Lizzo Says ‘I Quit’ on Instagram, Citing Online Criticism

The Grammy Award-winning singer said on Instagram that she was “starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.”

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As Disney Fights Nelson Peltz, Small Shareholders Loom Large

Individuals hold as much as 40 percent of the company’s shares, and they may decide a proxy battle that is one of the most expensive in history.

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Book Review: ‘Table for Two,’ by Amor Towles

“Table for Two” is a collection of six stories and a novella set in two very different cultural capitals.

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Why Japanese Maples Are an Obsession for Gardeners

You won’t stop at just one, once you discover what they can do for your garden: “People get obsessed.”

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The 25 Most Defining Pieces of Furniture From the Last 100 Years

Three designers, a museum curator, an artist and a design-savvy actress convened at The New York Times to make a list of the most enduring and significant objects for living.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Mr. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of stealing $8 billion from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, faced a maximum sentence of 110 years.

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How 2 Families Faced a Catastrophic Birth Defect

Cases of trisomy 18 may rise as many states restrict abortion. But some women choose to have the babies, love them tenderly and care for them devotedly.

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The Run-Up: What About The People Who Don’t Vote?

Lessons from nonvoters and what might change their minds.

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Who Is Blowing Up Russia?

There are two plausible theories for who’s behind the terrorist attack in Russia. Both are terrifying.

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Disney and DeSantis Settle Suit Over Florida Special District

The settlement ends a two-year fight between the entertainment giant and the Florida governor over control of a state tax district near Orlando that encompasses Walt Disney World.

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Bill Seeks Reparations for Families Displaced From Site of Dodger Stadium

About 1,800 families were forced to leave the land, now known as Chavez Ravine, that eventually became Dodger Stadium. A measure in the State Assembly could provide them with compensation or land.

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This Is the Best Way for Joe Biden to Talk About the Economy

He is defying 40 years of orthodoxy on the center-left.

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Black Couple Who Said an Appraisal of Their Home Was Biased Settle Lawsuit

Dr. Nathan Connolly and the estate of Dr. Shani Mott, who recently died, will receive a payment from their mortgage lender, which also agreed to several policy changes to discourage discrimination.

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Brazil Police Arrest 3 for Murder of Marielle Franco

Two politicians were arrested in the assassination of a rival, Marielle Franco, who was known for fighting corruption and police violence.

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Make This Egg Dish for Easter

A fragrant mash-up of shakshuka, eggs in purgatory and egg curry, this easy one-pan recipe can be made with pantry ingredients you probably already have on hand.

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Catherine’s Cancer Disclosure Shows Her Lessons From Previous Media Ordeals

“They know they can’t control the online world,” one expert on the royal family said about the recent spate of revelations about the health of Catherine and King Charles III.

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First He Came for Cancel Culture. Now He Wants to Cancel Smartphones

The N.Y.U. professor Jonathan Haidt became a favorite in Silicon Valley for his work on what he called the “coddling” of young people. Now, he has an idea for fixing Gen Z.

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A Dark Day Is Coming for Buffalo. It Can’t Wait.

A total eclipse will pass directly over the city next month, and as many as a million visitors are expected to visit.

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The Roadblocks to Biden’s Electric Vehicles Plan

E.V.s have become part of the political culture wars

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LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson Drops New Song With NLE Choppa As NCAA Tournament Starts

The sophomore guard is prepping collaborations with hip-hop heavyweights like Lil Wayne and NLE Choppa as she helps L.S.U. defend its basketball title in the N.C.A.A. tournament.

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Valentino’s Creative Director Is Departing

Pierpaolo Piccioli, known for his bold use of color and studded leather shoes, had been at the fashion house for 25 years.

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A Space Rock Fell Into Sweden. Who Owns It on Earth?

Sweden’s courts have been debating claims to a meteorite that fell north of Stockholm, including whether the right to move around in nature, including on private property, extends to claiming a meteorite.

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Vampire Weekend Did Not Make a ‘Doom and Gloom Record’

On its fifth album, suffused with thoughts of 20th-century New York City, indie-rock’s pop maximalists get noisier — but it’s a journey out of negativity into “something a little deeper.”

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Alan Cumming’s Outsider Cabaret

The 59-year-old actor, who revels in doing “weird things all the time,” brings his cabaret show about aging to New York.

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Joan Jonas: A Trailblazer Shines at MoMA

A bounteous and playful survey of the 87-year-old artist’s career on the vanguard highway fills the museum and the Drawing Center.

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Hairstyles That Shined at Fashion Weeks in Paris, New York, Milan and London

Wet waves, curly mullets and all sorts of braids commanded attention without camouflaging other features.

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Crafts Retailer Joann Files for Bankruptcy

After pandemic-era boom in sales, Joann has been dealing with a pullback in consumer spending on at-home projects. The retailer will become a private company owned by a group of its creditors.

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Kristen Stewart’s Naked Dressing for ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Makes a Point

Her press tour for “Love Lies Bleeding” was something to see.

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These Senior Skiers Are Still Chasing Powder in Their 80s and 90s

For the Wild old Bunch of Alta, Utah, getting older means more time for the mountain. And anyone over 80 skis free.

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Chicago Begins Evicting Migrants From Shelters, Citing Strain on Resources

Officials say more than 2,000 people would be evicted by the end of April, as volunteer groups scramble to assist them.

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Mike Lynch, Former UK Tech Mogul, Face Trial for Defrauding HP

A criminal trial is set to begin for Mr. Lynch, the founder of the software company Autonomy, which was sold to Hewlett-Packard in 2011 and later accused of being a fraud.

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Landline Users Remain Proudly ‘Old-Fashioned’ in the Digital Age

Traditional phones may seem like relics in the iPhone era, but a recent AT&T cellular service outage had some landline lovers extolling their virtues.

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Flower Arrangements Are Reaching New Heights

Floral designers are finding drama in tall, statuesque compositions.

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Montez Press Radio Is Reviving the D.I.Y. Spirit of a Bygone New York City

In an era of podcasts and influencers, Montez Press Radio is reviving the D.I.Y. spirit of a bygone downtown New York City.

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Down the Rabbit Hole in Search of a Few Frames of Irish American History

The silent film “The Callahans and the Murphys” was pulled after an uproar over stereotyping. What happened next tantalized one fan of old movies.

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Frightening Confrontation Led to Brooklyn Subway Shooting, Videos Show

Two men who the police say did not know each other were engaged in a violent argument before one of them was shot. A woman also appeared to stab one of the men in the back, a video shows.

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Esa-Pekka Salonen to Leave San Francisco Symphony

Esa-Pekka Salonen, the ensemble’s music director, said that he no longer shared the same goals as the administration, which has been cutting costs.

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They Helped a Family Facing Discrimination 80 Years Ago. Now They’re Being Celebrated.

In 1939, a Black couple rented a California home to a Chinese American family when others would not. Now, members of that family are donating house sale proceeds to Black students.

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The Friends Who Got Away

We don’t mean to lose all the people who vanish from our lives.

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Marble Roman Head Is Found in England

A marble head from the first or second century was found buried in England. But how did it get there?

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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Brittany Howard Sings Through the Pangs of New Love

On her second solo record since leaving Alabama Shakes, “What Now,” Brittany Howard traces a path out of heartbreak. Today, she reads a Modern Love essay about that treacherous, hopeful journey back to love.

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David Mixner, Fierce Fighter for Gay Rights, Is Dead at 77

He persuaded Ronald Reagan to help defeat a proposed ban on L.G.B.T.Q. schoolteachers in California in 1978, and he sparred with his friend Bill Clinton over “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

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The Woman Who Tried to Make Porn Safe for Feminism

How the archive of Candida Royalle, a porn star turned pioneering director, landed at Harvard — and inspired a new book challenging the conventional history of the sexual revolution.

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A Book Celebrates James Foley and Confronts a Man Involved in His Murder

Colum McCann and Diane Foley, James’s mother, came together to question one of his kidnappers and write a book that delves into the lives of both men.

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Has San Francisco Lost Its Liberal Soul?

In a city known as a progressive bastion, voters resoundingly passed two conservative-leaning ballot measures this week, on police authority and drug screening.

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Miami Beach Is Done With Spring Breakers: ‘It’s Not Us. It’s You.’

This weekend and next, Miami Beach visitors will face extraordinary measures meant to head off disorderly crowds, including bag checks at beach entrances and closed parking garages.

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Speaks Out About ‘Hateful’ Online Bullying

In an appearance at SXSW, Meghan said she experienced the heaviest online abuse during her pregnancies.

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Musk vs. OpenAI, Europe’s Tech Crackdown and a Month With the Vision Pro

Just when we thought the feud was cooling off, OpenAI pulled out the receipts.

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Trump Posts $91.6 Million Bond for E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case

Donald J. Trump is contending with civil penalties that are together worth more than half a billion dollars.

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Spate of Mock News Sites With Russian Ties Pop Up in U.S.

The fake news organizations, experts say, represent a technological leap in the Kremlin’s efforts to spread false and misleading narratives.

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How Orban Critics Were Targeted By a Fake Investor and a Pro-Trump X Account

A covert campaign to entrap and discredit people linked to rights groups in Hungary has added fuel to longstanding complaints of democratic backsliding in the country.

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Man Who Became Champion of Rehabilitation Is Charged With Murder

Sheldon Johnson became a youth worker with the Queens Defenders after his release from prison last May.

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FDA Urges Recall of Lead-Tainted Cinnamon Brands

The agency tested 75 types of cinnamon after hundreds of children were poisoned by the spice in applesauce. It found some lead in cinnamon brands sold at some dollar stores and other markets.

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Putin’s Nukes in Space Are Back to Scare Us Again

Russian President Vladimir V. Putin may find that a nuclear weapon in orbit is less useful for war than intimidation.

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Fewer Voters Think Trump Committed Crimes, Polls Show

A strategy to delay Donald J. Trump’s trials may be changing views, with the percentage of voters who see his actions as crimes falling across the spectrum since December.

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Amy Coney Barrett’s Opinion in Trump Ballot Case Sends a Distinct Message

The justice distanced herself from the majority, saying it had gone too far, and from the three liberals, saying their tone sent the wrong message.

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The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: A Grisly Theory and a Renewed Debate

New speculation about the toddler’s death and pressure to force DNA testing of evidence have revived scrutiny of what was known as the “crime of the century.”

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Nations Agree to Refine Pact That Guides the Return of Nazi-Looted Art

At a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles, officials presented clarifications to the guidelines credited with helping to accelerate restitutions worldwide.

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Trump’s Tax Cut Fueled Investment but Did Not Pay for Itself, Study Finds

The most detailed research yet on corporate response to the 2017 Republican tax law shows modest gains for workers and high cost to the federal debt.

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These Downtown Los Angeles Towers Became a Graffiti Skyline

Skyscrapers in the heart of Los Angeles were a financial failure that many people had ignored — until graffiti artists tagged their windows.

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Trump’s Allies Ramp Up Campaign Targeting Voter Rolls

Calling themselves investigators, activists are using new data tools and disputed legal theories to urge officials to drop voters from the rolls.

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U.N. Aid Agency Researchers Allege Abuse of Gazans in Israeli Detention

UNRWA, the aid agency for Palestinians, is preparing to publish an investigation based on testimony from more than 100 detainees that accuses Israeli troops of abuse.

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Remembering Iris Apfel’s Full Life in Full Looks

The New York society figure, former interior designer and self-proclaimed “geriatric starlet” made dressing a delight.

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Tell Us About Your Pandemic Relationship Regrets

Some relationships that were fast-tracked by the pandemic are now marred by regrets. Did you move in together too soon? Got married mainly for the health insurance? We want to hear from you.

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Freight Train Derails Along Lehigh River

Photos on social media showed two locomotives and several container cars derailed. No injuries or leaks were reported, officials said.

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Pre-Wedding Ceremony for an Indian Billionaire’s Son Draws Big-Name Guests

A three-day pre-wedding ceremony for the son of one of India’s richest men raises the bar for extravagant festivity.

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Gemini’s Culture War, Kara Swisher Burns Us and SCOTUS Takes Up Content Moderation

We finally invited someone on the podcast who is meaner to Casey than Kevin is.

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Welcome to Japan, Where the Bad News Is the Good News

The trend lines may be grim, but the Japanese aren’t sweating them.

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C.I.A. Violently Cut Off 9/11 Suspect When He Tried to Talk About Attacks

In the aftermath of the attacks, interrogators were determined to get Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to discuss Al Qaeda’s future plans, a psychologist testified.

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Nursing Home Staffing Shortages and Other Problems Still Persist

Infection control lapses, severe staffing shortages and lowering vaccination rates have continued to plague many facilities beyond the pandemic.

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