The Grand Ole Opry at 100
On Nov. 28, 1925, Uncle Jimmy Thompson, a crusty, 77-year-old hard-drinking musician, played an informal program of fiddle tunes broadcast...
Cheney Service to Underscore How Politics Has Changed Since He Was in Office
A memorial service for former Vice President Dick Cheney will be held on Thursday at Washington National Cathedral, the grand...
Lawrence Summers Has Come Back From Scandals. Will This Be His Last?
Of the many prominent roles Lawrence H. Summers has held over his career in government and Harvard University, the part...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Was Not on Our Bingo Card
Frank Bruni: Bret, steel yourself for a sentence I never expected to write, a preoccupation I never expected to have,...
My Friend Is Having an Affair. Should I Confront Her?
I live in senior living, and a friend’s behavior has been bothering me. I’m not very close with this friend,...
Help! My Rental Car Died Within a Mile, and Avis Charged Me $1,367.
Dear Tripped Up, In September 2024, during a vacation to Naples, Italy, my wife and I rented a stick-shift S.U.V....
Catholic Group Sues Trump Administration for Access to Immigration Facility
A religious nonprofit and several Roman Catholic clergy filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday claiming that immigration...
After a Mysterious Death, a Family’s Quest for Answers Leads to a Tick
The 47-year-old JetBlue pilot went to a barbecue, where he ate a hamburger, at roughly 3 p.m. He returned to...
Holiday Dinner
What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society or current events?...
These Rocketry Hobbyists Are Not Just Playing Around
On a recent Saturday morning, a rocket sat motionless on a launchpad about 70 miles from Manhattan, pointed toward the...
As Sanctions on Russian Oil Loom, India Prepares to End Its Buying Spree
The last supertankers filled with Russian oil bound for India left their docks in the Black Sea about four weeks...
Dead Sperm Whale on Nantucket Is Too Big to Move, for Now
A dead sperm whale — the length of half a basketball court and the weight of a fully loaded tractor-trailer...
Jimmy Kimmel Prepares for Hurricane Epstein
Welcome to Late Night Roundup, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us...
Word of the Day: revitalize
revitalize riˌvaɪdəˈlaɪz verb 1. give new life or vigor to 2. restore strength The word revitalize has appeared in 228...
Operator Who Crashed Ferry Off South Korea Was Looking at His Phone
A passenger ferry crashed into a rocky islet off the coast of South Korea on Wednesday because the man behind...
