What’s the most surprising thing you learned while writing it? There was this amazing hidden woman behind the development of American intelligence in the 20th century, a genius who solved all kinds of problems and fixed all kinds of messes. She didn’t set out to be a codebreaker. She was …

Odd Andersen | AFP | Getty Images German Chancellor and head of the Christian Democrats party, Angela Merkel and the leader of the CDU’s Bavarian sister Party CSU (not in picture) give a press conference on July 3, 2017 in Berlin. Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) beat Angela Merkel’s conservatives in …

To Mr. Mcgowan’s relief, she signed it. The reissue, a two-disc boxed set with extensive liner notes called “Any Other Way,” comes out Oct. 20. It is the first comprehensive collection of Ms. Shane’s music, which electrified primarily Canadian audiences throughout the 1960s. In 1963, the title track — a …

Carlos Barria | Reuters U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, September 15, 2017. The United States for the time being will stay in an international nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said on …

Aaron P. Bernstein | Reuters Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks with reporters ahead of the party luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 26, 2017. U.S. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who helped torpedo President Donald Trump’s effort to repeal Obamacare, said on Sunday she was leaning towards a ‘yes’ vote …

Yuri Gripas | Reuters Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement to the media that he is not going to resign, at the State Department in Washington, October 4, 2017. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that President Donald Trump had instructedhim to continue diplomatic efforts to calm …

British Prime Minister Theresa may leaves Downing Street to deliver a statement on Brexit to the House of Commons on October 9, 2017, in London, U.K. Britain and Germany agreed on Sunday they remained committed to the nuclear deal with Iran after a U.S. decision to decertify the agreement, a …

“For as long as he’s been making sculpture, Martin Puryear has been engaged with craft traditions: forms of making that have been passed down through the ages in many cultures, all of which carry with them distinct histories,” said Michael Brenson, an art historian and art critic (he worked for …

Unlike “Doom” and “Mortal Kombat,” with their quick, bloody gratification, “Pilgrim” was enigmatic and difficult. Failure was a feature, not a bug. That’s a tough sell, though, not only in gaming but in television, which may be one reason “Halt” never got the audience it deserved. Failure is an unusual …

Photo Ashley Judd in “Berlin Station.” Credit Frederic Batier/Epix “Berlin Station” explores nationalism in Germany; Michelle Dockery returns as a destructive con artist. What’s on TV BERLIN STATION 9 p.m. on Epix. In an era when real-life politics has unfolded like the juiciest soap opera, some shows have turned away …