| Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans Is Indicted on Corruption Charges
- LaToya Cantrell was charged with going to criminal lengths to carry out a romantic relationship with a city police officer assigned to protect her.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:36:57 +0000
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| Boy Crisis of 2025, Meet the ‘Boy Problem’ of the 1900s
- It takes a village to raise a child. But some of the villagers must be men.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:31:58 +0000
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| Officers Clear More Homeless People from Sites Around Washington
- Local police now under federal oversight dismantled encampments, discarding tents and other belongings.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:21:36 +0000
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| Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Reject Call for Arbitration
- Their union says one of its core demands, to receive pay for groundwork, is unlikely to be introduced in arbitration. The airline began canceling flights ahead of the potential strike.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:08:58 +0000
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| For Some Venetians, This Overgrown Island Is Paradise
- A citizens’ group is now in charge of the island of Poveglia, where they will create a park for anyone who wants to leave Venice’s maddening crowds of tourists behind.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:35:15 +0000
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| Governor Hochul Pardons Laotian Immigrant to Stop His Deportation
- The man had been convicted of manslaughter as a teenager after he admitted to fatally shooting a man during a pool hall confrontation in Brooklyn, arguing it was self-defense.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:10:15 +0000
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| Fed Chair Faces Scrutiny — and Bats — at Major Policy Speech in Mountain Forum
- A colony of bats recently took up residence at the storied Jackson Lake Lodge, where central bankers and economic policymakers will convene next week for an exclusive gathering.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:03:02 +0000
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| As Air Canada Strike Looms, Here’s What to Know About Flight Cancellations and More
- A strike by the carrier’s flight attendants could disrupt 130,000 travelers a day, including international fliers. Here’s what to know if your flight is affected.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:46:04 +0000
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| The Woman to See About Your Face
- Melinda Farina, known as the Beauty Broker, sends Hollywood actresses and everyday women to doctors around the globe. In her world, the knives are always out.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:36:45 +0000
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| Trump Depicted Youth Crime in D.C. as Rampant. Here’s What the Data Shows.
- Concerns came to a head during the pandemic, when carjackings surged and many of those arrested were children. Carjackings and other crimes have declined considerably.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:26:55 +0000
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| Congressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police
- The legislation has little chance of success, given that Republicans control Congress.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:30:48 +0000
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| How Trump-Putin Summit Signals Return to Imperial Thinking
- The two leaders are bringing some old-world approaches to bear on a 21st-century conflict.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:25:07 +0000
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| A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply
- The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:48:26 +0000
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| With a Shovel and a Dream, a Woman Finds a 2.3 Carat Diamond in Arkansas
- After three weeks, with bug bites and tattered hiking boots, Micherre Fox found the stone at Crater of Diamonds State Park.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:20:18 +0000
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| St. Patrick’s Cathedral to Unveil Mural Celebrating City’s Immigrants
- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan’s art commission hits a hot button. “I thought they might say, ‘We don’t want to wade in these waters’ — and the opposite happened,” the painter said.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:33:13 +0000
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| Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer and Japan Tea Ceremony Grandmaster, Dies
- A pilot who never flew on a suicide mission during World War II, Mr. Sen went on to become a grandmaster of Japan’s tea ceremony and used the platform to oppose all wars.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:01:29 +0000
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| The Stock Market Is Getting Scary. What You Should Do.
- There are troubling signs that our stock market may be overheated.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:01:37 +0000
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| Elon Musk’s SpaceX Most Likely Doesn’t Pay Taxes
- Elon Musk’s rocket company relies on federal contracts, but years of losses have most likely let it avoid paying federal income taxes, according to internal company documents.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:17 +0000
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| How Accessible Is Traveling by Amtrak?
- Many people with disabilities depend on Amtrak to travel across the country, but the journey can still present obstacles. Gabe Castro-Root outlines some of the challenges disabled passengers encounter while traveling.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:51:15 +0000
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| How Train Riders With Disabilities Are Faring on Amtrak
- Passengers are facing blocked wheelchair space, getting stuck in doors and suffering other indignities 35 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act became law.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:35:48 +0000
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