Photo “Unstoppable: My Life So Far” written by Maria Sharapova. Credit Sonny Figueroa/The New York Times Since shocking the tennis world with her win over Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon finals, Maria Sharapova has spent time as the No. 1 player in the world, a glamorous pitchwoman whose endorsement …

Carlos Garcia Rawlins | Reuters A woman looks at the damages in the neighbour’s house after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Salinas, Puerto Rico, September 21, 2017. A delegation of U.S. elected officials is headed to Washington D.C. to urge the federal government to give Puerto Rico …

Jamie Gilliam | Reuters The scene where people were injured when a gunman opened fire at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. September 24, 2017. Nashville police say a suspect in a church shooting apparently shot himself. Metropolitan Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said at a …

In the program, the creators write of their own alarm at living in a species-devastating age that some call “the Sixth Extinction,” as Elizabeth Kolbert does in her book of the same name. They intend “A Period of Animate Existence” — whose clinical-sounding title is a wordier way of saying …

Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the annual congress of the Federation of German Industry (BDI) on June 20, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. An exit poll on Sunday evening showed that Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc will be the largest party in the next German parliament, but early indications …

Most of Act I occurs on Rudolf’s wedding day. He openly flirts with his new sister-in-law (Princess Louise), is caught in a compromising position with his ex-mistress (Countess Marie Larisch), and terrifies his wife (Princess Stéphanie) on their bridal night. Though Rudolf is at the center of court life, he …

Basquiat’s tastes were eclectic: Curtis Mayfield, Donna Summer, Bach, Beethoven, David Byrne, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Public Image Ltd.’s “Metal Box” album. “And he had his favorite tracks that he would just play and play,” Ms. Adler said. “Bowie’s ‘Low,’ definitely. And the second side of ‘Heroes.’ The …

STR | AFP | Getty Images Iranian soldiers march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of its devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, on September 22,2017 in Tehran. President Hassan Rouhani vowed that Iran would boost its ballistic missile capabilities despite criticism from the …

Macduff and Banquo are the main supporting characters, each played by a puppet of sorts: Macduff represented by a hockey glove (Lady Macduff is an oven mitt), Banquo by a foam plate with eyes (his wife is also a plate, but with lashes and a hair bow). The witches are …

Photo Timothy O’Leary, the new director of the Washington National Opera. Credit Ken Howard Timothy O’Leary, a young American impresario who made new works and community engagement central to his success at the helm of Opera Theater of Saint Louis, will become the next general director of the Washington National …