-
ALEX TRAUB
Posts
Valery Polyakov, Who Took the Longest Journey in Space, Dies at 80
Seeking to demonstrate the safety of long space missions, he worked out on his trip and returned 437 days later looking “like he could wrestle…
Albert Woodfox, Survivor of 42 Years in Solitary Confinement, Dies at 75
His term in solitary was perhaps the longest in American history. He described how he kept his sanity, and dignity, in an acclaimed memoir.
New York’s Last Movie Clerk Knows More Than You Do
Will Malitek owns and operates Film Noir Cinema. If you’ve never heard of it, fine with him.
Quidditch Becomes ‘Quadball,’ Leaving J.K. Rowling Behind
Citing trademark concerns and objections to the author J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender issues, the sport’s leading groups officially distanced themselves from their “Harry Potter”…
40 Years Later, Nevada Man Is Charged With Murdering a 5-Year-Old Girl
Analysis of the DNA in a single strand of rootless hair from a 1982 crime scene helped lead the authorities to arrest Robert J. Lanoue,…
Funeral Home Operator Pleads Guilty in ‘Illegal Body Part Scheme’
Megan Hess, who pleaded guilty to mail fraud, sold body parts without families’ consent in a business she operated with her mother, officials said.
1955 Arrest Warrant in Emmett Till Case Is Found in Court Basement
The document charges the woman whose accusations led to the Black teenager’s murder with his kidnapping. The warrant was never served — and she is…
In a First, Tribes Will Jointly Manage a National Monument
Five Native American tribes will work with the Bureau of Land Management to plan and conserve Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, officials said.
Medical Worker Rushed to Escape ‘Labyrinth’ of Offices in Tulsa
Gannon Gill said the sound of gunfire interrupted an appointment with a patient. He led his patient to safety after a deadly shooting at a…
Medical Worker Rushed to Escape ‘Labyrinth’ of Offices in Tulsa
Gannon Gill said the sound of gunfire interrupted an appointment with a patient. He led his patient to safety after a deadly shooting at a…