Democrats struggle with a president who says he wants to compromise but then is reined in by his own staff, while Republican leaders are loath to guess at his intentions. A group of bipartisan lawmakers emerged as the negotiators behind a potential deal to end the gridlock and reopen the government. Drug deaths draw the most notice, but more addicted people live than die. For them and their families, life can be a relentless cycle of worry, hope and chaos. New Hampshire is relatively prosperous, with low crime and unemployment. But the state is short on treatment centers, and drugs are readily available in nearby Massachusetts. Marking the anniversary of the Women’s March in January 2017, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in major cities and small towns around the globe over the weekend, marching for women’s rights from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Pikeville, Ky., to Washington to Rome on Saturday and from Paris to London to Las Vegas, Nev. on Sunday. Photographers went to rallies for The New York Times and asked marchers what their hopes were for 2018. Óscar Pérez, the policeman who commandeered a helicopter and called on Venezuelans to rise up, spoke with The Times in the days and hours before he was killed. Tom Brady’s injured throwing hand caused much concern for Patriots fans, but he engineered yet another comeback in a victory over the Jaguars that sent New England to the Super Bowl. Ahead of a big playoff championship game, the police in Philadelphia greased up poles to keep boisterous people from climbing them. We are real people, not a bunch of demographic characteristics. An ambitious biometric ID project was supposed to bolster welfare and check corruption. It has only created new problems. In his Inaugural Address, President Trump promised to upend the money-grubbing culture of the capital. It’s only gotten worse. The outgoing president stabilized the country. The new one, George Weah, must clean it up. What does Hope Hicks do, exactly? Vast amounts of emotional labor. A tactical retreat could help put the focus back on economic issues. Donald Trump proved himself woefully inept at making tough deals. It was also about our right to privacy. This year has been a “scandal-palooza” of criminal cases against lawmakers and officials in Albany. Vice President Mike Pence met King Abdullah II amid rising tension between their two countries over President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Mr. Dillman had at least 140 film and television credits to his name, but he was best known for his roles in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” and “Compulsion.” Turkish forces crossed the Syrian border into Afrin in an assault on Kurdish militias, amid growing international concern. Deaths were reported on both sides of the border. Ending his weeklong visit to Latin America, Francis did not address an abuse scandal by a Roman Catholic group based in Peru. With the closing of plants like a 126-year-old G.E. factory, many in Peterborough, Ontario, scoff at the idea that Nafta benefits only Canada and Mexico. Every day a mountainside looming over Interstate 82 and the Yakima River slips another few inches. Experts believe it will collapse, but they don’t know when. The technology inside Amazon’s new convenience store, opening Monday in downtown Seattle, enables a shopping experience like no other — including no checkout lines. With running in a transitional period, an apparel company’s advertising campaign has favored images of people who use the activity to build a community. Juan Villacis hoped his family would get political asylum in the United States after fleeing threats of violence in Colombia. Instead, they are being deported, starting with him. Nearly a quarter century in the making, Caleb Carr’s inventive novel hits TV as simply a competent spin on familiar themes. Dimitrov, the No. 3 seed, put away Nick Kyrgios in four tight sets in a fourth-round classic at the Australian Open on Sunday. More Recent Articles |
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