Mignon Dunn, Mezzo Soprano Known for ‘Carmen,’ Dies at 98
Mignon Dunn, an American mezzo soprano who emerged from rural Arkansas to star in major opera houses around the world,...
Philippe Stern, Heir to the Patek Philippe Watch Brand, Dies at 88
Philippe Stern, who inherited one of the world’s leading luxury watch brands, Patek Philippe, and overcame an existential threat to...
Trump Could Learn a Thing or Two From Thomas Jefferson
Last year, the Trump administration paused or canceled 7,840 research grants, the journal Nature found — and those were just...
The Big Gay Lit Boom
Just over 10 years ago, I opened a small bookstore a few hours northwest of New York City. The shelves...
Deep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive
With the window for finding survivors rapidly closing more than three days after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela, rescuers on Sunday...
Pride March Caps Joyous New York June, but Anxiety Tempers Hope
A stream of ticker-tape confetti marked the start on Sunday morning of the New York City Pride March, the jubilant...
‘Hair Is Just Hair’: A ‘Bald Meet-Up’ Fosters a Sense of Empowerment
Many of them spent years fighting it. But on Saturday, they came bald and proud of it. Around 100 bald...
Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait
The four-day cycle of attacks that Iran set off with the United States over the Strait of Hormuz has risked...
‘Supergirl’ Falters at the Box Office, Testing DC Studios’ Reboot
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … ker-thud. In a setback for Warner Bros. and its DC Studios division,...
‘Heat Dome’ Could Bring Triple-Digit Temperatures to the Midwest and Eastern U.S.
A dangerous and prolonged heat wave is expected to build across central and eastern parts of the United States this...
L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Who Shaped History From the Margins
Sylvia Rivera was lauded for her courage in the Stonewall riots. Harvey Milk campaigned tirelessly for gay rights. And most...
Midwest and East Face Prolonged Spell of Extreme Heat
A dangerous and prolonged heat wave is expected to build across central and eastern parts of the United States this...
Here’s What to Know About the Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iran have traded attacks over the last several days, eroding hopes for a durable peace in...
Helicopter Crash Near Major Saudi Oil Refinery Kills 14 People
A helicopter operated by Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Aramco, crashed in an area along the kingdom’s Persian Gulf coast...
Skydiving Plane Crashes in France, Killing All 11 People Aboard
Eleven people were killed when a skydiving plane crashed soon after takeoff from an airport in northeastern France on Sunday,...
