The World Ahead 2026 is the 40th edition of The Economist’s future-gazing annual, published every November since 1986, to provide a guide to the trends, themes and people likely to shape the coming ...

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced additional events running alongside the October – April Season, which features A Midsummer Night’s Dream (15 November – 31 January), Pinocchio (29 November – 4 ...

National Geographic's top destinations annual list is back for "Best of the World 2026." Twenty-five locations, from all around the world, have been selected as the top picks for the most unique ...

With eight months to go until the 2026 World Cup kicks off at the Estadio Azteca, the stakes are ratcheting up in qualifiers across the world. Africa's first round, in which six spots are to be filled ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Boston will host seven FIFA World Cup 2026 games and ticket sales are expected to be extremely competitive — and expensive. Games will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough from June 13 to July ...

One of the new productions in the Old Globe’s 2026 season, is based on the film classic “North by Northwest.” (Photo by Steve Tanner) The Tony-award winning Old Globe Theatre released its lineup of 12 ...

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — An approximate 6-foot stainless steel globe featuring metal cutouts shaped to represent continents is new to the Little League World Series complex this year. More than 70 ...

At least 815 people are registered as confidential informants and working in some capacity for police departments across Massachusetts, according to data gathered by the Spotlight Team. Collectively, ...

Canada’s Vector Institute has assessed 11 leading AI models from around the world, using 16 performance benchmarks, including those pioneered by Vector researchers. The State of Evaluation study marks ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Sweeping new tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and urgent calls for talks to find ways to rescind the stiff new ...

In early December 2024, 40-year-old French sailor Charlie Dalin had Antarctica and icebergs to starboard, and behind him lurked a monstrous storm, barreling across the great swath of the Southern ...