My first real experience of the patriarch Abraham’s crossover appeal came on the splendid sun-spangled day in June when I took a crosstown cab to arrange my son’s circumcision.
The Legacy of Abraham
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Yemen Less Concerned About bin Laden Than About Saleh
Massive crowds were gathered in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, when word broke that Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan.
The CIA Gets a Rare Public Victory
As the news of Osama bin Laden’s death moves from exhilarating novelty to accepted reality, one group in the U.S. government will emerge as key to the win: the Central Intelligence Agency
In Mexico, a Theme Park for Border Crossers
Men in border-patrol caps tackle a young Mexican to the ground amid jagged rocks and cacti. “You need papers to come to this country
Races: Revolt of the Mexicans
In the central square of Crystal City stands a statue of Popeye, a symbol of the town's claim that it is “the spinach capital of the world.” Otherwise, Crystal City is like a lot of other farm towns in South Texas. Mexican-Americans outnumber Anglo-Americans four to one, but the Anglos run the place.Last week, with Texas Rangers standing by to keep order, hundreds of Crystal City Mexicans gathered round the statue of Popeye
On the Backs of Blacks
Fresh from Ellis Island, Stavros gets a job shining shoes at Grand Central Terminal.
A Month After the Earthquake, the Crisis Continues and the Questions Mount
Katsumi Yamauchi’s strawberries didn’t look radioactive. Nor did his tomatoes, or the waxy-skinned turnips nearby, or any of the fresh fruit and vegetables that customers perused on a busy sidewalk in central Tokyo last week
Bali’s Travel Boom: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Tourism
Updated: Aug. 10, 2010.
Salvador’s Supersalesman
With an assist from Duarte, Reagan reassures Congress and critics The Reagan Administration wants to give billions of dollars to Central America, it says, to support liberty and political pluralism.
China: Tainted Pork Renews Food Safety Fears
There are fresh concerns about the safety of China’s food supply after the country’s largest meat processor was last week reported by CCTV, China’s state TV broadcaster, to have produced and sold pork tainted with a banned drug.