How Covid-19 Vaccine Launch Evokes Memories of Polio Era

Many older Americans, shut in during this year’s pandemic, share haunting recollections from the polio era of their childhood.


Adapting to a Holiday Season Stripped of Its Essence

Pandemic restrictions mean friends and families will not be gathering this year, but Canadians are coming together in other ways.


In One Person, the Story of a Place

Since 2002, The Saturday Profile has sought the universal in characters around the world.


U.S. to Require Negative Covid-19 Test for All Travelers From U.K.

The new rule, which takes effect on Monday, will apply to Americans as well as foreign nationals.


Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

In a disrupted holiday season, even Bethlehem is quieter than usual.


Your Friday Briefing

A 2020 retrospective.


Biden Expected to Expand US-India Relationship, While Stressing Human Rights

Most experts agree that China will be the driving force behind how India’s relationship with Washington changes in a Biden administration.


In a lonely time, a teacher in Brazil creates a ‘hugging kit’ for her students.


Pakistani Court Orders Men Released in Daniel Pearl Case

A detention order had been applied to four men accused in the American journalist’s abduction and murder even after their convictions were overturned.


A Freight Traffic Logjam Eases at Britain's Ports