Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy away from challenging authority. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Tokyo ...

The bumbling, bargain-bin hitman hired to assassinate an exiled Iranian-American journalist botched the high-stakes Brooklyn hit in spectacular fashion — including by trying to open her door ...

Tonight will see any lingering showers ease, leaving it largely dry and clear overnight. However, a few patches of cloud are sill expected to drift in at times. Sunday Tomorrow, it will begin dry ...

Mars rover makes epic climb to explore some of the oldest rocks in the Solar System The rock contains dark peppery spots, which rover scientists nicknamed ‘poppy seeds’, and larger dark-rimmed ...

The Trump administration is probing 60 American universities, including Hopkins, over pro-Palestinian protests on campuses. Information ...

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Rated 5: St Paul's Methodist Church at St Pauls Methodist Church, Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale; rated on March 4 • Rated 5: The Gathering Place at 1 St James Road, Halifax, Calderdale ...