Jeff VanderMeer on How Scientific Uncertainty Inspires His Weird Fiction

In Absolution, the fourth novel in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach saga, scientists try to know the unknowable
Ghana’s Speaker suspends parliament over Supreme Court majority row

A row erupted over which party has the majority after it was declared that four MPs had to vacate their seats.
‘Everyone flew through the air’ in Israeli strike near Beirut hospital

Survivors tell the BBC their residential building was brought down on top of them, killing 18 including children.
Austria’s conservatives to form government after far right is shunned

Herbert Kickl’s far right party won the elections, but no other party would form a governing coalition with him.
Harris campaign announces concert series with Bruce Springsteen to mobilize voters ahead of Election Day

The Harris campaign announced a concert series with Bruce Springsteen in battleground states to mobilize voters with just two weeks left until Election Day.
Bethany Joy Lenz Spent 10 Years in a Cult, and Now She’s Telling Her Story: “I’ve Got a Powerful Cautionary Tale”

In her memoir ‘Dinner for Vampires,’ the ‘One Tree Hill’ star chronicles her time in the religious group while starring on the hit show: “I found this place of peace.”
Springsteen to headline two Harris rallies with Obama in swing states

Bruce Springsteen is aiming to strike a chord with Kamala Harris supporters, headlining a pair of concerts for the vice president’s campaign in two battleground states. The “Born i…
Inside Liam Payne’s Legacy: From One Direction to His Haunting Final Days

As the world mourns the pop star following his tragic October 16 death, Us looks back at Liam Payne’s incredible life and shocking death