False Story About Key Witness in Trump Trial, Michael Cohen, Retracted by OAN

Michael D. Cohen’s lawyers took on OAN over the false story. The settlement came as right-wing news outlets face a barrage of defamation suits.

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A Starry Cast Navigates ‘Uncle Vanya’ and ‘Every Emotion Under the Sun’

Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Alison Pill and Anika Noni Rose discuss the new translation of Chekhov that brought them to the farm.

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Colleges Cracking Down on Pro-Palestinian Protests Raise Questions About Outsiders

With pro-Palestinian protests spreading across campuses nationwide, university leaders have had to confront a central question: When does a demonstration cross the line?

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In Northern Israel, Clashes With Hezbollah Drives a Hospital Underground

Subterranean operations at Galilee Medical Center are a striking example of how life in northern Israel has been upended since Hezbollah began launching near-daily attacks.

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Biden and Netanyahu Meet on Possible Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal

The president plans to speak with the Israeli prime minister on Sunday, the same day Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken left for his latest trip to the Middle East.

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Cómo el fentanilo arrasó con el comercio de opio en Guatemala

El auge del fentanilo, que ha reconfigurado la guerra contra las drogas en uno de los rincones más anárquicos de Centroamérica, ha devastado el comercio de la adormidera, utilizada para fabricar heroína.

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The Comedian Roy Wood Jr. on What’s Funny About 2024

A conversation about the power of Trump’s punchlines — and the jokes President Biden should be telling.

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What Would Jesus Do? Tackle the Housing Crisis, Say Some Congregations.

The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement to build affordable housing on faith organizations’ properties is gaining steam in California and elsewhere.

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Beth Linker is Turning Good Posture On its Head

A historian and sociologist of science re-examines the “posture panic” of the last century. You’ll want to sit down for this.

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The Constitution Won’t Save Us From Trump

Turning the page on the man — and on the politics he has fostered — will require fundamentally changing the text of our founding document.

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Salman Rushdie Is Not Who You Think He Is

The renowned author reflects on the fatwa ordered against him decades ago for his book “The Satanic Verses” — and surviving a brutal attack in 2022.

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MTA’s Congestion Pricing in NYC Will Start June 30

Legal and political disagreements still threaten to dilute or halt the program, which transit officials have said will ease some of the nation’s worst traffic.

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‘Challengers,’ Zendaya’s Looks Deliver Normcore

Zendaya breaks hearts in a stylish tennis love triangle.

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U.S. to Withdraw Troops From Chad

The departure of U.S. military personnel in Chad and Niger comes as both countries are turning away from years of cooperation with the United States and forming partnerships with Russia.

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‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

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For the Sake of Democracy, Celebrate Mike Johnson

In this one instance, at least, he stood on principle.

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Myanmar’s Young Rebels Find the Bright Sides to an Internet Blackout

Even through the Myanmar army’s communications blackout, residents of a conflict zone find moments of grace, and occasional connectivity, away from the battlefield.

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Will Justice Merchan Find Trump in Contempt of Court?

Chances are high.

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Crafting Tod’s Shoes Never Meant to Be Walked In

In Venice, a coterie of craftspeople reinterpret Tod’s driving shoes.

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With a Fresh Look and Recipes, Manischewitz Courts a New Generation

The 136-year-old company’s products have been staples in American Jewish households for generations. After a major rebranding, the matzo ball soup comes with merch.

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‘Under the Bridge’ With Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone

In a joint interview, the actors discuss “Under the Bridge,” their new true-crime series based on a teenager’s brutal killing in British Columbia.

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Jaw Bone in Child’s Rock Collection Belonged to Marine Who Died in 1951

A mother found the bone in her son’s rock collection in 2002. In 2024, researchers finally identified the person’s remains.

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Tracing the Trail of Hush-Money Deals That Led to Trump’s Prosecution

Before Stormy Daniels, Donald J. Trump and his allies paid to keep other stories buried as he ran for the presidency.

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Golden Visa Programs, Once a Boon, Lose Their Luster

Spain is the latest European country to end its program, which brought in billions of euros from real estate investors seeking residency status but worsened a housing crisis for locals.

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Rahul Gandhi’s Vision for India Goes Beyond Modi and the Election

But in this year’s elections, the scion of India’s most storied political family is still trying to unseat Modi — and change the nation’s course.

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Taylor Swift Lyrics: Who’s Mentioned on ‘Tortured Poets Department?

Ex-boyfriends may be alluded to. Travis Kelce, too, fans believe. And some actual poets.

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Dave McCormick, GOP Senate Candidate, Says He Grew Up on a Family Farm. Not Exactly.

David McCormick has often spoken about his modest upbringing on a farm in Pennsylvania. A close look at his past tells a different story.

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A Deadly Dog Attack Upends an Elite Westchester Farm

At a farm tied to Blue Hill at Stone Barns, where a meal costs around $400, two dogs killed a poodle and seriously injured its owner. Now the dogs face a possible death sentence.

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After 70 Years, Si Lewen’s Wrenching ‘Parade’ Marches On

This sequence of 63 bravura antiwar drawings hasn’t been shown in New York in nearly seven decades but they’re up again now, thanks to Art Spiegelman.

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A Millennial Weaver Carries a Centuries-Old Craft Forward

Melissa Cody mastered a weaving tradition dating back millenniums, but her eye-dazzling patterns joyously venture beyond it.

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Nine People, Including Air Canada Worker, Arrested in $14.5 Million Gold Heist

The stolen gold was partly used to buy guns that were bound for Canada, the police said.

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WNBA Draft: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and the Best Dressed

The next class of basketball stars are ready for their close-ups. Finally, fashion is paying attention.

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Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Avoided a Collision on the Charts. (Again.)

Pop’s two reigning queens are often cast as rivals, but they have continually supported each other — and spaced out their album releases.

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Match Made in Venice: Tadao Ando and Zeng Fanzhi

From Japan, Ando designed an exhibition for Zeng, the Chinese painter, which generates a sense of surprise and discovery — what LACMA’s director calls “a strange, poetic thing.”

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Iran Just Made a Big Mistake. Israel Shouldn’t Follow.

There now needs to be a large, sustained, global initiative to isolate Iran.

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American Pizazz Meets the Staid Traditions of Sumo

At Madison Square Garden, New Yorkers got a rare look at an ancient Japanese sport, cheering and booing as though they were watching a Yankees game.

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Rumi Missabu, Avant-Garde Drag Performer Who Glittered, Dies at 76

He was one of the stars of the Cockettes, a psychedelic collective formed at the turn of the 1970s in San Francisco, that was short-lived but inspired generations.

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Ukraine’s Draft Dodgers Run, and Swim, to Avoid the War

With Russia seizing the initiative on the battlefield in recent months, Ukraine’s ability to defend itself hinges on replenishing its arsenal of weaponry and mobilizing troops.

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$17,000 to Watch the Masters? How Sports Entice Deep-Pocketed Fans.

Teams, leagues and event organizers are pursuing enthusiasts with the promise of luxury and exclusivity, in hopes of bigger profits and lasting loyalty.

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How a Reality TV Show Turned the U.F.C. From Pariah to Juggernaut

The Ultimate Fighting Championship, whose 300th numbered pay-per-view fight card is this weekend, was once effectively banned on television because of its violence.

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O.J. Simpson’s Book Publisher on the Interview When He ‘Confessed’ to Murder

Years after Mr. Simpson was acquitted, he wrote a book and gave a shocking interview. The whole endeavor cost the publisher, Judith Regan, her job.

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Campaign Puts Trump and the Spy Agencies on Collision Course

As president, Donald Trump never trusted the intelligence community. His antipathy has only grown since he left office, with potentially serious implications should he return to power.

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NYC Schools Chief to Testify as Congress Expands Antisemitism Inquiry

A congressional committee that questioned college presidents about how they have handled protests over the Israel-Hamas war is now focusing on K-12 school districts.

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Robert MacNeil, Earnest News Anchor for PBS, Dies at 93

With his longtime co-host Jim Lehrer, he delivered thoughtful reports that stood in stark contrast to the commercial networks’ ever more sensational newscasts.

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With Brute Force and Steel, This Artist Creates Works of Ephemeral Beauty

A YouTube rabbit hole led Blanka Amezkua to a small Mexican town and the centuries-old craft of papel picado — chiseling intricate patterns into colorful paper flags.

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A Principal Confronted a Teenage Girl. Now He’s Facing Prison Time.

Behind the “maelstrom” at a high-achieving, racially diverse school in a liberal New Jersey suburb.

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Jackson Hinkle Rides Rage Over Israel to Prominence

Jackson Hinkle’s incendiary commentary has generated over two million new followers on X since October — a surge that some researchers say is aided by inauthentic accounts.

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Republicans Are Fleeing the Stench of a Rotten Congress

The great 2024 exodus is all about Trump-era discord and dysfunction.

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Julian Assange’s Family React to Biden Suggesting U.S. Might Drop Case

The WikiLeaks founder has spent five years in a high-security London prison while contesting extradition efforts. Before that, he holed up for seven years in the Ecuadorean Embassy.

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Migration Overhaul in E.U. Clears Final Hurdle

Years in the making, the legislation is intended to update migration policy and cool anti-migrant sentiments ahead of E.U. elections in June.

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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on Her New Home and Book

It took Doris Kearns Goodwin a while to adjust to leaving the Concord, Mass., farmhouse she shared with her husband. But Boston has its compensations.

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Teen Girls Confront an Epidemic of Deepfake Nudes in Schools

Using artificial intelligence, middle and high school students have fabricated explicit images of female classmates and shared the doctored pictures.

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Electric Cars Are Boring (Tesla Cybertruck Included)

Sales of electric vehicles are sagging in part because they’re so dull to drive compared with their gas counterparts.

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Can Minor League Baseball Survive Its Real Estate Problems?

The fight over a new stadium for the Eugene Emeralds highlights a wider challenge for cheaper alternatives to big-league live sports.

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Your Solar Eclipse Soundtrack

Songs to put you in the mood.

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Cole Brings Plenty, ’1923’ Actor, Is Found Dead

Mr. Brings Plenty, 27, was found dead in Kansas days after his family reported him missing. Officials did not provide a cause of death.

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College Students in Maine Explore a New Take On an Ancient Jewish Ritual

Students from Colby College helped harvest ice from a pond for a new mikvah, or ritual bath, at a synagogue in Waterville.

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“Curb Your Enthusiasm” Was Larry David’s Book of Manners

He’s a wild, monomaniacal jerk. He’s also our greatest interpreter of American manners since Emily Post.

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Here’s the latest on the president’s visit.

The president plans to take an aerial tour, receive briefings on the response and meet with the families of victims. It is unclear if he will announce additional aid.

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A Smart Idea to Return Majority Rule to the Senate

The filibuster is not what the architects of the Constitution had in mind.

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Is A.I. Already Taking Jobs? +A Filmmaker Tries Sora + The XZ Backdoor Caper

“I’ve always said if you have a ChatGPT subscription and a hose, you can get very far in this life.”

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When the Rubin Museum Was Divine

The Rubin will be “reimagined” as a global museum, but our critic says its charismatic presence will be only a troubling memory.

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Will New York Reach a Housing Deal to Confront an Affordability Crisis?

The deal could clear the way for the construction of new homes and make it more difficult for landlords to evict renters, if lawmakers in Albany can find a compromise.

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How an Editors’ Note Fueled Another Kate Conspiracy Theory

A routine Getty Images caption beside the Princess of Wales’s cancer announcement has fanned disinformation about her. Researchers say there is no evidence that the video is fake.

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A New Look at an Old Favorite for Adventure Seekers: La Paz, Mexico

New hotels and destination-worthy restaurants now compliment the ever-appealing outdoors surrounding La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur.

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How a Pandemic Boom Led to a ‘Property Tax Mess’ in Colorado

A surge of new residents into Rocky Mountain states drove up home prices. The result was property tax increases of 40 percent or more for some of those already there.

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Leader of South Africa’s Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Resigns

The legal problems of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expose the governing African National Congress to one of its biggest weaknesses — corruption allegations — ahead of a crucial national election.

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Klaus Mäkelä to Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra

He will be the youngest music director in the orchestra’s 133-year history, and one of the youngest ever to lead a top American ensemble.

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Fire at Masquerade Nightclub in Istanbul Kills 29

The fire took place at Masquerade, a popular club that was closed to the public and undergoing renovations. Six people were arrested.

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Larry Lucchino, Top Executive at Three M.L.B. Teams, Dies at 78

He oversaw construction of new ballparks for the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres and, with the Red Sox, the renovations at Fenway Park.

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Renovating a Second Home in Newfoundland Without Road Access

Two saltbox houses on the island of Newfoundland, in Canada, were hard to resist. What would be harder still: Renovating them without road access.

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Betty Cole Dukert, Top ‘Meet the Press’ Producer, Dies at 96

She worked as a secretary before being hired as an associate producer at the NBC News public affairs show in 1956. She went on to spend 41 years there.

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‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright

Vera Drew used the Batman villain to tell a trans coming-of-age story. When Warner Bros. found out, the filmmaker wasn’t sure what would come next.

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Shohei Ohtani’s Arrival Brings Hope and Nostalgia Home to Little Tokyo

For a Los Angeles community contending with gentrification in its historic center and an aging population of cultural standard-bearers, Ohtani’s accession with the Dodgers has been galvanizing.

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New ‘Serial’ Podcast Explores Life at Guantánamo Bay

Season 4 of the “Serial” podcast, nearly a decade in the making, tells an insider history of the infamous American military prison.

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