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Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers stands on the court during a 2017 Summer League game against the Brooklyn Nets in Las Vegas.

NBA In July? League Scores Bright Spot In Summer Ratings

There's been nothing normal about NBA Summer League 2017.

Vocalist Sarah Vaughan sings at the Newport Jazz Festival's closing night on July 3, 1967 in Newport, R.I. (AP Photo)

Race, jazz and the incredible voice of Sarah Vaughan, Queen of Bebop.

In his short tenure as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un has done a lot to put far richer and stronger nations in an increasingly difficult spot.

After North Korea's ICBM Launch, Now What?

Kim Jong Un's moves have succeeded in putting the rest of the world in a tough spot. Possible responses include further isolation of North Korea, military moves or greater engagement. None are ideal.

Berlin, Germany: A candid photograph of Eva Braun with Adolf Hitler at the dining table. A new book explores the lives of six women through food, and Hitler's mistress is a startling inclusion. But what Braun ate reflected a "perpetual enactment of her own daydream" against a barbaric backdrop.

How Eva Braun's Champagne-Soaked Fantasies Fueled A 'Make-Believe Morality'

A new book explores the lives of six women through food and Hitler's lover is a startling inclusion. But what she ate reflected a "perpetual enactment of her own daydream" against a barbaric backdrop.

Eugene Kaspersky, founder and chief executive officer of Kaspersky Lab, at his office in Moscow last December. Kaspersky and his firm have ties to the Russian government but say that should not be cause for concern in the West, where the company's cybersecurity software is widely used.

Congress Casts A Suspicious Eye On Russia's Kaspersky Lab

The renowned Russian cybersecurity firm's anti-virus software is used by millions of Americans. Congress does not want military service members to be among them.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James dunks during the NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., last month. Studies show that star performers are more likely to be undermined by their peers.

Top Performers Risk Being Undermined By Peers, Studies Show

Studies highlighted in Scientific American indicate a propensity for less-well-performing employees to take aim at the efforts of their star coworkers.

They Dreamed Of Being Doctors. Now They Help Syrians With The Same Dream

Two Iranian brothers didn't let a war keep them from medical school. Now they're using mobile phones to build the next generation of doctors in Syria.

The Frederick Douglass Statue in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol in 2013. On July 3, the National Archives hosted a reading of Douglass' essay about the Fourth of July.

'What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?' Frederick Douglass, Revisited

Two readings, 165 years apart, addressed to a nation at a precarious political moment. Why Frederick Douglass' famous 1852 anti-slavery speech is still read — and still resonates — in 2017.

French lawyer and politician Simon Veil, the Minister of Health, addresses the French Senate about abortion on Dec. 13, 1974.

France Honors The Memory Of Simone Veil, 'A Light That No One Could Extinguish'

The funeral for the widely admired politician and women's rights advocate was held in Paris on Wednesday. A Holocaust survivor, Veil fought to legalize abortion and supported a unified Europe.

Randall Mann's 'Proprietary' Reinvents Classic San Francisco Poetry

Our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor looks at Randall Mann's new collection, Proprietary, which looks at the changes in San Francisco.

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