The pre-Christmas wave of 20 pardons and commutations are not likely to be the last before Mr. Trump leaves office on Jan. 20. “This assault happened on Donald Trump’s watch when he wasn’t watching,” President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. said. If the request is granted, it could potentially provide a legal basis to dismiss a separate case against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. The president sought bigger checks for Americans and a bill that dealt more specifically with pandemic relief. The president-elect said he would ask Congress soon after his inauguration to pass an additional coronavirus aid package with more money for firefighters, police officers and nurses. Smaller stimulus checks, targeted aid for small businesses, and funding to buy and distribute vaccines are among the main components of the latest pandemic relief package. The company could provide at least tens of millions of additional doses of a coronavirus vaccine under an agreement that would give it better access to the supplies it needs to expand manufacturing. It isn’t clear how widely the new variants are already circulating. So the latest moves by countries to bar international travelers may once again be too little, too late. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California selected Mr. Padilla to serve the final two years of Ms. Harris’s term. Mr. Padilla will be the first Latino senator to represent the state. It will take time to rebuild capacity to enable asylum seekers to be processed, the president-elect and his aides say, and they warn of a rush to the border. In the chaos of 1960s Detroit, a fledgling police union laid the groundwork for a system that, to this day, constrains discipline for officers accused of misconduct. “Our community is exhausted,” said the mayor of the Ohio capital, which is still reeling from the fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. The 160-page civil complaint alleges the retailer knew its system for detecting illegitimate prescriptions was inadequate. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. After a year of bereavement, we pause to reflect on the lives of four complex and vibrant people we’ve lost. They also discuss the slippery slope from guns to sugary cereals. American politics will be shaped by the influence of the monarch of Mar-a-Lago. Travel restrictions might make sense, but what this country really needs is better disease surveillance. The pandemic has brought out a nasty puritanism. A monument highlighting our contributions may finally become reality. Millions will owe an average of $5,850 in back rent and utilities next month. But the latest aid package did too little to address housing. The agency now says people who are exposed to the coronavirus should stay home for 14 days. Or maybe 10 days. Or seven days. Which is it? “Cause of Life” celebrates the messy, tenacious, and extraordinary lives of five people we lost to Covid-19. The Republican Party has embraced reality-TV authoritarianism not out of strength but weakness. Because neither the United States nor the world can do without cities. What will writers do when the outrage is over? Will they go back to writing about flowers and moons? Rosemary Vrablic, who oversaw hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to President Trump’s company, will leave the bank next week. The episode in Louisiana raised concerns about the risks travelers face, even with heightened safety precautions in place. Two days after France shut down the frontier, Britain agreed to broad virus tests for truck drivers as part of an agreement to reopen rail, air and sea routes. The podcast, which The Times now says did not meet its editorial standards, and a related report on ISIS had been named finalists in the 2019 international category. A protracted political crisis revolving around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal troubles brings down the coalition government. India’s ruling party worked to make Kashmir’s rural development council elections a showcase. But a visit by Times reporters showed a place still struggling under heavy-handed rule. Some 700 foreigners who were exposed to the coronavirus through their frontline work are being given expedited naturalization reviews. Officials are racing to secure more I.C.U. beds after an explosion of infections caused a bottleneck of patients. If cases aren’t brought under control, the government may impose Level 3 restrictions for the first time in South Korea. It may not be the perfect storybook holiday, but it rarely is. Why not use this year to reset and create your own traditions? The George Saunders story “Tenth of December” poses a question that absorbs many patients and caregivers: Can we save ourselves or each other from suffering? Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha star in a swoony love story that wonderfully rethinks the classic Hollywood melodrama. Two new books, Kermit Pattison’s “Fossil Men” and Meave Leakey’s “The Sediments of Time,” offer a glimpse into the adventurous world of the men and women searching for our origins. Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The former “Girls” star, who played a mordantly comic lawyer in “The Flight Attendant,” spends her days at the barn and her nights with David Sedaris and Meryl Streep. My life has been filled with uncertainty for a long time, but my son has helped me stay flexible, adjust expectations and persevere. Skylar Mack, 18, was sentenced to four months in prison for violating coronavirus restrictions in the Cayman Islands. After an outcry, her sentence was reduced to two months on Tuesday. Delta Flight 462 was delayed for hours after a male passenger forced open a cabin door while the plane was taxiing. He and his companions slid their way out of the plane. More Recent Articles |
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