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A satire of women's social discourse in the Queen Anne period depicts six women taking tea in a parlor, with figures on the left signifying hidden emotions and power struggles behind a genteel facade. Circa 1710.

The Real 'Favourite' Of Queen Anne's Era? Tea, And The Gossip That Swirled Around It

The Oscar-nominated film has reignited interest in the life (and love interests) of a corpulent, gouty, queen who liked chocolate more than tea. So why are Queen Anne and tea-drinking so closely tied?

Prominent Journalist And Duterte Critic Maria Ressa Arrested In Philippines

Ressa, who runs Rappler, is being charged with cyber libel. Police arrested her Wednesday at the news website's headquarters in Manila.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks at a news conference at the governor's mansion earlier this month in Richmond.

Amid Blackface Backlash, Ralph Northam Tells Staff He Has No Plans To Step Down

The Virginia governor's declaration comes roughly a week after the state Capitol was thrown into disarray by the revelation he appeared in blackface decades ago.

Journalist Jill Abramson participates in a conference at Santa Clara Convention Center on Feb. 24, 2015 in Santa Clara, Calif.

Transcript: Former New York Times Editor Jill Abramson Addresses Book Allegations

The former New York Times executive editor and author of Merchants of Truth tells NPR's Michel Martin: "I will do everything within my power to correct anything that is imperfect in my book."

Venezuelans wait in line for food in northern Brazil. The migrants often say the main reasons they've fled are to get food and health care.

Collapse Of Health System Sends Venezuelans Fleeing To Brazil For Basic Meds

The once impressive medical system has crumbled dramatically in Venezuela's ongoing crisis. Measles is resurgent; HIV patients aren't getting drugs. Even catheters are in short supply.

Members of the U.S. military install multiple tiers of concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, in November.

Pentagon Deploying 3,750 Troops To Southern Border

U.S. service members will install wire barriers and help monitor the border. However, some in Congress have questioned whether it's a good use of active-duty troops.

Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish-Iranian journalist and asylum-seeker, won two prestigious Australian literary prizes for his debut, a book composed in text messages sent from a detention center on Manus Island.

Asylum-Seeker Barred From Entering Australia Wins Its Richest Literary Prize

Behrouz Boochani, who has been detained offshore since 2013, had to compose his debut using WhatsApp messages. Now, that book has earned him the Victorian Prize for Literature

Cass McCombs' <em>Tip of the Sphere</em> comes out Feb. 8 via ANTI-.

Cass McCombs Embodies the Absurdity of Western Cinema on 'Tip Of The Sphere'

The rangy and enigmatic singer-songwriter is fully indifferent to fitting anywhere specific on the canvas of American folk — or, really, anywhere.

New Book Busts Myths About Menstruation Spread By Public Health Groups

In her new book, researcher Chris Bobel looks at how advocates seeking to help girls manage their menstrual cycles are responsible for promoting ideas that have no proof.

New Book Busts Myths About Menstruation Spread By Public Health Groups

In her new book, researcher Chris Bobel looks at how advocates seeking to help girls manage their menstrual cycles are responsible for promoting ideas that have no proof.

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