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Review: In Justin Peck’s New Dance, Air, Earth and Self-Help
“Mystic Familiar,” a New York City Ballet premiere, has a score by the musician Dan Deacon and some all-too-familiar sentiments.2d - Top stories -
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes.3d - Top stories -
Venice in Winter, With a Poet as Our Guide
A writer and his daughter wander the ancient city at night, inspired by Joseph Brodsky, the Russian writer who loved the city in its cold, quiet season.5d - Top stories -
Network of Florida Maternity Homes Growing Amid Abortion Restrictions
Unregulated homes are proliferating amid abortion restrictions and a housing crunch. Some limit residents’ movements, contacts and day-to-day decisions.Jan. 24 - Top stories -
At the Cloisters, Sor Juana’s Words Ring Out in Song
The opera “Primero Sueño” translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem about the soul’s journey into a musical promenade around the Cloisters.Jan. 22 - Top stories -
The Middle East Cease-Fire Is in Trump’s Hands
The fate of the Israel-Hamas agreement will require huge effort.Jan. 22 - Top stories -
When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price
After the search giant welcomed more ads from small rivals like Ask.com, Google ad costs for some nonprofits ballooned.Jan. 21 - Top stories -
Former Minister Is Acquitted in 1975 Murder of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington
The defense argued that David Zandstra, 84, had been coerced by investigators into confessing to the killing of Gretchen Harrington.Jan. 17 - Top stories -
Neil Gaiman, ‘Babygirl’ and the Ethics of Social Liberalism
The tortured quest for a morality both liberated and safe.Jan. 17 - Top stories -
Can Communities Survive the Fires?
A writer from Los Angeles surveys the loss.Jan. 17 - Top stories -
Syrians in Turkey Agonize Over a Return Home
With the Assad regime out of power, millions weigh the decision to go back to their war-torn country.Jan. 17 - Top stories -
Jessica Tisch Tries to Tame the N.Y.P.D. After a Period of Tumult
Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch is shaking up the Police Department after some of its former leaders, elevated by Mayor Eric Adams, came under scrutiny by federal investigators.Jan. 15 - Top stories -
Teacher Is Arrested After Threat Closes Schools in Montclair, N.J.
The police said a teacher at an elementary school who had recently been put on administrative leave was found in a “manic state” in Philadelphia and was apprehended.Jan. 13 - Top stories -
In San Francisco, Controversial Flags Have Had Their Ups and Downs
A collection of historic flags, some with provocative associations, was removed from the plaza outside City Hall for Mayor Daniel Lurie’s inauguration. By Friday, they were flying again.Jan. 10 - Top stories -
Eric Adams, Under Indictment, Makes His Case for a Second Term
In his fourth and potentially final State of the City speech, Mayor Eric Adams focused on making it easier to raise families in New York City.Jan. 9 - Top stories -
President Biden Becomes a Great-Grandfather
Mr. Biden said his eldest granddaughter, Naomi, gave birth to a baby boy in California.Jan. 8 - Top stories -
Italy Says Cecilia Sala, Journalist Detained by Iran, Has Been Released
Cecilia Sala, 29, was detained last month while on a reporting trip. She had been held for 20 days and told her family that she was kept in isolation.Jan. 8 - Top stories -
Virginia Holds the First Elections of the New Trump Era
Voters are going to the polls on Tuesday in three special elections for the legislature that will serve as barometers of political energy for both parties.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow and Power Outages to Mid-Atlantic
Hazardous snow, sleet and freezing rain disrupted travel plans and caused power outages in the Mid-Atlantic region, as bitter cold set in.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
Late Night Hosts Appreciate an Uneventful Jan. 6
Jimmy Kimmel called Monday “the fourth anniversary of our Capitol being stormed by the Buffalo Wild Wing of the Republican Party.”Jan. 7 - Top stories -
Now Is the Time to Reimagine Lebanon
The fall of the Syrian regime and loss of Iranian influence opens the door for the Lebanese to finally take their fate in their own hands.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
Minneapolis Promises Police Overhaul in Deal With Justice Department
With only two weeks left in the Biden administration, officials hurried to finalize a plan in the city where George Floyd was murdered.Jan. 6 - Top stories -
After Chile’s Coup, My Regret Was That I Didn’t Die
I believed my friend died because of me. Fifty years later, I learned the truth.Jan. 6 - Top stories -
Courts in ‘State of Disarray’ on Law Disarming Felons
The Supreme Court has repeatedly ducked Second Amendment challenges to the law. Starkly differing decisions from federal appeals courts last month may change that.Jan. 6 - Top stories -
Students Charged in ‘To Catch a Predator’ TikTok Scheme
Five students at Assumption University in Worcester, Mass., are accused of luring a man to campus, where he was chased by a group of about 25 people.Jan. 5 - Top stories -
Costas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88
Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens.Jan. 5 - Top stories -
Soldier’s Struggles Began Before Las Vegas Tesla Explosion, Nurse Says
A Green Beret who had served several combat tours fatally shot himself in a Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump hotel on New Year’s Day.Jan. 4 - Top stories -
Olympic Sprinter Charged in Confrontation With Miami Beach Police
A lawyer for Fred Kerley, a two-time Olympic medalist, described the police handling of the situation as “an unreasonable use of force.”Jan. 4 - Top stories -
In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to Small Towns
Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a rise in drug violence and crime. Just ask the mayor of Morlaix, which has a population of about 15,000.Jan. 4 - Top stories -
A Judge Upheld Trump’s Felony Conviction, but Signaled No Jail Time
Also, Mike Johnson was re-elected as House speaker. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.Jan. 3 - Top stories -
When History Rhymes
We cover the surprising parallels between Donald Trump and a president from the past.Jan. 3 - Top stories -
Black Voters Helped Elect Eric Adams Mayor. Now They May Back Cuomo.
Mr. Adams and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have both been popular with Black voters, setting up a potential showdown that could decide the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City.23h - Top stories -
Joni Mitchell, Billie Eilish and More Sing Love Letter to L.A. at FireAid
Katy Perry belted out “California Gurls,” and Joni Mitchell offered a rare performance as Angelenos spoke movingly about loss — and resilience.1d - Top stories -
Marianne Faithfull: A Life in Pictures
The singer and actress, who embodied the Swinging Sixties and performed for decades afterward, exuded an effortless cool.2d - Top stories -
‘Her Opening Line Was a Home Run’: The Best and Worst Moments From the Tulsi Gabbard Hearing
Eight Opinion writers weigh in on whether she’s up to the job of director of national intelligence.2d - Top stories -
Community Solar Projects Make Renewable Energy More Accessible, and Trump May End Them
Community solar projects allow subscribers to benefit from the renewable energy source even without installing solar panels.2d - Top stories -
The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima
Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.4d - Top stories -
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Is Sought for Charges of Soliciting Minor
Andrew Taake, who pleaded guilty to attacking the police outside the Capitol, was just released from prison. He is being sought for charges in 2016 of soliciting a 17-year-old online for sex.4d - Top stories -
Anti-Immigrant Rioters Set a UK Library on Fire. The Community Rallied.
After the Spellow Library in Liverpool was targeted during England’s unrest last summer, more than 10,000 people donated to its restoration.5d - Top stories -
7 Surprisingly Busy Days in the Life of an Experimental Theater Maker
Peter Mills Weiss shared details of a week of “everyone doing everything all the time, and by the seat of everyone’s pants.”5d - Top stories