Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, walked across the inter-Korean border to meet the South’s president, Moon Jae-in. No North Korean leader had made the journey in the two countries’ 70-year history of bitter rivalry. A jury in Pennsylvania voted to convict Mr. Cosby of sexually assaulting a former Temple University staff member who had looked up to him as a mentor. Andrea Constand is the only woman among more than 50 accusers whose complaint against Mr. Cosby has resulted in a conviction. A jury found him guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault. More than 15 years after he met the woman who would accuse him of sexual assault, Mr. Cosby again finds his fate in the hands of a Pennsylvania jury. Mr. Cosby’s signature TV character was a patient, wise father figure. In other words, our critic writes, the ideal cover for terrible behavior. Mr. Cosby has not said much about the sexual assault allegations against him, but on Thursday he erupted with a vulgarity aimed at the prosecutor. Between Bill Cosby’s first trial and this one came the revelations over Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men that invigorated the #MeToo movement. Proximity to President Trump has been a crushing experience for many who arrived with stellar careers and independent reputations yet ended up losing so much. The E.P.A. chief said that decisions regarding illegal actions by his office had been made by his staff members without his knowledge. Accusations leveled against Dr. Ronny L. Jackson’s time leading the White House medical staff led lawmakers to have concerns over his nomination. In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” the president said that the investigation of his lawyer, Michael Cohen, was about Mr. Cohen’s personal business dealings. Barbara S. Jones will oversee a review determining whether anything seized from Mr. Cohen by the F.B.I. is protected by attorney-client privilege. The Senate Judiciary Committee, on a bipartisan vote, advanced legislation that would allow special counsels like Robert S. Mueller III to appeal their firing. Investigators used DNA from crime scenes and plugged that genetic profile into an online genealogy database, tracing DNA to the suspect, Joseph James DeAngelo. For decades, those who survived the killer’s attacks or saw loved ones murdered suffered alone. But they bonded together in recent years and celebrated the arrest of a suspect this week. Joseph James DeAngelo’s arrest occurred more than 30 years after the Golden State Killer’s spree ended. Experts cite cases involving murderers whose crimes ceased long before they were caught. Cosby’s persistent pathology was unusual. The fears of his victims, that the man who abused them was too powerful to face consequences, are not. How many more women are we going to allow to die like this? The battle between the White House and blue states raises questions about the limits of federal authority. Before hashtags and callouts, there was just one public space where women could go to air their grievances: advice columns. The guilty verdict against Bill Cosby reflects a new understanding of sexual assault and, finally, some change in how victims are treated Obsessing over the trade deficits with China obscures a more important conflict over whether the dollar remains the world’s top currency. We’re angry: Our classrooms are falling apart. We work multiple jobs. Our party must stop its war on public education. The two Republican presidents are a study in contrasts, each with a profound effect on our country. The company also said it would raise the price of its popular Prime membership service to $119 from $99. The White House has repeatedly put off the trip amid friction between the American president and one of the United States’ closest allies. The Ethics Committee chastised Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, for the gifts, which were also the focus of a criminal case. Otto F. Warmbier, a student at the University of Virginia, died after suffering a severe brain injury during 17 months in custody in Pyongyang. Plan B Entertainment and Annapurna Pictures bought the rights for a film about how the reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey helped set off the #MeToo movement. Catalans have come together on the feast of Sant Jordi for centuries. This year, after months of secessionist turmoil, political division was perhaps inevitable. Believed to be the first woman to drive a taxi in New York City, she also overcame a speech impediment to work on Broadway, in film and on television. The leading presidential candidate has vowed to reverse energy policies that have attracted foreign drillers and helped absorb a natural-gas glut. The practice is prohibited, but dozens of lawsuits allege a pattern of humiliating searches of women who consented only to a pat-down. New York’s waters are home to 20 species of whales and dolphins. One man aims to count them all. A biography of the legendary Italian carmaker shines a light on the man and the automotive empire he built. Time to hit the road! The artist and musician Cody Critcheloe is releasing his first album in seven years, featuring a wild new blend of genres, eras and pop culture references. Alia Shawkat and Laia Costa star in this charmer about strangers who hook up and try to cram a world of togetherness into a day and night. The drugs don’t work against every cancer — but on rare occasions, they work miracles. More Recent Articles |
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