The district attorney has not committed to prosecuting the former governor, and experts called the sheriff’s decision to proceed independently unusual. The attorney general, who oversaw the inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo, will challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul for the Democratic nomination. Mr. Biden sought to mend ties with France’s president over a sabotaged French submarine contract, and expressed gratitude toward Pope Francis after a 90-minute meeting. Australia’s plan to build the submarines with U.S. and British help faces big hurdles. Supporters say they can be overcome. Critics say they may be too much. A state regulation that does not allow exemptions on religious grounds was challenged by workers who said taking a coronavirus vaccine was at odds with their faith. The lawsuit is being led by Missouri’s attorney general, Eric Schmitt, and the attorney general of Nebraska, Doug Peterson. Paid family leave was dropped. Public pre-K and subsidized child care remain, and could substantially lower the cost of raising children. A proposal in President Biden’s social spending bill would make hundreds of thousands of unused green cards available for immigrants. But it faces an uncertain future under Senate rules. How a lawn sign inspired by mom décor became a liberal mantra — and a symbol of a political battle over white womanhood. If his new strategy works — a big if — it could help address several of Facebook’s biggest problems. Facebook said on Thursday that it was rebranding as Meta, taking a step to distance itself from the controversies it faces. How has this corporate strategy worked for other companies? For those watching closely, his 80-minute video announcing Facebook’s rebrand delivered some self-referential jokes. The former president began discussing a deal with a ‘blank check’ company early this year. Investors weren’t told. With her debut essay collection, “My Body,” the model and influencer takes stock of what she’s gained and lost from selling her image for a living. The sweet Mexican bread is put on altars to honor, remember and feed dead family members crossing over on Día de los Muertos. Our current situation isn’t hopeless. With vaccines soon available to kids 5 and up, planning should start now. Its influence just isn’t productive. The most junior justice is proving to be a careful strategist. The pandemic has exposed problems decades in the making. We need to fix them. Many outsiders are weighing in on what should be done about and on behalf of Taiwan. Few, though, are listening to what Taiwan is saying. Running from controversy, Facebook introduces a new name and vision. Ross Douthat and Sohrab Ahmari debate the future of the American right. The counterrevolution can still be reversed. An attack in a school bathroom had nothing to do with trans issues. Our rules and institutions exist for us and our flourishing, not for their own sake. Just because Covid-19 is sickening and killing fewer children than adults does not mean that children are free from risk. It should not be politically disadvantageous to acknowledge nuance in the abortion debate. Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you. Couric discusses her memoir, and John McWhorter discusses his new book, “Woke Racism.” The case, brought by Republican-led states and coal companies, could frustrate the Biden administration’s efforts to address climate change. The oldest surviving former Miss America, she was among the first to object to wearing a swimsuit during her reign. After being hired as expert witnesses for groups opposing a restrictive voting law, three University of Florida academics were told they could not participate in the lawsuit against the state. A National Weather Service forecaster warned that heavy rain during high tides could lead to “astronomical surges” of ocean water. It was the state’s first lethal injection since 2015, when it halted executions after using the wrong drug in one instance and allowing a prisoner to regain consciousness in another. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was in charge of firearms on the New Mexico film set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer with a gun that was not supposed to contain live ammunition. Valerie Cincinelli, who resigned from the New York Police Department, was given four years in prison for seeking to enlist her boyfriend in a murder-for-hire scheme. The city agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to the family of Mr. Wallace, a Black man with a history of mental illness who was shot by officers last year while holding a knife. The cultural problems of hockey seem to have met a moment that makes them impossible to ignore, and when consequences — however belatedly — are finally being meted out. The attorney general acted to reverse a Trump administration decision to cut off funding for the Office for Access to Justice, an Obama-era program to give poor defendants legal representation. The annual trick-or-treating haul is a challenge for parents trying to balance holiday fun with healthy eating habits. Seven families share their stories of putting together the perfect Halloween costumes for children with special needs. Many Roma women face pressures to marry young and take on traditional gender roles. Pretty Loud, a hip-hop group from Serbia, wants girls to decide for themselves. Barcelona is looking for a new manager, and Manchester United may need one soon. But the pool of coaches elite clubs hire from is getting smaller every year, and that’s a problem. This month’s selections include a period sci-fi/action hybrid, low-budget domestic puzzlers and a mega budget, yet overlooked, time-travel spectacle. Three new books — Daniel Sokatch’s “Can We Talk About Israel?,” Omri Boehm’s “Haifa Republic” and Ethan Michaeli’s “Twelve Tribes” — explore various dimensions of the Jewish state. More Recent Articles |
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