The mother of a missing Brooklyn woman whose unsolved 2016 disappearance has prompted suspicions of trafficking and foul play is poised to launch a networking app that she hopes can spare other families from the trauma she’s endured over the past eight years. Chelsea Cobo was 22 when she was last seen in Sunset Park…
Left-wing Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s right-hand woman is facing nearly 11 felony charges after state prosecutors say she helped herself to confidential information about 11 deputies as far back as 2018 and took it with her when she left the sheriff’s office to work for the DA three years later. Diana Teran…
Lauren Child brings a light touch to big issues, Elle McNicoll explores autism – and a secret society is at work in Paris’s sewers The inimitable Lauren Child revived her longest-serving character, Clarice Bean (7m sales, 25 years in print) in 2021. Smile (HarperCollins), her latest title, takes on big themes – ecosystem collapse, at…
League is in unique position to help with climate crisis, setting ambitious goal for a 50% drop in its carbon footprint by 2030 From a climate perspective, the world is in peril. It’s undeniable at this point. Today, though, there are organizations working to find solutions. But when it comes to the universe of pro…
Soudade Kaadan’s second feature is a sweet-natured and beautifully photographed portrait of a grumpy middle-aged guy, his sceptical wife and their teenage daughter Here is the second feature from Syrian film-maker Soudade Kaadan, set in a Damascus suburb during the most brutal shelling of the civil war, among the remaining traumatised residents wondering whether to…
Shortlist dominated by institutions that have undergone extensive renovations, including Young V&A and Manchester Museum The National Portrait Gallery, the Manchester Museum and the Young V&A are among the contenders for this year’s museum of the year award, as institutions that have undergone extensive renovations and reappraised their collections dominate the shortlist. In recent years,…
The hatred these Conservatives feel for their country isn’t just because of the polls: they also despise the sea change in British politics The prime minister rounds up asylum seekers on the eve of local elections, not to sway voters but to appease the hyenas lurking on his backbenches. He will boost the army by…
The historic and unprecedented criminal trial of former President Trump is set to resume for its third week Tuesday. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged the former president with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty. So far, opening statements have been delivered by Trump’s defense attorneys and…
