--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Kerry Close ## Kerry Close Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close ## Kerry Close Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Jan 11, 2017 ### [Russia Might Ban Cigarettes for Everyone Born After 2014](https://time.com/4631213/russia-ban-cigarettes-born-2014/) As part of a government crackdown on smoking [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jan 11, 2017 ### [There’s Still One 'Carpool Karaoke' Guest James Corden Really Wants](https://time.com/4631203/carpool-karaoke-james-corden-beyonce/) The Late Late Show segment has featured Michelle Obama and Mariah Carey [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jan 3, 2017 ### [The Real Reason the French Work Less Than Americans Do](https://time.com/4620759/european-american-work-life-balance/) It's not entirely a difference in culture [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Jan 3, 2017 ### [The World's Oldest Killer Whale Is Believed Dead](https://time.com/4620481/oldest-killer-whale-granny-dead/) She was estimated to be about 100 years old [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Jan 3, 2017 ### [France Workers Get 'Right to Disconnect' From Work Email](https://time.com/4620457/france-workers-disconnect-email/) A new law lets workers unplug while they're not in the office [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 27, 2016 ### [People Are Tweeting Pictures of Their Daughters Dressed as Princess Leia](https://time.com/4618553/carrie-fisher-dead-princess-leia/) Following the death of Star Wars actor Carrie Fisher [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Dec 27, 2016 ### [Mark Hamill Is Speechless Over Carrie Fisher’s Death](https://time.com/4618506/carrie-fisher-dead-mark-hamill/) The two starred in "Star Wars" as twin siblings Luke and Leia [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Dec 27, 2016 ### [5 of Carrie Fisher’s Best Princess Leia Quotes to Remember the _Star Wars_ Legend](https://time.com/4618464/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-quotes/) Fisher has died at 60 [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Dec 16, 2016 ### [The Auction for an Ivanka Trump Coffee Date Has Vanished](https://time.com/4604992/ivanka-trump-coffee-date-auction/) Bidding had reached nearly $70,000 [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Dec 7, 2016 ### [iPhone Maker in China Eyes U.S. Expansion](https://time.com/4593514/apple-foxconn-donald-trump-time-person-of-the-year/) As Donald Trump, TIME's Person of the Year, calls for more U.S.-based manufacturing jobs [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Dec 1, 2016 ### [Why Spending Dipped on Black Friday](https://time.com/4587702/why-spending-dipped-on-black-friday/) Although more shoppers hit the mall over Thanksgiving weekend this year than last, they spent about ... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Nov 16, 2016 ### [There Might Be an Ocean Under Pluto's Surface](https://time.com/4573710/ocean-pluto-surface-heart-scarring/) Its heart-shaped crater might be concealing liquid water [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Nov 16, 2016 ### [This Is What the Weather Will Look Like This Winter](https://time.com/4573457/winter-weather-forecast/) We can't predict much, but here's what we know [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Feb 10, 2016 ### [The 10 Richest Women of All Time](https://time.com/4215877/10-richest-women-all-time/) Titans of business and world leaders from ancient Egypt to today Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/kerry-close/","name":"Kerry Close"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/kerry-close/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/kerry-close/"},"name":"Kerry Close","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kerry-close/","sameAs":["https://x.com/kerryclose"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```