Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, laid out a long list of records Democrats would like to see as the House pressed for testimony from a former White House counsel. The federal prosecutor leading a review of the origins of the Russia inquiry has a reputation for keeping his mouth shut. At a sensitive moment, he didn’t. Over decades, as an executive at G.E. and Blackstone, Mr. Calhoun has been hailed as an experienced and decisive operator. After the cabdriver Kenny Chow died by suicide, his brother carried his legacy — and then, a creeping fear that he was to blame. A Washington State legislator was accused of participating in the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge. Behind the scenes, he and right-wing activists were preparing for civil strife. Saudi Arabia has been accused of shielding Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who foreign experts suspect was behind the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Our audio time capsule captures the conflict, color and controversy that defined 2019. Like climate change, the aging of America demands a serious rethinking of the way we live. Republicans aren’t Scrooges — they’re much worse. Across much of the Islamic world, many Muslims are disillusioned with the ugly things done in the name of their religion. Forget big donations. Go for structural reforms. The agency’s peacekeepers left a trail of cholera and fatherless children in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. I steal from my nieces and nephew. Don’t you wish you had a brother like me? Mitch McConnell and the other 99 senators must serve the institution and the Constitution that established it, not President Trump. Sales on Black Friday this year reached a record high. There are ways to buy smarter. Judging the past by the values of today can be its own kind of intolerance. The endless parties and other social gatherings can be tough. Here are some tips to help you maintain your sanity. Out on a date, overheard in Midtown and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. The police in western Germany went to a man's home in search of child pornography but found a missing 15-year-old. The inquiry is reported to center on sales practices in which cars delivered to dealers as loaners were recorded as purchased. In a little over an hour, an Iowa woman engaged in a trio of attacks, two of which the police said were racially motivated. T. Rowe Price led a new funding round for the start-up, a potential competitor to Tesla that was already backed by Amazon and Ford. Smooth exteriors and sloped surfaces increase the surface area for ice to form. Under a government regulation, teachers at some international schools face intrusive questions aimed at identifying those with “abnormal” sexual orientations. With no Christmas truce in the long strike, many travelers can’t get to family gatherings, and the government and unions are pointing fingers at each other. Donald Tusk is leaving his job as European Council president, but he still faces the problem presented by his old friend, transformed by power and cynicism. Be a splendid companion this holiday season and New Year. You’re stuck behind the curve and you don’t know what to get for someone on your list, but you do know you’re running out of time. We can help. Greta Gerwig refreshes a literary classic with the help of a dazzling cast that includes Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. A writer of novels and short stories, many set in her native South, she was best known for a 1960 novella, set in Italy, that was adapted for film and stage. Today’s A1 is the result of a far more democratic and organic process than the one in place when I arrived at The Times in 1978. For more than a century, American astronomers have held bragging rights as observers of the cosmos. But that dominance may soon slip away. An old tale about a children’s ward in 1891 may be a myth, but the diphtheria antitoxin was a real gift. Barely 10 percent of doctoral degrees in the geosciences go to recipients of color. The lack of diversity limits the quality of research, many scientists say. This year the president’s tweets, gaffes, hirings, firings and foibles again dominated late-night monologues and bits. More Recent Articles |
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