Damian Davis’ “Hedges and Edges: Barbershops, Community Gardens” opens July 18 at the Southampton African American Museum, presented by the Hamptons Black Arts Council. Carlos Hernandez 2025 Storm Ascher has a reputation for wearing multiple hats: gallery owner, curator, artist, and community organizer among them. She has long championed the power of art to transform … Read more
For many years, an imported handbag or a bottle of Korean hair serum was the reflective sign of status for aspirational Egyptian shoppers. Nowadays, via fashion racks, skincare shelves and TikTok feeds, Egyptians are increasingly accessing brands made a few miles from home rather than flown in from Paris or Dubai, and this shift is … Read more
It’s heavy rain coming to the Midwest. A heavy storm could hit eight states on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, but it spread quickly for an unexpected reason. An unavoidable torrential rain-like storm is expected to descend on the Midwest on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. NWS Storm Prediction Center The … Read more
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking AI, Heather Cox Richardson, knives, and more. Your letters: Bryan: How many people would it take to storm Mar-a-Lago? … Read more
AUSTIN, TX — The director of a summer camp in Texas, where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025, testified Monday that he saw no official warnings issued the day before the storm struck, that staff did not hold meetings about the impending danger and that they did not call … Read more
ATHENS, GREECE — A powerful storm that has battered Greece over the past 24 hours has brought strong winds and flooding that killed one man and turned the sky over Crete dark red. The surreal red sky colors were reminiscent of the apocalyptic scenes over Crete as a storm battered the island with gusty winds … Read more
City crews evacuated another homeless encampment Thursday, the latest in a series of troubling locations as the city struggles to house them. Video of the scene was captured as crews entered a storm drainage tunnel in Canoga Park, where individuals excavated temporary living spaces under the streets. The underground shelter was accessed through a manhole … Read more
Karachi, Pakistan — Violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the Pakistani coastal city of Karachi on Sunday resulted in the death of at least 10 people and the injury of more than 50 others when pro-Iranian demonstrators attempted to storm the US consulate, authorities said. In the north of the country, demonstrators also … Read more
New York — Air traffic was halted across much of the northeastern United States, as a powerful storm brought heavy snow and strong winds across the region. Thousands of flights piled up Monday morning. As of about 9:30 a.m. ET, nearly 5,500 flights into or out of the United States have been cancelled, according to … Read more
Bonham, Texas– Three brothers — ages 6, 8 and 9 — died in Texas during the massive winter storm sweeping the United States after falling into an icy pond across the street from a home where they were staying, authorities said Tuesday. Their mother said she jumped into the freezing water but was unable to … Read more