25 Years After Escobar’s Death, Medellín Struggles to Demolish a Legend If the Colombian city cannot bury the memory of the drug lord Pablo Escobar, it at least wants to control how and where his story gets told. Read More…

Let the Fountain Pens Flow! In this coldly pixelated age, old-fashioned writing implements make a small but meaningful comeback. Read More…

On Gab, an Extremist-Friendly Site, Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Aired His Hatred in Full The social media site, a haven for neo-Nazis and other extremists, has lost support from service providers like GoDaddy and PayPal since Saturday’s massacre. Read More…

Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule The probe that visited Pluto will study a mysterious icy world just after midnight. Ultima Thule will be the most distant object ever visited by a spacecraft. Read More…

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Anchorage Goes Back to School After an Earthquake Some 48,000 students returned to class this week for the first time since the earthquake. Even before the quake, the school system had wrestled with tumult. Read More…

Everyone Loves to Watch Zion Williamson Play. Maybe as Much as He Loves Playing. The Duke freshman is earning comparisons to Charles Barkley, Shawn Kemp and, yes, even LeBron James and has everyone in basketball’s attention. Read More…