George Cave, C.I.A. Agent With a Role in Iran-Contra, Dies at 97
George W. Cave, a C.I.A. agent who after more than 20 years of covert operations in the Middle East and...
‘Lake America’? These Upstate New Yorkers Aren’t Letting Go of ‘Ontario.’
President Trump plunged parts of upstate New York into an identity crisis on Thursday with a flick of his wrist...
$42 Million Abu Ghraib Jury Verdict Is Overturned on Appeal
A three-judge appeals panel on Friday overturned a landmark jury verdict that found a Virginia contractor liable for the abuse...
‘It’s a whopper’: Expert amazed as Trump’s ballroom claim unravels in court
Legal expert Ryan Goodman reacted to reporting that suggested the Trump administration lied to the Supreme Court about the White...
This trade war won’t change my bond with Canada
Regarding the Aug. 23 news article “Canada readies new tariffs as trade talks fail”: My mother was raised on the...
This ‘Batman’ Star Says He Was Given Pills to Shrink His Bulge
Just after receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020, Burt Ward—who played Robin on the 1960s...
The Local: Michael Che on First Avenue
Good afternoon! I was up early yesterday to enjoy a breakfast fitting of the State Fair: a key-lime pie ice...
Jerry Seinfeld Adds Another Layer to Infamous AmEx Black Card Invention
To hear Jerry Seinfeld tell it, he had a major hand in American Express’ creation of its Centurion Card (widely...
Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil
President Trump said late Friday that the United States had struck a deal to take majority control of a huge...
How ‘Boorman and the Devil’ Director David Kittredge Makes a Case for ‘Exorcist II’
When John Boorman’s gonzo “Exorcist II: The Heretic” opened in 1977 as the sequel to William Friedkin’s original 1973 masterpiece,...
