How the best bread in Paris ended up in my freezer, and why it made me think about death

DC Comics’ Chinese Superman rights a wrong dating back to 1937

Once robotic, Tour de France champion Chris Froome finally rides (and runs) with panache

Iceland smites soccer giants with Thor-powered tweets

If US soccer’s Jürgen Klinsmann were an NBA coach, he’d be fired by now

These Cuban Americans are spending their own money to send others to Cuba

How Leicester City crashed England’s Premier League soccer party

German far-right leader on trial for a Facebook post comparing refugees to cattle

Londoners feel really awkward about new rules for exiting the subway

The woman behind a new LSD study has a history of experimenting on herself

After revelations from the Panama Papers, protesters call for David Cameron’s resignation

This old bike race is a thing because it goes over the worst roads possible

They can’t vote. But they’ll certainly hug to keep Britain in the EU.

This stone sits in the middle of a road — and people are just fine with it

Cycling has a bigger problem than doping — hairy legs!

The creator of Meldonium thinks athletes like Maria Sharapova should be able to use his product

Just do it? For Nike in Kenya, it might be more like “Just Bribe it.”

A Republican and a Democrat share their thoughts about watching the election from abroad

Skateboarding is technically illegal, but that’s not stopping the girls of Havana

Russia flies spy planes over our heads multiple times a year — and the US is cool with it

President Obama presents a vague plan to close Guantanamo Bay’s prison

Global temperatures rise to scary new levels

Canadians want to turn away from the US elections, but they can’t help themselves

Chef Jacques La Merde has a massive Instagram following. And he’s not even real.

Once a young Iranian revolutionary, now a self-made exile

Online sports gambling hums along thanks to a tiny Dutch colony in the Caribbean

Egyptian security forces may have tortured and killed an Italian academic

Secret Chinese documents leaked to the US all lead back to semi-naked women and a Ferrari

Heroes’ journeys end far differently, depending on their country of origin

Bike doping is real and could take down the sport of cycling

The Challenger disaster, as seen from the Soviet Union

‘OK, Dad. Why did you kill Spanish in our family?’

Like Europe, a Minnesota city struggles with refugees

Denmark plans to start seizing assets from people fleeing war

A historic cold front has Taiwanese freezing inside their homes

Forget the canary, in Canada there’s a cauliflower in the coal mine

Brazil fears new danger from Zika virus: Paralysis

Tennis is corrupt and the ATP can’t stop it

Five book picks from the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Desperately seeking names for new elements

To potential ISIS recruits, the one question you should ask

Argentina devalues its currency to boost its export business

Is this ghost story behind the new episode of Sherlock?

A Christmas miracle? A long-lost granddaughter? DNA tests dash hope in Argentina

Many of those helping refugees on Lesbos are themselves the descendants of refugees

Afghanistan can’t control the Taliban since the Taliban controls the drug trade

FIFA corruption finally catches up to Sepp Blatter

Unforgettable: Is Abby Wambach the greatest soccer player ever?

Dealing with hate: Muslim women have had to create a crisis safety manual

The future of basketball is a 6-foot-10 Aussie

‘The Water Knife’ is climate science wrapped in pulpy goodness

Latin America celebrates Christmas with a month of baby Jesus awesomeness

The father of a Pixar animator finally watches first Pixar film, about the relationship with his son

Turkey shoots Russian plane out of the sky, but Moscow will likely remain focused on ISIS — for now

ISIS brings in millions and the US is all but helpless to stop it.

The scars of internment camp never completely healed for American furniture-maker Mira Nakashima

Migrants hope the Paris attacks won’t impact their chances at a new life

Mizzou is finally talking about race, and that’s a good sign, says this alumnus

How do public transportation maps help fight climate change?

In Myanmar, a pink pinkie is a sign of hope