Alexandra Petri

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alexandra Petri

Harket, best known for his band's infectious 1985 synth-pop hit "Take on Me," revealed his illness in an interview on a-ha's website. Morten Harket, the lead singer of the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, best known for its 1985 hit single "Take on Me," said Wednesday that he had Parkinson's disease. Harket, 65, revealed his illness in an interview with Jan Omdahl, a-ha's biographer, on the band's website. Harket did not say when he received the diagnosis.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alexandra Petri

The attack, in which two of shelter staff members were injured, does not appear to be targeted, the authorities said. A suspect was in custody. A man went on a stabbing spree at a homeless shelter in Salem, Ore., on Sunday, injuring 12 people - five seriously - before he was arrested near the facility, the authorities said.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | John Branch |Alexandra Petri |Mark Walker

The attack on an event in Boulder, Colo., for Israeli hostages on Sunday afternoon was the latest on the Jewish community, following two others in recent weeks involving assailants who expressed anger over the war in Gaza. On May 21, two people were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., after which the suspect shouted "Free Palestine." In April, a man set fire to the residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, who is Jewish.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | John Branch |Alexandra Petri |Mark Walker

Multiple people sustained "burns and other injuries" in downtown Boulder, Colo., on Sunday afternoon, authorities said, after an attack on a group raising awareness about Israeli hostages being held in Gaza. The injuries ranged from serious to minor, the city's police chief said, though the total number of people hurt was not immediately clear. A suspect was detained but was not being publicly identified. The police chief, Steve Redfearn, said it was too early to confirm a motive for the attack.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker |Alexandra Petri

The authorities were responding on Sunday afternoon to what they described as "a targeted terror attack" in Boulder, Colo., in which an incendiary device was thrown at a group of walkers who were raising awareness for Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza. The number of people harmed was not immediately known. "We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado," the director of the F.B.I., Kash Patel, said on social media.