--- 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 --- # Talia Avakian ## Talia Avakian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close ## Talia Avakian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Apr 7, 2018 ### [First Grader Opens Textbook to Find Blake Shelton's 1982 Signature](https://time.com/5232242/first-grader-blake-shelton-1982/) *  Apr 6, 2018 ### [Why We Celebrate National Beer Day on April 7](https://time.com/5231694/national-beer-day/) The unofficial holiday falls on Saturday, April 7 *  Apr 2, 2018 ### [Here's Everything You Need to Travel the World](https://time.com/5166659/how-to-travel-the-world/) From requesting time off from work to finding the best travel credit cards *  Feb 16, 2018 ### [23 Members of the Same Family Were Kicked Off the Carnival 'Cruise From Hell'](https://time.com/5162751/carnival-cruise-ship-legend-fight/) Up to 30 passengers were injured in the mid-sea brawl, too [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 2, 2018 ### [The Dates and Locations You Need to Know for the 2018 Winter Olympics](https://time.com/5125436/winter-olympics-2018-dates/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) *  Jan 31, 2018 ### [This Footage of a Russian Jet Intercepting an American Spy Plane Is Wild](https://time.com/5127449/russian-fighter-jet-us-plane/) Officials said it came within 5 feet of the U.S. aircraft [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jan 31, 2018 ### [See the Stunning Super Blue Blood Moon Light up the Skies](https://time.com/5126727/super-blue-blood-moon-video/) But if you opted to sleep in during the lunar eclipse, you're still in luck [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Jan 18, 2018 ### [Massive 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid to Fly by Earth Next Month](https://time.com/5107838/asteroid-2002-aj129-fly-pass-earth-space-rock/) The .7-mile long asteroid is longer than the Burj Khalifa, which at .5 miles high currently stands a... [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Jan 10, 2018 ### [Google's Doodle Celebrates Anti-Apartheid Activist Alan Paton](https://time.com/5096681/googles-doodle-alan-paton-apartheid/) A new artwork honors Paton, who bought international attention to racial tensions in South Africa. [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Nov 21, 2017 ### [McDonald's to Tear Down Museum Replica of 1st Restaurant](https://time.com/5033121/mcdonalds-number-1-store-museum-des-plaines-illinois/) The 32-year-old attraction will be razed next month *  Nov 17, 2017 ### [Al Franken's Former Female Staffers Come to His Defense: 'He Treated Us With the Utmost Respect'](https://time.com/5030073/al-franken-female-staffers-defend/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Nov 8, 2017 ### [Two People Found Dead Near Portland's Pittock Mansion](https://time.com/5016056/portland-oregon-bodies-pittock-mansion/) The bodies were found near where two trails meet in the park [U.S.](/section/us/) 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/talia-avakian/","name":"Talia Avakian"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/talia-avakian/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/talia-avakian/"},"name":"Talia Avakian","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/talia-avakian/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```