News Wealthy first-class passenger Salman Iftikhar jailed for threatening to gang-rape and set a Virgin Atlantic crew member on fire Ellsworth Toohey

lies "Things happened," Trump excuses the murder of Jamal Khashoggi Jason Weisberger

News Goodbye to the Farmer's Almanac (1818-2026) Ellsworth Toohey

Business Ticketmaster has to pay up for being sneaky Ellsworth Toohey

mistakes 21,000 laborers so far dead building NEOM, Saudi Arabia's futuristic city in the desert Rob Beschizza

politics Donald "You Gotta Pay Your Bills" Trump begs for more time to pay his bills Jason Weisberger

fox news All those involved in Khashoggi's murder are "serving time in jail, claims Saudi Crown Prince, who remains free Mark Frauenfelder

youtube Vice Media's credibility in tatters after kowtowing to Saudi censorship Mark Frauenfelder

human rights Saudi crown prince buys PGA Tour–and control of golf in North America Ruben Bolling

literature Salman Rushdie wins the Freedom to Publish award at the British Book Awards Elías Villoro

music The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Elías Villoro

twitter Musk manipulates Twitter to ensure the world sees his tweets at the top of their feed Mark Frauenfelder

law Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand after attack Rob Beschizza

saudi arabia American citizen tortured in Saudi prison for tweets he made in Florida criticizing Saudi government Mark Frauenfelder

History Byzantine-era mosaics in an olive farm in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip Elías Villoro

books After stabbing, Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" tops Amazon bestseller list Rob Beschizza

attacks "The Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage in New York Carla Sinclair

mister bone saws neighborhood Washington D.C. renamed the street in front of the Saudi embassy to "Jamal Khashoggi Way" Mark Frauenfelder

politics Saudi official openly issued death threat to U.N. Khashoggi investigator during meeting with U.N. Rob Beschizza

urban planning Saudi Arabia announces plans for a zero-carbon city that's 105 miles long David Pescovitz