Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Harvey Weinstein surrendered his passport and a $1 million cashier’s check after he was arraigned in Manhattan on rape and criminal sex act charges. Women who had accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, assault and abuse swung between hope and disbelief, watching a day they thought would never come. The challenges in prosecuting, and defending, a sex crimes case aimed at a once-powerful target with high-priced lawyers. The president aims to peel back labor protections and curb the power of government unions, which assailed the actions. The meeting, which took place 11 days before the inauguration, preceded a $1 million contract Mr. Cohen received from a firm tied to the Russian oligarch. The move would allow stalled trade negotiations with China to move forward, but is also likely to provoke an intense backlash on Capitol Hill. A day after canceling his meeting with Kim Jong-un, President Trump said his administration was back in touch with North Korea and may go ahead with the June 12 get-together. Foreign journalists were given access to the facility in Punggye-ri, and witnessed the destruction of tunnel entrances and buildings. But was the site completely destroyed? Results of two exit polls released Friday night showed voters had favored repeal by a wide margin. Prosecutors are increasingly treating overdose deaths as homicides, but they aren’t just going after dealers. Friends, family and fellow users are going to prison. Given the torrent of revelations of abuse against women in the #MeToo era, the name suddenly seems grossly inappropriate. It’s Betsy versus Scott for the Memorial Day crown. Tesla’s chief executive knows a sucker is born every minute. Unrestrained strongmen use the state to punish — or silence — their enemies. Now I don’t usually leave reviews, both because I’ve never been on vacation before and because I’m a baby who can’t speak or type. New York’s leaders should push harder to save the city’s vulnerable, beautiful coastline. President Trump brought this noxious fantasist into the mainstream and is now using his techniques to attack the Russia investigation. Our political leanings distort our assessment of unrelated expertise. Across the Muslim world, a new generation is poised to make an outsized impact on their countries’ prosperity. His characters were from the same places in New Jersey that I knew so well. Why didn’t they seem familiar? The digital assistant confused a discussion about hardwood floors with several commands, in what Amazon called an “unlikely” string of events. With Saudi Arabia and Russia signaling they will increase output, crude prices have declined, and gasoline could follow suit with summer ahead. Mr. Indiana’s will left his assets to a foundation to be run by his caretaker, who has been accused in a lawsuit of isolating him from the outside world. The Eastern Conference finals will be decided on Sunday in Boston. The Celtics are 10-0 at home this postseason. Body camera footage of the arrest of Mr. Brown, an N.B.A. rookie, showed an officer using a stun gun to subdue him while he was already on the ground. The slopes of a simmering volcano on the Big Island have for decades attracted those who can’t afford the pricier areas of a state that has the nation’s least affordable housing. Since a few big banks restricted financing for the gun industry, some lawmakers — many of them Wall Street allies — are looking for ways to squelch what they see as social activism. Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. The Showtime documentary, which chronicles 16 months in the life of The New York Times, is occasionally illuminating. But it also can be superficial and oblivious. More Recent Articles |
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