Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The Democratic senator of Minnesota announced his plans to resign, a day after a sixth woman accused him of misconduct and dozens of his colleagues called for him to step down. Once a star of “Saturday Night Live,” Al Franken took his liberal politics to Washington in 2008 when he narrowly won a Minnesota Senate seat. He said he would resign over allegations of sexual misconduct. Mr. Franks, who said he had asked two female staff members to be a surrogate to bear his child, was the third lawmaker to step down from office this week. Wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Fighting them were professionals and homeowners with garden hoses. Just one of the fires raging in Southern California has already burned an area larger than Detroit, fueled by winds nearing hurricane strength. Here’s a look at the numbers behind the state’s worst fire season ever. The recent cycle of drought and deluge in California led to major fire risk. Climate change makes that cycle worse. A road known for its postcard views was eerily empty in parts, with fires and the acrid smell of smoke nearby. The chief Palestinian negotiator said Mr. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital means a radical P.L.O. shift — to a push for a single state, with equal civil rights. Hamas called for a new intifada, protests erupted across the Middle East, and Arab and European leaders condemned Trump’s move. All but two of the 11 former envoys said the decision — a departure from seven decades of U.S. policy — was foolish and even dangerous. The tax bills moving through Congress could hobble the United States’ renewable energy industry because of provisions that scale back incentives for wind and solar power. The Republican tax bill being shepherded by Mr. Trump would hurt New York, his home state. “You guys seem to be doing O.K.,” he told donors last week. Faced with a Friday deadline to pass a government funding measure, the House and Senate passed on Thursday a two-week fix to buy more time for negotiations. Amid the simmering racial tensions of the time, a family in Illinois made a wrenching decision that sent a black girl and a white girl on diverging paths. A bipartisan group of state governors warns of the consequences of failing to reauthorize CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Will other lawmakers who abuse their power be held to the same standard? The same-sex marriage debate showed that attitudes on gender and sexuality do not fit neatly into the traditional conservative-progressive divide. The strange wisdom of referring to yourself in the third person. The #MeToo movement works only with men who can be shamed. Health care for a thousand kids, or tax breaks for one wealthy heir? The G.O.P. prefers the second. Many Democrats continue to have little understanding of their own role in creating the conditions that make conservatives willing to support Trump. The party is selling its soul, doing harm to every cause it purports to serve. It’s not too late to reverse it. Former Gov. Phil Bredesen will run for the seat being vacated by Senator Bob Corker, giving Democrats a mathematical but narrow path to the majority. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was charged in connection with the 2015 death of a prosecutor, Daniel Nisman, who had investigated the unsolved 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center. Mr. Lewis and Bennie Thompson, both House Democrats, said they would not attend the museum opening because Mr. Trump is scheduled to be there. The Metropolitan Opera’s music director emeritus made his first public comment since four men accused him of abusing them when they were teenagers or his students. James O’Keefe has long struggled for respect from the media and acceptance from the conservative movement. But now he has an ally in the Oval Office. In Florence, Caterina Bellandi, or Zia Caterina, gives free rides and adds a colorful note to the lives of children battling cancer. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman worked through a friend to buy Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” for a record $450.3 million, officials say. Among the finds, Brazilian galleries. At the top of their game: Wolfgang Tillmans, Carrie Mae Weems and Ugo Rondinone. He charms Martin Scorsese and thrills his co-stars, so isn’t it time you recognized that Mr. Cannavale isn’t “the guy you went to high school with”? This documentary from Jonathan Olshefski follows a North Philadelphia family through the Obama years. Welcome to the latest edition of the Smarter Living newsletter. Theatergoers were excited for the musical’s West End preview. Though many were hazy on the details of the founding father it’s named after. The NASA astronaut and naval pilot Scott Kelly put his “Endurance” to the test, both on Earth and beyond. In a documentary, a filmmaker sorts through the items her sister left behind to try to make sense of her life, and her death. The two met on the Words With Friends app, and photos of their in-person meeting delighted thousands of people on social media. I’ve never seen a president give up so much to so many for so little. The Esalen Institute, a storied hippie hotel in Big Sur, Calif., has reopened with a mission to help technologists who discover that “inside they’re hurting.” More Recent Articles |
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