Ted Anthony

O.J. Simpson’s death came almost exactly three decades after the murders that changed his reputation from football hero to suspect and cultural touchstone. It summoned remembrances of an odd moment in time in which the country watched a Ford Bronco inch its way along a California freeway with no idea what would happen next. Looking at the case and how it was watched from the vantage point of 2024 offers glimpses into how American society and media have changed in the course of a generation. It a…

Parkland. Uvalde. Columbine. Sandy Hook. A supermarket in Buffalo. A church in South Carolina. A synagogue in Pittsburgh. When violence comes to a public place, as it does all too often in our era, a delicate question lingers afterward: What should be done with the buildings where blood was shed? This question has been answered differently over the years. In addition to intense emotion, other factors in the decision-making include whether a community can afford to rebuild, and whether the site m…

The imagery from Pyongyang emerged quickly this week and was notable in its variety. It gave glimpses into North Korea in near-real time that showed its leader, Kim Jong Un, grinning and glad-handing with Russian President Vladimir Putin and showing him around the capital of one of the world’s least accessible nations. For those who watch the happenings of the Kim family’s three-generation rule, the coverage of the Kim-Putin meeting this week represented an extraordinary flurry of views into a n…

Political conventions are exercises in storytelling. Presidential campaigns are, too. And in the history of the United States, the American story and who gets to tell it can be a contentious thing.

The head of the Palestinian Authority has denounced Israel in front of world leaders. He appealed to other nations to stop what he called a “genocidal war” against a place and people that he said had been totally destroyed.

Three days before his communist government turns 75, China’s foreign minister is warning fellow leaders against an “expansion of the battlefield” in Russia’s war with Ukraine.

Our children are told when they’re little: Play nicely. Work together. Don’t hit. Use your words. It's called ‘multilateralism,’ and the principle has remained the same at the United Nations for four generations.

The words from U.N. Ambassador Song Kim were sharp but did not appear to represent any notable departure from Pyongyang’s usual rhetoric.

The Washington Post says it won't endorse a candidate for president in this year’s tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future.

We watch video after video, consuming the world on our handheld devices in bites of two minutes, one minute, 30 seconds, 15.