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1989 - Sammie Harbour, a 27-year-old with sickle-cell anemia, was \"forced to choose between a job he liked and doctors he trusted,\" Newsweek wrote.

Are We Really Alone?

Scientists are analyzing the possibilities of extraterrestrial life and technologies as never before-and expecting big breakthroughs

Colman Domingo

WHEN YOU THINK OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, ACTIVIST BAYARD RUSTIN isn't usually the first to come to mind. For Colman Domingo, who portrays the title character in Rustin, his lack of inclusion in many history lessons is because he was openly queer.

Paving The Way For An Inclusive Future

COLLECTIVE EFFORTS BY GOVERNMENTS, CORPORATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS ARE PIVOTAL IN SHAPING AN INCLUSIVE FUTURE. BY WORKING TOGETHER, PEOPLE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.

Riding the 'Wave of Death' Back to Consciousness

The end of life is not necessarily an abrupt, final shutting down of the brain but a series of changes that, in some cases, can even be reversed

Boy's Best Friend

Autism service dog transform's 9-year-old's life, helping him de-escalate aggressive tendencies

Greg Abbott's Bid To Shake Up Immigration Debate Is Succeeding

By sending thousands of migrants to sanctuary cities in the north, the Republican Texas governor has forced Democrats to face the hot-button political issue head on

How the Trial of Bryan Kohberger Will Unfold

The murders of four University of Idaho students shocked the nation. Now the man accused of their lethal stabbings finally looks set to face a jury

Gary Oldman

FOR ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR GARY OLDMAN, NOW IS THE PERfect time for his first TV series.

Who Should Really Run for President?

There's widespread disagreement about who the country needs as our next leader. These candidates aren't the ones you'd expect

How Many Is Too Many?

THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN GAZA RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT ISRAEL'S TACTICS

Liberal America is Embracing Firearms

Gun ownership among registered Democrat voters has jumped by 25 percent since 2019,surveys show, a move an NRA spokesperson has described as far from shocking’

Young Americans Turn Against Boomers Over Social Security

Millennials, Gen X and Gen Z say the system needs reform, an exclusive Newsweek poll found, amid fears the benefits won't exist when they come to retire

My Son's School Tried to Buy Our Silence

Antisemitism is exploding in this country. If educators do not have sufficient skills, training and policies to handle it, it means only bad things for kids like mine

No Comment

The story behind tennis megastar Naomi Osaka’s refusal to participate in press conferences due to mental health and how she brought the issue front and center for athletes

Fantasia Barrino

SOMETIMES A PERFORMANCE COMES ALONG WHERE WHEN YOU WATCH it, you just can't imagine anyone else playing that role.

Navigating the Neolithic

The discovery of ancient obsidian artifacts hints at the potential seafaring past of our ancestors—a find that one expert said would be mind-blowing’

HOSTAGE FAMILIES GROW DESPERATE

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza are angry with the government they accuse of failing to do enough to

AGAINST THE CLOCK

Newsweek has exclusive insight from the Israeli army as it is running out of time for its Gaza offensive to defeat Hamas and bring hostages home

False Narratives Get Lucrative

New X ad-sharing program allows superspreaders of misinformation on viral posts to share advertising income from major brands

Festive Fracas in a Riot of Orange

Christmas trees are the latest targets of climate activists’ colorful stunts

End of the Middle-Class Dream?

High mortgage rates and soaring property prices are preventing many Americans from getting on the housing ladder, killing hopes of building wealth in the process

Does The US Actually Want Ukraine To Win?

As Kyiv's long-awaited counteroffensive has stalled, murmurings that now would be a good time to end the war with Moscow are growing louder

Ben Mankiewicz

\"Nostalgia is a really powerful and important emotion. It is the emotion that connects us to our past.\"

Upcycled Buildings Around the World

Buildings that were once palaces, monasteries and jails are finding new life in the modern world.

THE UNION FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK

APPROVAL OF ORGANIZED LABOR IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE U.S. SINCE 1965. BUT THE MOVEMENT'S TARGET GROWTH SECTORS-WHICH STAND TO BENEFIT FROM BIDENOMICS-MAY PROVE THE HARDEST TO UNIONIZE

America's Animal Shelters Are Broken

Rescue centers and humane groups are under pressure due to a huge drop in adoptions, especially of dogs

Putin's Suicide Squad

The Kremlin has recruited tens of thousands of prisoners for its 'Storm-Z' units, including at least two cannibals

Kathy Griffin

WHEN A PHOTO OF KATHY GRIFFIN HOLDING THE FAKE DECAPITATED head of former President Donald Trump went viral in 2017, her entire world stopped

King Charles' Next Crisis

Prince William's rivalry is sending the British monarchy into a 'very long and cold winter,' royal author Omid Scobie says