Some New York City School Buildings Flooded, and One Had to Evacuate

The school day was disrupted for hundreds of thousands of students, and some families wondered whether classes should have been canceled.

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Photos From an Overwhelming Morning of Rain in New York

Subway lines came to a halt and major roadways turned into lakes as heavy rainfall soaked New York City and the surrounding region.

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Duane Keith Davis Is Charged With Murder in Tupac Shakur Case

The man, a former gang leader named Duane Keith Davis, has said the four shots that killed the rapper in 1996 came from the vehicle he was riding in.

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A Founder of the Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Is Arrested

Su Zhu, a founder of Three Arrows Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund that collapsed last year, was arrested in Singapore.

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A Statue Draped With Snakes? In Italy, It Happens Every Year.

Held in a small, mountainous village, this festival has it all: snakes, charmers, religion, science. See for yourself — and try not to squirm.

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Beloved Tree in England Is Felled in ‘Act of Vandalism’

Locals and tourists mourned the loss of one of Britain’s most photographed trees, which stood for hundreds of years in a dip in Hadrian’s Wall. The police said they had a suspect in custody.

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Enough About Gram Parsons’s Death. It’s Time to Celebrate His Music.

The country-rock pioneer died 50 years ago at age 26 with two influential solo albums to his name, leaving a legion of “what if”s behind.

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New York Is Rebounding for the Rich. Nearly Everyone Else Is Struggling.

The huge income gap between rich and poor in Manhattan is the latest sign that the economic recovery from the pandemic has been lopsided in New York City.

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National Parks Brace for Shutdown

People, businesses and towns relying on park tourism worry the fourth shutdown in a decade could crush them if congress can’t reach a deal to keep the government running.

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DeSantis Clears a Debate Hurdle. Will It Be Enough to Build On?

The Florida governor projected confidence onstage, but time is running out to stop his slide in the polls and convince voters he’s the best Trump alternative.

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An Aristocrat’s Grandson, a Precious Desk and a Storage Unit in Queens

Christian Agostino von Hassell lost a trove of family heirlooms intertwined with European history when he encountered New York’s unforgiving laws governing storage lockers.

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