Tracy Letts’s “Bug” returns to Broadway at a time when stories driven by paranoia dominate pop culture. This new production, originally covered by The New Yorker, highlights how fear can become contagious on stage and in society.

In a dramatic turn for UFC’s Welterweight division, Islam Makhachev’s jump to 170 pounds resulted in a swift capture of the welterweight crown. However, Belal Muhammad insists that one of the division’s biggest stars, Kamaru Usman, should no longer be in the immediate title conversation.

A 19-year-old defendant has pleaded guilty to conspiring in the murder of 23-year-old autistic man, Dakota Farley. The tragic betrayal, which occurred in February, has shaken the Wyoming community, where Farley once believed his killers were friends.