on average, 11 Ohioans are dying each day from overdoses. According to the…

The Music of Netflix's 'The Crown'

New Netflix original series The Crown is earning critical hosannas and wicked-high TV ratings internationally.The series traces the reign of Queen…

Tianna Bartoletta competes in a rerun for the U.S. team in the women's 4x100m relay at the Olympic Games on Thursday.

In A Second Chance, U.S. Women's 4x100m Relay Team Nabs Slot In Final

It was a team that ran alone: The women of the U.S. 4x100-meter relay team raced by themselves under the lights of Rio's Olympic Stadium on Thursday, going against the clock for a shot at the final.

Mohammad and Linda Jomaa al-Halabi, along with their five daughters, are among the fewer than 1,000 Syrian refugees who have been resettled in the U.S. They left Syria in August 2012 and arrived last year in Baltimore, where they live now.

Of 4 Million Syrian Refugees, The U.S. Has Taken Fewer Than 1,000

The U.S has sent humanitarian aid to help Syrian civilians, but only a small number of refugees have been allowed into America. Now the U.S. says it will increase the number of those admitted.

Police officers talk to an employee at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Hollywood, Fla., in 2017. A number of patients died after the air conditioning stopped following Hurricane Irma, authorities said.

4 Former Staffers Face Charges Over Nursing Home Deaths After Hurricane Irma

A dozen patients' deaths were ruled homicides. They died after Irma knocked out power to the air conditioning system at the South Florida center in 2017.

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