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Taylor Parker To Be Executed For Removing Baby From Mother's Womb: Inside Netflix's 'Maternal Instinct'

Taylor Parker remains on Texas death row after the US Supreme Court declined her final appeal, spotlighting her shocking crime of murdering a pregnant woman to claim her unborn baby.

International Business Times UK · Jun 14

'Maternal Instinct' Killer Taylor Parker Murdered a Pregnant Friend and Took Her Baby, Remains on Death Row

Taylor Parker's elaborate deception led to the murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock and her unborn child, resulting in Parker's death row sentence. Netflix's documentary revisits this chilling 2020 case.

International Business Times UK · Jun 14

Lawrence Wright: America's Misadventures in Wars, Cults, and Panics

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author discusses the enduring roots of Middle Eastern conflict, the rise and fall of cultural panics, and why Texas may be the blueprint—and battleground—for America's future.

Reason · May 28, 2025

‘Sex is bad. Music is the best substitute’: Lawrence Wright, the mogul who kickstarted London’s pop industry

A Cumbrian mining disaster ended up being the catalyst for the publisher to set up shop in Denmark Street, and make it the home of British songwriting

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

The Life, Death, and Life of San Antonio’s Symphony

A decades-long fight for music and high art is also a fight for organized labor in the state’s second-largest city.

Texas Observer · Mar 15, 2023

Palestinian teen killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank

Palestinians say Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during an army raid in a refugee camp in the northern West Bank

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Israel Jails Soldier Who Assaulted Palestinian during US Media Interview

Israel's military on Monday jailed for 10 days a soldier who assaulted a Palestinian activist as he was speaking to a US journalist, but gave an account of the incident that was disputed by the interviewer. The incident in Hebron also set off an internal Israeli flap, with National Security…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

Commentary: US COVID-19 deaths are still high, but let’s learn from forecasters’ mistakes

In a recent NFL game, the Indianapolis Colts led the Minnesota Vikings 33-0 at halftime. At that point, Las Vegas was offering odds better than 100-1 the Colts would win, but the Vikings staged a furious second-half rally and won on a field goal in overtime. It was one of…

Chicago Tribune · Jan 6, 2023