Zuckerberg’s yacht was closer, but someone else saved a stranded boat

Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht “The Launchpad” | Image: Sylvain Lefevre / Getty Images Earlier this week, the Alaskan cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued a small skiff stranded near Farragut Bay after…

Japan says future warfare demands closer ties with tech industry

The Defense of Japan white paper argues that rapid changes on the battlefield require a stronger domestic defense industry and closer cooperation with the private sector.

Look Closer: David Hockney’s Rules of Beauty

© Estate of David Hockney. Edition of 75. Photograph by Richard Schmidt. David Hockney, Contrejour in the French Style, 1974. Etching, soft-ground etching, aquatint. David Hockney, who died at 88…

Closer stock watch: Edwin Diaz set to return

Everything fantasy baseball managers need to know about which closers should be added, dropped and more.

India moves closer to a homegrown, long-range air defense

NEW DELHI — India has successfully tested a long-range surface-to-air interceptor missile, advancing development of a domestic air defense system to counter long-range aerial threats. The Defense Ministry said that…

Yemen is edging closer to renewed confrontation

The Iranian aircraft incident has exposed a fragile calm that may not survive a wider regional escalation.

Daylight saving time is a step closer to becoming permanent in the US

The US is getting closer to observing daylight saving time year-round. On Tuesday, the House advanced the Sunshine Protection Act on a 308 to 117 vote, which would turn clocks…

Major veterans package edges closer to a House vote

The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act bundles together more than 60 veterans bills, including the Major Richard Star Act.

Look Closer: Pieter De Hooch’s Puzzle Box

Pieter de Hooch was a contemporary of Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch city of Delft for a time; they painted similar subjects, in similar costumes, engaged in similarly quotidian activities.…

Populism unites Le Pen and Farage. But she is a step closer to power

Marine Le Pen is a convicted criminal. But now she’s running for office and there is still no credible candidate to oppose her As the judge read out the verdict…