Five stories to read this weekend, chosen by our editors.
Nearly 70 percent of Americans say they're in the middle, whether their household earns $50,000 or $500,000. The cost of living and the Kardashians are both to blame for the confusion.
After two years of feverish anticipation, findings from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election were finally made public on Thursday. If you got lost in the tsunami of news, here's where to start.
One lawyer is leading two Dominican families (and a Businessweek reporter) in pursuit of ancestral riches — that may not even exist.
The New Yorker's Lauren Collins climbed atop the church in March to write about its restoration, not knowing she'd be one of the last people to stand there before this week's devastating fire. Here, she reflects on the fragility she observed last month: "The cathedral was the work of people, not machines."
From a remodeled church in New Orleans to wood cabins on Namibia's Skeleton Coast: CNT's Hot List rounds up the most adventurous, luxurious, and unusual places to stay.
