335 Children Dead: UNICEF's Regional Toll Becomes the Number
UNICEF counts 335 children killed and 1,529 injured across four countries in 22 days — and Amnesty says a single American bomb on a school in Minab killed more than 100 of them.
Lucia Vega
Bureau: São Paulo
Dinner and No Drinks — Restaurants Can't Survive Sober America
Only 54 percent of Americans drink alcohol, the lowest rate in 90 years, and restaurants built on 80-percent-margin cocktails are watching their business model collapse in real time.
Spring Break Meets Its Match in the Flight Path of War
Spring break meets a war, a government shutdown, and an Iranian general who just declared your beach resort a legitimate target.
Military Families Brace as Ground Invasion Plans Leak
Leaked Pentagon plans for a ground invasion of Iran have plunged more than two million military family members into a state of quiet, sustained dread.
America's Bedroom Crisis — One in Four Couples, Once a Month
A survey of 2,000 coupled Americans finds 25 percent have sex once a month or less, with Gen Z reporting the steepest decline in sexual activity of any generation.
Anti-War Protests in 50+ US Cities — Movement Finds Its Feet
From New York to Sacramento, a coast-to-coast anti-war movement has coalesced in three weeks — faster than the Iraq War protests took months to build.
War Anxiety Overwhelming Therapists — Demand Spikes
Therapists report a surge in war-related anxiety cases since the Iran strikes began, compounding a mental health system already stretched past capacity.
Sex Addiction Nearly Wrecked Our Marriage — Do We Tell the Kids?
A viral NYT Magazine ethics column asks the question every family in recovery debates privately: do you tell your children about the addiction that almost ended your marriage?
Spring Break Iran Threat Warnings — State Department Advisory
Iran says nowhere is safe for Americans, the State Department slapped Level 4 on half the Middle East, and spring break families are rebooking in real time.
TikTok War Content — The Doomscroll Economy Booms
TikTok settled its addiction lawsuit just in time for the Iran war to become the platform's most engaging content genre since dance videos.
Ozempic Face — Hollywood Beauty Got Exactly What It Asked For
Hollywood demanded thin and got skeletal — 'Ozempic face' is the gaunt, aged look that rapid GLP-1 weight loss leaves behind, and plastic surgeons are now the ones profiting from the fix.