Booker triumph ushers in new era for South Korean writers

By Giles Hewitt Hwang Sung-Hee SEOUL — South Korean writer Han Kang’s Booker prize marks a major victory for a decade-long effort to drag one...

Most Texas quakes likely caused by oil, gas activities: study

OIL AND gas activities may have caused nearly nine in 10 of the earthquakes Texas has experienced in the past 40 years, and the...

Black Panther, Marvel’s African hero, in the spotlight

NEW YORK -- Captain America and Iron Man may be the stars of Marvel’s latest comic-book blockbuster, but Black Panther -- making his big-screen...

Favorite Things | My hair lady

It’s fun being a dame. Interview  Johanna Poblete | Photography  Jonathan Baldonado There’s something very engaging, even sassy, about Joy Virata. As a young girl, she...