As Belgium Races to Save U.S.A.I.D. Contraception, Some Supplies Are Reported Ruined
For months, the Belgian authorities have been trying to come up with a plan to rescue $9.7 million worth of...
The Haves and Have-Nots Are, Once Again, at War
Last week’s elections have hardened quickly into today’s broad strategic wisdom: American politics is now, above all, about affordability, sometimes...
Algeria Pardons Imprisoned Writer at Germany’s Request
Algeria’s president said on Wednesday that he had pardoned an Algerian-French writer who was arrested during a visit to his...
Arline Bronzaft, Who Campaigned for a Quieter City, Dies at 89
Arline Bronzaft, a pre-eminent environmental psychologist who studied the effects of urban noise, suggesting that one reason New York City...
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. To Thwart Epstein Vote
President Trump and his administration on Wednesday ramped up a pressure campaign on congressional Republicans who are pushing for a...
What We Know About Epstein’s Emails Alleging That Trump Knew of His Conduct
The trove of emails released on Wednesday by lawmakers include numerous references to President Trump. Among them, House Democrats highlighted...
The Penny Dies at 232
The American penny died on Wednesday in Philadelphia. It was 232. The cause was irrelevance and expensiveness, the Treasury Department...
Trump and the Rising Cost of Health Care
To the Editor: Re “Soaring Health Costs Keep Pressure on Trump” (news analysis, front page, Nov. 12): Reopening the government...
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles Sets 2026 Opening Date
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park in Los Angeles will open on Sept. 22, 2026, officials announced...
Hal Sirowitz, Poet Who Mined His Mother’s Worry With Wit, Dies at 76
Hal Sirowitz, a onetime poet laureate of Queens who mined his suffocating relationship with his overprotective mother to create mordant...
Premieres at the Paul Taylor Dance Company Lose the Taylor Thread
Paul Taylor, born during the Great Depression, came to dance late after a difficult childhood. His parents separated, and he...
5 Democratic Voters Weigh In on the Deal to End the Government Shutdown
How do Democratic voters feel about the Senate’s breakaway eight? After eight senators in the Democratic caucus struck a deal...
My Kids Are Becoming Adults. Can I Stop Hiding What I Think About Their Father?
I’m the mother of two teenagers: a 19-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son. I have been separated from their father...
Review: Rennie Harris’s Jam Session of American Street Dance
American dance has African roots, traceable by rhythm. Countless dance productions have tried to turn that history into theater, the...
Virginia’s Governor-elect Wants a Say Over Leadership at U.Va.
Virginia’s governor-elect, Abigail Spanberger, moved quickly on Wednesday to assert influence over higher education in the state, where conservatives have...
