The Guardian view on the global baby bust: people are having fewer children – even where they say they want more

Indian fertility has fallen below the rate required for population stability, in further evidence of the unexpectedly rapid decline in births internationally

How I Shop with David Gandy: ‘It gets into the male psyche’

Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food, and the basic they scrimp on? The model and entrepreneur talks pants, lawnmowers and restoring classic cars with the Filter

Atlantic Trivia: Patriotic Music

Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.

The Uses of Utopia by Joad Raymond Wren review

This fascinating intellectual history of imagined paradises takes us from Thomas More to Ursula K Le Guin

Country diary: A revelation among the ‘clints and grikes’ of my limestone seat

Wharfedale, Yorkshire: On the trail of a wood warbler, I find a suite of woodland plants rising up from a fascinating land formation – limestone pavement

Duck, duck, goal: bird dressed in Mexico’s World Cup jersey scores on social media

Images of Merlin, a two-year-old duck, parading on the streets of Mexico City celebrated by fans on social media

Why the millionaire co-founder of e.l.f. Cosmetics left his beauty empire to become a Catholic priest

Updated on: June 15, 2026 / 2:25 PM EDT / CBS News

Wheels of justice turn (very) slowly: moped stolen in 1984 returned to owner

Garelli bike recovered by police in Italy after they spotted it without licence plate during roadside check

Send us a tip about a memorable Greek holiday experience

Tell us about your favourite trip to Greece – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

‘I call this dish Frida Kahlo Against the World. It’s hot and horny!’ My thrilling week of Fridamania in Mexico City

The bar she drank at, the bed she recuperated in, the canals she daytripped to, the studio she stormed out of, the easel she painted her final masterpiece at … ahead of a major Tate show, our writer finds Kahlo’s spirit alive in her home town

My Descent Into Mah-Jongg

When my mom found out I was planning to travel to Dallas to play in a Lunar New Year mah-jongg tournament, she texted a reasonable query: “Don’t they require some level of competence?”

Memorializing the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings: "She was real. She was here."

Updated on: June 14, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News