Rival sides in Yemen’s war to hold first direct talks in years

The UN-sponsored talks come amid growing international pressure for a ceasefire as the humanitarian crisis worsens in the country after more than three years of war. As many as 14 million Yemenis are suffering severe food shortages, aid agencies say, while an estimated 85,000 children […]

Civil-Rights Lawyer’s Memoir To Be Reissued, Made Into Film

  NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir by the late civil-rights activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree is being reissued, and a film version is in the works. Algonquin Books announced Monday that a 10th-anniversary edition of Roundtree’s “Mighty Justice” is coming out next November. Co-written by Katie McCabe, […]