Ruth Lawrence was 5 when her father began cultivating her for academic stardom. She is a math professor, but much of her life has played out most unexpectedly

Street artist calls demands to remove provocative image ‘pathetic,’ says ‘offense-wise’ it’s not any worse than a deodorant ad

At national convention, Democratic candidate made no mention of two-state solution or restarting peace talks — to mild applause

As hundreds of thousands of visitors prepare to descend on Brazil, experts worry not enough security is in place

Republican nominee snipes at former NYC mayor, says he lacks ‘guts’ to run for president, after media mogul tells DNC that Trump is ‘risky, reckless and radical’

At interfaith event in Normandy, imam says jihadists are not real Muslims and ‘not part of civilization’

Police investigate severely damaged buildings; in Tel Aviv, celebrity chefs home goes up in smoke too

Airstrike in town near Syrian border kills 12 other high-ranking terror figures; IED-making lab, weapons depot also destroyed