The Obama administration said 6.4 million people had signed up so far for 2017 health insurance, an increase of 400,000 over a similar point last year. The president-elect also said that the billionaire investor Carl Icahn would serve as a special adviser on regulatory issues. Eric Trump said he recognized that his status as the president-elect’s son meant that donors to his foundation could try to use him to gain access to his father. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Wednesday: Finalists for the Californian of the Year, $1.6 billion spent on widening the 405, and a rocker’s distaste for the “elitist attitude” of the Bay Area. “All along, I’ve proven to be right,” the president-elect told reporters, speaking of the truck rampage that killed 12 and injured dozens. Two agreements reduce the chance that Mr. Trump’s appointees to the National Labor Relations Board will be asked to adjudicate disputes between workers and the company. Intense jockeying for diplomatic posts has begun among donors and loyalists to Mr. Trump and, in some cases, among people close to his children. Despite bipartisan support, a special session of the legislature did not reach a deal to repeal a law limiting legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Arizona Border Recon has patrolled the state's southern border since 2011. Follow the controversial group on one of its operations. Uber, which defied state regulators who said the service was illegal, stopped the autonomous car program after only a week. Democrats picked up 13 seats in the Legislature, campaigning against the tax-cutting policies of Gov. Sam Brownback and the risks for public schools. The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Thursday on a draft resolution that would demand that Israel "immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem." A state official said the fire at the Greenville, Miss., church, which was set a week before Election Day, did not appear to be motivated by politics. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doubled down on accusations that the assassin’s fealty lay with Fethullah Gulen, an outlawed Muslim cleric. The identity of the Tunisian, Anis Amri, who had been labeled a security threat and was supposed to have been deported months ago, alarmed intelligence officials. The assault has rendered the chancellor, whose party has already suffered defeats in bellwether votes, more vulnerable as national elections approach in 2017. Remembering Muhammad Ali, Gwen Ifill, David Bowie, Natalie Cole and more of those we lost in the past year. Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 trophy winner, was found dead this month. Now, many wonder if brain damage and the pressure of living up to Heisman hopes contributed to his end. While his friends Anna Wintour and Kanye West make pilgrimages to Trump Tower, André Leon Talley is focused on trying to lose 100 pounds. Maureen Dowd gets the truth from a fashion star. A spate of extreme warmth is linked to climate change, and may lead to shrinking ice coverage and even more warming in the region, scientists said. Two new books, “No Sleep: NYC Nightlife Flyers 1988-1999” and “No Half Steppin’,” take a look at clubs in the 1980s and ’90s. A state report found that a New York City officer’s use of force was justified and that forensic evidence backed up his account of the December 2015 episode. In the study of 520 babies ages 6 to 23 months, a five-day treatment for babies was found to be lacking, unlike the standard 10-day course. Her six-game streak placed her among the year’s top performers, with more than $123,000 in winnings that she had pledged to donate to cancer research. Some members of a pro-Hillary Clinton Facebook group are irked that the group’s founder signed a book deal based on their private community. Sevil Shhaideh, a relatively little-known figure in Romanian politics, was nominated by the majority Social Democratic Party. Erin Piche-Pitts was charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child after she fell asleep while bottle feeding her infant son and he died. Pope Francis has chosen Barbara Jatta to lead the museums; she succeeds Antonio Paolucci, the director since 2007. Delta stood by its actions, saying the two customers, Adam Saleh and Slim Albaher, had “sought to disrupt the cabin with provocative behavior, including shouting.” The brain reshapes itself for years after adolescence, scientists have found, raising questions about when an adult is mature in the legal sense. A roundup of music and dance taking place on the world’s stages during the winter season. Harvey Weinstein may be the king of the modern campaign, but Gene Hackman has also played a role in Oscar history. A look at methods to sway voters. After Elena Romanova’s quest to find a cure for her daughter’s brain tumor took her and her children away from Russia, the 34-year-old is starting over in New York. More Recent Articles |
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