Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The special counsel’s investigation has uncovered several episodes involving the president that raise questions about whether he obstructed justice. Airports shut down, schools closed and cars slid off roads during winter’s first major storm. Officials fear the worst is ahead as bone-chilling cold moves in. Here’s what New York City looked liked on Instagram as a powerful storm brought bitter cold and strong winds to the region. Passengers voiced frustration with airlines as more than 4,000 flights were canceled. Some waited in airports, others on the beach. Stephen K. Bannon’s provocative remarks about President Trump and his family, and Mr. Trump’s angry response, further alienated some of Mr. Bannon’s most important backers, who were already losing enthusiasm for him. A journalist who loved to needle the Manhattan elite enrages the president with his insider account of the year he spent reporting from the West Wing. Defying the president’s demand, the publisher of “Fire and Fury,” by Michael Wolff, announced that it would move up the book’s release to Friday morning. Federal prosecutors will be given discretion to more aggressively enforce marijuana laws, threatening to undermine the legalization movement at the state level. Our reporters are available to answer some of your questions about marijuana policy and the legalization movement in the United States. As the legal markets for marijuana spread, a small credit union is solving a big problem: what to do with all the cash. The proposal would give the energy industry access to more than a billion acres, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy. Market veterans say that stocks are overvalued and that a downturn is overdue. The question is how messy it will be, and how investors should prepare. The benchmark stock index topped 25,000 points for the first time, maintaining an ascent that began in early 2016. Michael Wolff’s new book shows the cynicism of all those covering for the president. Celebrate the demise of the transparent sham, but don’t be fooled into thinking the conspiracists are going away. In 2017, women marched for their daughters. This year, let’s take action for ourselves. Much of what the federal government does has scientific and technological underpinnings. Yet the president has still not appointed a science adviser. The forced isolation of a snowstorm is not all bad — for a little while, anyway. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping its “suggested” admission for out-of-staters, in favor of a mandatory set of fees. Driving says a lot about society, and ourselves. Sure, the technology poses risks. But the current approach to regulating it is a mistake. Mr. Byrne helped lure professional sports teams to New Jersey and risked his political future by winning passage of the state’s first income tax. More than 260 others were injured after a truck driver miscalculated the train’s speed and tried to dash across the tracks at a crossing, the authorities said. News of the Austrian capital’s first birth of 2018 triggered an outpouring of online hate, because her mother was pictured wearing a head scarf. A day after denying there was a problem, the prime minister acknowledged the frustrations of waiting for up to 12 hours to see a doctor or nurse. After announcing an inquiry into voter fraud shortly after his inauguration, President Trump has disbanded the group after support for it waned. Hackers can exploit two major security flaws in microprocessors running virtually all machines on Earth. What do you do now? About a third of the 60,000 Africans who crossed into Israel surreptitiously since 2005 have left. Israel now aims to push out the rest. Face-to-face bargaining still occurs, of course, but more often than not general managers don’t feel the need for it. Even if they are staying in the same hotel. Christoph Büchel, the artist provocateur, proposes protecting the border wall prototypes as a national monument because they “talk so much about our history.” Your life doesn’t have to fit entirely on your phone. Writing it down can better keep you on track. They will help you stay toasty while the weather rages outside. Mr. Meyers faces a challenge: look for humorous but appropriate ways to talk about a year in which the entertainment industry was roiled by sexual misconduct scandals. When official alerts from the city arrive via Twitter, text, email or mobile app, Taylor Winkler is often the one sending them. Experts who usually specialize in extreme exercise are noticing that breathwork can help with endurance and recuperation. And stress, of course. Richard Fidler’s “Ghost Empire” and Bettany Hughes’s “Istanbul” explore the intricate, improbable history of one of the world’s great urban centers. Mass bleaching of coral reefs, once virtually unknown, now happens every six years on average, new research finds. The reefs don’t have time to recover. The country offers generous benefits to buyers of vehicles that run on new types of fuel, making ownership more affordable. More Recent Articles |
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