Advocates and child marriage survivors in Boston gather to call for an end to child marriage. Currently more than two dozen U.S. states allow for marriage under the age of 18 under certain circumstances. A new bill up for debate in Congress calls for a national ban. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
“You carry a lot of weight around, don’t you?” In Guy Nattiv’s observant, harrowing and unmistakably feminine “The Liberation,” this line marks the first time someone truly sees through fortysomething protagonist Rita Cooper. Based on Nattiv’s own grandmother (alongside various cult survivors) and played by Carrie Coon with extraordinary emotional presence and pent-up energy privately
Derbyshire had earlier resumed their first innings on 162-2 and Montgomery looked in fine fettle as he posted a half century with seven fours and dominated a stand of 43 for the third wicket with nightwatchman Jack Morley. But Derbyshire’s smooth progress was rudely interrupted by the clatter of three wickets in six overs as
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to remove endangered species protection for the grey wolf and a subspecies, the Mexican wolf. The US president’s decision could pave the way for pastoral farmers to kill the canines to protect their livestock. His order said ranchers played a “vital role” in the food supply chain and
More than 5,600 people are still missing following the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal. The board in the photograph is covered with pictures of some of the missing in Devighat. Sameer Shrestha/Anadolu/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sameer Shrestha/Anadolu/via Getty Images “There’s nothing left there,” says Shushma Bhusal, the regional lead for the International
The idea for “The Difficult Bride” traces back to a story Rubaiyat Hossain heard as a 7 year old, visiting a Dhaka beauty parlor with her mother. “There was a bride who died there,” Hossain says. “Everyone knew this story from our generation, and I remember being seven, and even at that time, I had
