Thursday, 29 February 2024

Milan Fashion Week: Red and a Surprise Appearance by Ye Generate Buzz

Flashes of red in the crowds outside shows and a surprise appearance by Ye gave Milan Fashion Week a high-adrenaline feel.

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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Three Powerful Lessons About Love

It’s been 20 years since Daniel Jones started Modern Love as a weekly column in The New York Times. Today, he shares what the job has taught him about love.

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Wednesday, 28 February 2024

Gov. Murphy Will Propose Bringing Back Nation’s Highest Business Tax

Gov. Philip D. Murphy, who let the 11.5 percent tax expire at the end of last year, will propose bringing it back for corporations with profits of more than $10 million.

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Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Giving Big, a California Couple Gets Gratitude and Scrutiny

Lynda and Stewart Resnick have directed their pistachio fortune toward large, transformational gifts, but also drawn some criticism for their water use in an often parched state.

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Sept. 11 Case Slowed by Faded Memories and Lost Witnesses

The military court at Guantánamo faces a new challenge as key witnesses die, become too sick to travel or no longer remember details.

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Monday, 26 February 2024

What to Know About the Supreme Court Case on Free Speech on Social Media

Both Florida and Texas passed laws regulating how social media companies moderate speech online. The laws, if upheld, could fundamentally alter how the platforms police their sites.

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North Carolina’s Bodacious Belles Thrive on Friendship and Fancy Footwork

The Bodacious Belles, a women’s group in Beaufort, N.C., shows the difference a network of support can make in an aging America.

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In on the Joke at the First-Ever Florida Man Games

A mullet contest, a “mud duel” with pool noodles, an “evading arrest” obstacle course — and a chance to mull why the meme that launched it all keeps hanging on.

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Sunday, 25 February 2024

Finding Great Coffee in Ho Chi Minh City

In this hectic, bustling city, there’s a cafe for every coffee acolyte. Here are seven places where you can try egg coffee and other Vietnamese specialties.

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In Video, Nonbinary Student Describes Fight in Oklahoma School Bathroom

The police released video of the student, Nex Benedict, recounting the altercation a day before their death, which has drawn national scrutiny.

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Aleksei Navalny’s Body Was Returned to His Mother, Allies Say

The Russian authorities have transferred the body, ending a grim battle for custody of his remains.

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Saturday, 24 February 2024

Argentina’s Leader Meets With Blinken, as He Heads to Meet Trump

The Argentine president’s zeal to befriend the next occupant of the White House led him on a two-day tour of the political poles of the United States.

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German Lawmakers Move Closer to Legalizing Marijuana

The measure still requires approval from the Council of States, but the vote brings the country closer to becoming the largest nation in Europe to legalize the drug for recreational use.

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Thursday, 22 February 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: A Politics Reporter Walks Into a Singles Mixer

Politics and speed dating: What could go wrong? Astead Herndon, host of “The Run-Up,” talks to Anna Martin about his recent reporting excursion.

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Wednesday, 21 February 2024

Leslie Jamison’s Memoir ‘Splinters’ Is a Balancing Act of Self-Exposure

The essayist Leslie Jamison has become known for her careful balancing acts of self-exposure.

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Child Welfare Agency Routinely Violates Families’ Rights, Suit Charges

Lawyers for a group of New York City parents argue that the Administration for Children’s Services uses “coercive tactics” that traumatize the families it is charged with protecting.

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Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Houthi Attack Forces Crew to Abandon Cargo Ship in Gulf of Aden

The attack on the ship, the Rubymar, appeared to be one of the Houthis’ most successful after months of firing drones and missiles at ships in the region.

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The Weirdest, Wildest Performances of the Year

Wesley Morris gives out awards for acting categories that don’t exist at the Oscars.

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Monday, 19 February 2024

This Easy Cauliflower Salad Recipe Will Brighten Even the Bleakest Days

Spiced and roasted florets join briny capers and sweet-sour pickled onions in a punchy dish made for February.

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Three Police Officers Shot in Minnesota, Official Says

A federal agency said the officers had been responding to a “domestic-related shooting” in the city of Burnsville, near Minneapolis.

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Sunday, 18 February 2024

What Is a Sommelier in the Post-Pandemic Restaurant Economy?

The job, once seen as an essential feature of any establishment serious about wine, now seems to be a luxury in the post-pandemic restaurant economy.

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Fall of Avdiivka: What to Know After Russia Captures Ukrainian Stronghold

Russia’s capture of a city that had been a stronghold of Ukrainian defenses in the Donetsk region is a strategic and symbolic blow.

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Saturday, 17 February 2024

Putin and His Enablers Should Be Held Responsible for Navalny’s Death

In Russia, it isn’t necessary to kill all the dissidents and journalists, just the bravest ones.

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Utah School Board Member Is Censured After Questioning Student’s Gender

Natalie Cline, a Utah school board official, suggested on social media that a 16-year-old female basketball player was transgender, drawing abuse toward the girl.

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Trump Privately Favors a 16-Week Abortion Ban

In supporting a 16-week ban with exceptions, Donald Trump appears to be trying to satisfy social conservatives who want to further restrict abortion access and voters who want more modest limits.

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Friday, 16 February 2024

Chinese Influence Campaign Pushes Disunity Before U.S. Election, Study Says

A long-running network of accounts, known as Spamouflage, is using A.I.-generated images to amplify negative narratives involving the presidential race.

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F.B.I. Searches Homes of Fire Dept. Chiefs in Corruption Investigation

New York investigators working with federal authorities also searched the chiefs’ offices at the department’s headquarters as part of an inquiry into whether they inappropriately accepted payments.

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Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Has Fallen Out of Favor

Chocolate chip ice cream, once a year-round staple, has fallen out of favor.

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Sheffield Gave Soccer to the World. Now It Wants Credit.

Sheffield says it was home to the planet’s first real soccer culture. Staking a claim to that honor may hold the key to its future.

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Thursday, 15 February 2024

A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We Thought’

A new study weighed a range of threats and variables in an effort to map out where the rain forest is most vulnerable.

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Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Is That Polar Bear Getting Enough to Eat? Try a Collar With a Camera.

Scientists collected video from 20 bears during ice-free months to understand whether the animals can survive longer periods on land in a warming world.

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Supreme Court Gives Prosecutors a Week to Respond in Trump Immunity Case

The schedule the justices set was not particularly speedy, though nothing prevents the special counsel from filing sooner than the court’s Feb. 20 deadline.

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Tuesday, 13 February 2024

Chuck Close’s Final Works to Go on Display at Pace Gallery

The artist’s longtime gallerist, Arne Glimcher, has organized an exhibition of the artist’s final portraits at Pace, opening Feb. 22.

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The Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking

Are humans the only beings in the universe confronting global self-destruction? Or just the last ones standing?

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How TikTok Took The Pink Stuff, a Cleaning Paste, From Obscurity to Viral Sensation

The Pink Stuff, a home cleaning paste, went from total obscurity to viral sensation — and Walmart staple — thanks to one “cleanfluencer” and her legion of fans.

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Monday, 12 February 2024

At First, He Was in His Head, but Her ‘Gut Instinct’ Prevailed

Yuna Yang and Christopher Seck became good friends before she proposed becoming something more. He took three months to consider.

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Favoring Foes Over Friends, Trump Threatens to Upend International Order

Former President Donald J. Trump suggested that he would incite Russia to attack “delinquent” U.S. allies, foreshadowing potentially far-reaching changes in the world order if he wins the White House again.

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Israeli Analysts Say Rafah Invasion Unlikely to Be Imminent

A major challenge for Israeli forces will be how to move the more than 1 million Gazans who have crowded into the city out of harm’s way.

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Sunday, 11 February 2024

Bones Found on Prince Edward Island Beach Are Likely From a Shipwreck, but Which One?

Human remains found last month in an area of Prince Edward Island that was perilous for ships were most likely buried after a shipwreck in the 1800s, experts say.

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Saturday, 10 February 2024

Prosecutors Seek to Protect Witnesses in Trump Classified Documents Case

The move to shield the identities of several witnesses suggested a mounting sense of frustration with Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who is overseeing the case.

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How Two Irish Businessmen Almost Took Nigeria for $11 Billion

A mundane contractual provision met with rampant corruption — revealing a serious vulnerability in one of the backbones of international commerce.

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Does Technology Rule Our Sex and Dating Lives?

Our erotic and romantic lives have become ever more tangled with machines.

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Smart Sex Toys: Can You Use Data to Optimize an Orgasm?

An array of smart sex toys cater to those who want to take a data-driven approach to their pleasure.

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Friday, 9 February 2024

Liberals Love Ranked-Choice Voting. Will Republicans?

Ranked-choice voting could be on the November ballot in four states, a sign of the system’s rising popularity. Most conservatives have opposed it. But some say that could be changing.

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How the Super Bowl Is Affecting Las Vegas (and Carrot Top)

A city known for major events and extravagance is hosting the country’s biggest sporting event. It is not business as usual.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Timeline

The planet’s biggest pop star met America’s biggest sport, and heads collectively exploded. Here are the moments people got happy, sad, angry or annoyed.

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Kansas City Stars, With Help From Taylor Swift, Are Advertising Champs

On-field success and a certain off-field relationship helped make Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reid ubiquitous on TV commercials during the N.F.L. season.

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Thursday, 8 February 2024

Lincoln Center’s Leader, Henry Timms, to Depart After Five Years

After guiding the arts organization through the pandemic and shepherding through the renovation of David Geffen Hall, he is leaving to lead the Brunswick Group.

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Apple Vision Pro Review: First Headset Lacks Polish and Purpose

Billed as the future of computing, the $3,500 goggles can’t replace a laptop for work. At times, wearing them also made our columnist feel nauseated.

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Vision Pro Goggles are not Safe While Driving a Tesla, U.S. Says

Videos, many of them stunts or jokes, of people wearing Apple’s new virtual reality headset while driving Teslas in Autopilot mode prompted officials to issue warnings.

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Aston Barrett, 77, Bass-Playing Force With Bob Marley and Wailers, Dies

Known by his nickname, Family Man, he was the group’s musical director, crafting the hypnotic rhythms and melodies that elevated reggae to global acclaim.

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Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Joe Manchin Would Like Your Attention, and He is Not Alone

Let the third-party follies begin.

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With Demise of Border Deal, No Clear Path for Ukraine and Israel Aid in Congress

The House was set to consider an Israel-only aid bill that faced bipartisan resistance and a veto threat from President Biden. The Senate’s broader package with Ukraine aid appeared dead.

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Scores of N.Y. Public Housing Workers Charged in Record Corruption Case

Manhattan’s federal prosecutor said the number of bribery charges, more than 60 in all, amounted to a single-day record for the Justice Department.

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FAA Chief Pledges ‘More Boots on the Ground’ to Monitor Boeing

Mike Whitaker, who leads the Federal Aviation Administration, appeared before House lawmakers as Boeing faces another crisis involving a 737 Max jet.

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Tuesday, 6 February 2024

CNN’s New Morning Strategy: More News, Less Banter

The change is the first major programming shift under CNN’s new leader, Mark Thompson.

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Monday, 5 February 2024

Trump Pushes Immigration Conspiracy Theories and Mass Deportations

Former President Donald J. Trump suggested to Fox News that China was orchestrating illegal immigration and that Latin American governments were picking criminals to send to the United States.

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Two Theater-Making Couples Reflect on Mortality and Renewal

A meditation on mortality and renewal, “The Following Evening” presents mirror images of two married pairs of theater makers.

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Biden has ordered further retaliation to killings of U.S. soldiers, officials say.



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Sunday, 4 February 2024

Target Pulls Magnet Kit That Misidentified Three Black Leaders

In a widely viewed TikTok video, a high school history teacher highlighted the errors, which appeared in a “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Activity.”

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Senegal’s President Calls Off a National Election. His Critics Call It a Coup.

The West African country had planned to hold an election in three weeks. But President Macky Sall canceled it indefinitely pending an inquiry into corruption allegations at the constitutional court.

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Another Political Failure on Immigration

Biden’s forceful support for measures to stop an overwhelming number of people from crossing the border is necessary, but not enough to push Congress to act on immigration.

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Saturday, 3 February 2024

NYPD Removes Robot from Times Square Subway

The New York Police Department’s Knightscope K5 debuted in Times Square amid fanfare from Mayor Eric Adams. It ended its brief tour exiled to a vacant storefront, all alone.

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The Economy Looks Sunny, a Potential Gain for Biden

Recession fears have eased. Growth and job gains are beating expectations. Inflation is cooling. Consumers are happier. The president is waiting to benefit.

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Taylor Swift’s Fans React to Right Wing Attacks on Star

Some commentators have taken an aggressive interest in Taylor Swift’s motivations for being around the N.F.L. Her fans remain unswayed.

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Friday, 2 February 2024

Choosing Rebirth Over Revenge After My Release From Gaza

We can learn from Holocaust survivors how to move forward after Oct. 7.

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Will Joe Biden’s Gaza Problem Drown Out His 2024 Bid?: The Run-Up

An incumbent president focused on re-election in November versus a growing group of protesters, who couldn’t care less about the contest.

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Defense Secretary Tries to Explain Why He Kept His Illness Secret

“I did not handle this right,” Lloyd J. Austin III said after being widely criticized for failing to immediately disclose his absence to the White House.

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Developers Pan Apple’s New Plan for App Store in Europe

To comply with European regulations, Apple has proposed reducing its commission on app sales while adding new fees and hurdles.

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Thursday, 1 February 2024

Why Cholesterol Is Important For Health and How To Lower It

It’s critical for preventing heart disease and other serious health problems.

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The Apple Vision Pro Is a Marvel. But Who Will Buy It?

Parents, movie buffs and office workers might all succumb to the novelty of Apple’s new ‘spatial computing’ device.

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Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Costs Closer to $4,600 With Necessary Add-Ons

The new headset teaches a valuable lesson about the cost of tech products: The upsells and add-ons will get you.

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Man Is Charged With Killing His Father After Posting Grisly YouTube Video

A disturbing video in which a man claims he is holding his dead father’s head was available on YouTube for about five hours on Tuesday night.

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The Making and Remaking of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’

Eighty years after its release, the sentimental holiday standard continues to enchant listeners and inspire the musicians who take it on. ...