The Delta Air Lines crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday is the latest in a series of accidents this year that has spread anxiety among air travelers and prompted sharp criticism of American aviation regulators. Here are the three major U.S. accidents so far in 2025: American Airlines jet and Army helicopter collide…
On Friday night, two gigantic footballs each one made of more than 400,000 sparkly gold tiles hung in the humid air and rotated like disco balls over a stage in New Orleans. Uber was hosting a Super Bowl party before Sunday’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, and drinks flowed from…
Benjamin Franklin, the consummate colonial wanderer, once observed that home was not just a place, or a thing, or a food. “A house is not a home,” he said, “unless it contains fire for the mind, as well as the body.” Centuries later, J.P. Teti, Philadelphia’s own accidental ambassador to England, has learned this, too:…