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Why Won't My Cough Go Away?

1 day ago | time.com | Sarah Klein

No one wants to be the person who can’t stop coughing. Not only is it uncomfortable on your throat, but it also draws angry stares from others in elevators, subway cars, and restaurants—especially during respiratory virus season. Why do some coughs seem to take forever to resolve? A pulmonologist and an otolaryngologist explain the causes of a chronic cough and what you can do about it.
The Knicks Push Boston to the Brink

1 day ago | time.com | Sean Gregory

The playoff hopes of the defending NBA champions were already teetering when Jaylen Brown, of the Boston Celtics, lost the basketball with just over three minutes remaining in Game 4 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Semifinals at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Boston, winner of the 2024 NBA title, trailed 111-104 in a game they led by 14 at one point in the third quarter But things were about to take an even darker turn.
What Tina Fey's 'The Four Seasons' Gets Right About Marriage

5 days ago | time.com | Belinda Luscombe

There’s an exchange in the new miniseries The Four Seasons that will land with a lot of long-married women. Tina Fey’s Kate and her husband Jack, who’s played by Will Forte, are running late for an obligation, and Jack mentions that he hasn’t eaten all day. An exasperated Kate observes under her breath how nice it would be to be married to an adult who could meet his own needs.
Leaders Hope Pope Leo Will Continue Francis's Climate Legacy

5 days ago | time.com | Simmone Shah

After a brief, two-day deliberation, a new pope to lead the Catholic Church has been selected to succeed Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Robert Prevost, the first American Pope in history, took the name Pope Leo XIV, and appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday evening. Much remains to be seen on where Pope Leo will stand on key issues—the cardinal is known to be reserved.
Judge Orders Release of Rümeysa Öztürk, Tuft Student Detained by ICE

5 days ago | time.com | Nik Popli

A federal judge on Friday ordered the immediate release of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish Ph.D. student at Tufts University who had been held for six weeks in an immigration detention center, ruling that her arrest and continued confinement were unlawful and raised serious constitutional concerns. Judge William K.
Pope Leo's Upcoming Inauguration Mass: Everything to Know

5 days ago | time.com | Solcyre Burga

Pope Leo XIV has taken the reins as leader of the Catholic Church, starting his first day as Pontiff with a mass at the Sistine Chapel, during which he called his election both a cross and a blessing.
Marina Silva: World Is 'At the Limit' of a Livable Climate

5 days ago | time.com | Justin Worland

Marina Silva’s achievements may seem borderline miraculous. Since taking office for a second run as Brazil’s environment and climate minister in 2023, the country has quickly and dramatically reversed deforestation trends with strict enforcement of environment rules that had been abandoned by her predecessor. According to the most recent official account released last fall, Amazon deforestation had fallen to the lowest level in a decade. In 2023 alone, it dropped nearly in half from the prior year.
Meet the Trans Woman Fighting Trump’s Bathroom Ban

5 days ago | time.com | Solcyre Burga

In the predawn hush of a military base, long before the bustle of morning drills, LeAnne Withrow would quietly slip into the women’s shower room. It was always around 2 or 3am— early enough to be sure no one else was there. Withrow had come out as a transgender woman in 2016, the year before President Donald Trump’s first trans military ban. Her aim, always, was to serve, help fellow soldiers, and go home. Not to become a symbol.
Pope Leo Calls His Appointment a Cross and a Blessing

5 days ago | time.com | Rebecca Schneid

Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, made history on Thursday, May 8, when he was elected as the first American Pope. The Chicago native, who has spent many years serving as a missionary in Peru, took to the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and addressed the cheering crowd, speaking in Spanish and Italian. Read More: ‘Peace Be With You’: Pope Leo XIV Steps Onto the World StageOn Friday morning, Pope Leo spoke once more when he presided over his first mass as Pontiff.
What to Know About the Equal Pay Activist Lilly Ledbetter

5 days ago | time.com | Olivia B. Waxman

Seven months after the death of Lilly Ledbetter, for whom Congress’s Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is named after, a film about her life opens in theaters May 9. In the biopic Lilly, Patricia Clarkson stars as Ledbetter, a Goodyear employee who found out that she was getting paid less than fellow supervisors who were men, and follows her legal journey to the U.S. Supreme Court. The film culminates in the historic 2009 passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in Congress.