Tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country.

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When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 and coincides with the independence days of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile. Originally introduced as a weeklong celebration under President Lyndon Johnson, the holiday was later expanded to a 30-day observance period by President Ronald Regan on August 17, 1988. To celebrate the resilience and contributions of Hispanic and Latino individuals, we’ve compiled a reading list of books and articles that explore contemporary Mexican American identity, the Chicana baseball leagues of the mid-twentieth century, a cultural analysis of female work in Spanish literature and film, and so much more.

In this interview, Katya Cengel explains how she built trust with the mothers at the center of the Bakersfield 3, and why that trust shaped the entire story.

In the early days of flight, airships were hailed as the future of war. Then disaster struck the USS Akron.