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Anna Thorvaldsdottir begins her composing process by drawing shapes and writing words to help store musical information. Her scores themselves are finely detailed.

Structural integrity: Anna Thorvaldsdottir's rigorous, regenerative music

The Icelandic composer talks about the creative forces behind her distinctive music, her presence in the movie Tár and the "dome of energy" that fuels her country's artistic productivity.

People pass the front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on March 22. Brinkmanship in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling has begun to raise worries in parts of the financial markets.

What you need to know about the debt ceiling as the deadline looms

What is the debt ceiling? What could happen if it's not raised? Here are answers to questions you may be asking about the debt limit and the fight over it.

Voters wait in a queue to cast their ballot at a polling station during the country's general election in Narathiwat, southern Thailand, on May 14, 2023.

Thailand's voters overwhelmingly support opposition parties in elections

The Pheu Thai party and the progressive Move Forward Party made a strong showing, in a repudiation to the military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

In 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled split-jury verdicts unconstitutional. Since then, Oregon and Louisiana have gone in opposite directions in deciding how to approach past convictions.

The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

Children play in a fountain to cool off in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, May 12, 2023. An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest and worsen wildfires already burning in western Canada, a historically temperate region that has grappled with scorching summer temperatures and unprecedented wildfires fueled by climate change in recent years.

An unusually early heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is testing records

An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures nearing or breaking records in some areas and heat advisories in place through Monday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seen here in September, is facing a united opposition in Sunday's election that threatens his grip on power.

How Recep Tayyip Erdogan became Turkey's most powerful leader

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a united opposition in Sunday's election that threatens his grip on power. But how did Erdogan manage to stay untouched for so long?

Jade Vandiver holds her son Ezra at home in Clayton, New Mexico. Vandiver joined a federally funded rural maternity program while pregnant with Ezra.

This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?

A federal program in remote New Mexico has helped hundreds of pregnant mothers stay healthy, but it's running out of time and money despite a growing national maternity care crisis.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Model X car at the company's headquarters on Sept. 29, 2015, in Fremont, Calif.

A brief biography of 'X,' the letter that Elon Musk has plastered everywhere

From X.com to X Corp., the letter X holds "great sentimental value" to billionaire Elon Musk, according to his biographers.

Daniel Penny arraigned in chokehold death of Jordan Neely

Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old man who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the New York City subway last week, faces manslaughter charges.

Lori Vallow Daybell listens as the jury's verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Friday. The jury convicted Daybell of murder in the deaths of her two youngest children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival.

Jury finds Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of murdering 2 of her children

A jury in Boise, Idaho, found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of murdering two of her children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival. Vallow Daybell, 49, could face life in prison.

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