Whiting Foundation names its 10 emerging authors of 2026

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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 hostages from the Gaza Strip
What's going wrong with aid in Gaza?
Some Israelis are Shifting their Views on the War in Gaza
Pressure mounts on Netanyahu as opposition moves to dissolve parliament
Claims of war crimes in Gaza are 'ridiculous,' says adviser to Israeli government
Witnesses in Gaza describe more chaos at food distribution sites
Hundreds of writers call for Gaza ceasefire and aid
Almost 180,000 Palestinians displaced by latest Israeli military offensive
Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces
‘What is it if not a war crime?’ Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert blasts war in Gaza
Netanyahu says Israel killed elusive Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in recent Gaza strike
How is the new Gaza aid plan supposed to work — and why are so many aid groups against it?
Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza including dozens in a shelter, medics say
Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight − driven by censorship and media that downplay humanitarian crisis
Outrage at Israeli shots as diplomats tour West Bank
U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions

Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy experts
With ChatGPT turning 1, Americans wonder whether AI is coming for their jobs
'If you have a face, you have a place in the conversation about AI,' expert says

Oregon again says students don’t need to prove mastery of reading, writing or math to graduate, citing harm to students of color

This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality
In a first, the U.S. picks an Indigenous artist for a solo show at the Venice Biennale
An Indigenous lacrosse team reclaims its native identity

A sci-fi magazine has cut off submissions after a flood of AI-generated stories

'Everybody is cheating': Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy
A rocky past haunts the mysterious company behind the Lensa AI photo app
Therapy by chatbot? The promise and challenges in using AI for mental health
Did AI write this headline?
This 22-year-old is trying to save us from ChatGPT before it changes writing forever
A college student created an app that can tell whether AI wrote an essay
Crash videos: Tesla abruptly brakes in 'self driving' mode, causes Bay Bridge pileup

Poetry is not a fancy way of giving you information; it's an incantation. It is actually a magic spell. It changes things; it changes you. - Philip Pullman

If you're going to be a writer you have to be one of the great ones, after all, there are better ways to starve to death. - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Writing is a bit like psychoanalysis. You're supposed to go where it's psychically troubling. - Edward Hirsch

Everybody who writes is interested in living inside themselves to ell what is inside themselves. - Certrude Stein