New from The Week, get the antidote to news overload – a snapshot of what’s happening today and why.
More than a million people turn to The Week for news they can trust, online and in the magazine. Now you can join them by signing up for concise, twice-daily news digests curated by our editors.
Distilled from dozens of the world’s most trusted news sources, each update delivers the clarity and perspective you need to make up your own mind.
Make sense of the news wherever you are, whenever you like – online, in your app or by email.
Editor's choice
-
Psychedelic drugs and treating mental illness
The Explainer -
Scientists want to zap coastlines with electricity
Under the Radar
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
The Explainer
-
NYC Mayor Adams' administration may be in big trouble
High-profile defections and ongoing federal scrutiny have called into question how — and even if — the mayor of New York City can continue to govern
-
Is the BBC biased?
The Explainer 'Perception of bias is not the same as the real thing' as new research reignites impartiality debate
The Explainer -
Rupert Murdoch's behind-closed-doors succession court battle
The Explainer Media mogul's legal dispute with three of his children over control of his influential empire begins today
The Explainer -
The rise of the space economy
Shoot for the moon
Talking Points
-
Trigger warnings on screen spark dissent
Talking Point Are they a measure of sensitivity or just unnecessary posturing?
Talking Point -
The Pélicot case: a horror exposed
Talking Point This case is unusually horrifying, but the misogyny that enabled is chillingly common
Talking Point -
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: pure 'nostalgia bait'
Talking Point Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder return for sequel to the 1988 cult classic
Talking Point
The Week Recommends
-
Ruska: experience Finland's magnificent autumn foliage
The Week Recommends -
10 upcoming albums to stream in sweater weather
The Week Recommends
Under the Radar
-
Earth may be gaining a temporary moon
A planetary plus-one
-
The UK's nuclear waste problem
Under The Radar Safety concerns as 'highly radioactive' material could be buried in the English countryside
Under The Radar -
Kenya's 'epidemic of violence' against female athletes
Under the Radar Murder of Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei spotlights 'trend' of killings and wider culture of domestic abuse
Under the Radar
Speed Reads
-
Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested on federal charges
Speed Read The hip-hop star was hit with sex trafficking and racketeering charges
Speed Read -
Flooding in Central Europe leaves at least 17 dead
Speed Read Storm Boris hit Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria
Speed Read -
Suspect lurked 12 hours at Trump course, fired no shots
Speed Read Ryan Routh, 58, did not have Trump in his line of sight when the Secret Service apprehended him
Speed Read -
'Shogun' dominates Emmys, 'Hacks' surprises
Speed Read 'Shogun' won a record 18 Emmys and 'Hacks' beat 'The Bear' in a surprise upset
Speed Read
More From The Week
-
JK Rowling's transphobia controversy: a complete timeline
feature How did we get to this point, and what, exactly, has the author said?
By Brendan Morrow Published
feature -
H.W. Brands' 6 favorite books that reflect on American history
H.W. Brands is the author of "America First"
By The Week US Published
-
The rise of the world's first trillionaire
in depth When will it happen, and who will it be?
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
in depth -
6 timeless homes in the French Norman Style
A home in New York
By The Week Staff Published
-
'The anger that defines and threatens Trump'
Today's Newspapers A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages
By The Week Staff Published
Today's Newspapers -
What has Kamala Harris done as vice president?
In Depth It's not uncommon for the second-in-command to struggle to prove themselves in a role largely defined by behind-the-scenes work
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
In Depth