Fear and sadness in New Orleans after the attack: ‘We cannot let the terrorists win’
The street where Shamsud-Din Jabbar ran over dozens of people on New Year’s Day, leaving 14 dead and 35 injured, has reopened to the public
Massacre of American family in Durango sparks debate on safety for foreign travelers in Mexico
A 14-year-old boy, the only survivor of the attack, has been flown to a Texas hospital and is fighting for his life after being shot in the head
Democrats present Biden-appointed judges as ‘shield for democracy’ against Trump
The president has appointed 235 magistrates, the most in a single term since Jimmy Carter
New law aims to curb wasteful spending on US border security contracts
Marie Arana: ‘I am building a monument to Latinos and every book I publish is a brick’
‘Latinoland,’ an ambitious history that dismantles entrenched stereotypes, is one of The New Yorker’s 12 must-read books of the year
Small? Spherical? Tilted? The shape of your heart reveals your risk of cardiovascular disease
‘Seven Nation Army’, the hit song that jumped from indie clubs to far-right campaigns
The White Stripes’ most iconic track began in underground clubs, found its way into football stadiums by sheer chance, and was eventually appropriated by political groups
Recycling in New York, a low-paid job for undocumented immigrants
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The sector has not seen a rise in container handling fees in 15 years, leading many redemption centers to close and shed workers
Immigration court backlog eases as Biden era wanes
Despite faster processing, more than 3.5 million cases remain open in the country’s immigration courts, representing a potential obstacle to Donald Trump’s deportation plans
Syrian families demand justice for the missing: ‘Who killed them, where are they?’
Activist Wafa Mustafa, whose father is one of more than 112,000 people who disappeared under the Assad regime, says peace will not come to the country until those responsible are held accountable
Chavismo on high alert to protect Nicolás Maduro’s inauguration
Venezuela’s ruling party makes a show of force and warns that anyone attempting to prevent the president from being sworn in ‘will pay dearly’
Sheinbaum prepares Mexico for Trump’s return
The Mexican government is working against the clock to strengthen three aspects that the US has historically pointed out as weaknesses in the bilateral relationship
Memory is not exclusive to the brain: Non-neural cells also remember
For the first time, a new study has observed the complex spacing effect in modified kidney cells
The delirium of playing inside a Rembrandt painting with the humor of Monty Python
Joe Richardson culminates a very peculiar trilogy of video games with a point-and-click creation where each screen features a masterpiece of art, music symphonies and a deliberately absurd plot
The Chicano mural that overcame censorship to shine in the heart of Los Angeles
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is bringing back Barbara Carrasco’s ‘L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective,’ a 1981 masterpiece that spent decades in storage
The strange Ethiopian nectar-eating wolf: A predator that may also act as a pollinator
Researchers at Oxford University have managed to document the unusual feeding behavior of this endangered African canid
Holiday calendar 2025: Every day off in the United States
Most government offices and some private companies are closed on 11 federal holidays
Sudan: Inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Hundreds of thousands of victims, including both the dead and the wounded, along with extreme malnutrition and famine in certain regions, have left the country on the brink of catastrophe after more than a year and a half of war. In response, some organizations are working tirelessly to increase aid and address the growing crisis
NASA executive Leslie Livesay: ‘We’re getting closer to being able to answer if there is life beyond Earth’
The US space agency is finalizing the launch of a new telescope to explore planets beyond the Solar System
Twelve tech trends to watch in 2025: The dawn of the convergence era
Life passes slowly underground
Protocells emerge in experiment simulating lifeless world: ‘There is no divine breath of life’
Rupert Rucker of Schroders: ‘Small and mid-cap US stocks have been ignored for years and are at good prices’
The British Wall Street expert is optimistic, saying that ‘for the US economy, there’s nothing to really stop the current momentum’
Gastronomy breathes fresh life into New York
Bitcoin’s golden year: From ETF approval to Donald Trump’s win
The fallout from Ukraine’s decision to cut Russian gas flows to Europe
Ringo Starr: ‘The Beatles weren’t partying when doing the tracks. We did that occasionally, and the track was always shit’
The band’s former drummer is releasing a country album at the age of 84. ‘If a country act was going around England, they always went to Liverpool. Sister Rosetta Thorpe blew me away,’ he tells EL PAÍS
‘You are what you see — and if you don’t see yourself in history, you don’t believe you’re part of that culture’
Bridges and bike lanes: What to see in Copenhagen beyond cultural offerings
Paul Pfeiffer, artist: ‘Gender-wise, Baby Jesus is quite fluid, super androgynous’
On horseback to fish for shrimp: Preserving one of Belgium’s oldest traditions
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Rwanda’s sports fever, a pillar of development or sportswashing?
Kigali sponsors foreign soccer clubs, organizes the African NBA playoffs and wants to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix
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Jon Lee Anderson, journalist: ‘I can’t rule out a civil war in the United States’
Elon Musk, unelected president and agent of chaos
Putin marks 25 years in the Kremlin
Journey to the frontiers of climate change
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EL PAÍS offers free Spanish lessons with Gymglish
Readers who sign up will receive a 15-day free trial of the online classes, which are adapted to a student’s specific needs
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