Mayor Mamdani, fiscal hawk?
How ironic would it be if Zohran Mamdani fared better at cutting government waste than Elon Musk? New York’s new...
Scheduling new elections for Venezuela
Delcy Rodriguez must not like the color orange, because the Chavista is doing lots to avoid ending up in the...
A mysterious delay in the Supreme Court tariffs case
On May 12, 1952, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what is now probably its most important case on...
Meet the bird that can fly 8,000 miles without stopping
Bruce M. Beehler is a naturalist and author. His most recent book is “Flight of the Godwit: Tracking Epic Shorebird...
6 noteworthy books for February
With Revolutionary-era escapes and Regency scandal, Hong Kong protests, gothic fantasy and aristocratic rot, these new titles explore who gets...
Meet the bird that can fly 8,000 miles and also knows quantum physics
Bruce M. Beehler is a naturalist and author. His most recent book is “Flight of the Godwit: Tracking Epic Shorebird...
The mysteriously delayed Supreme Court tariffs ruling
On May 12, 1952, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what is now probably its most important case on...
How to get your partner to stop spending money you don’t have
My husband is a good guy and a sensitive soul. He does have one really annoying habit: He constantly buys...
Trump administration fights judge’s ban on green card interview arrests
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is weighing whether to overturn a lower court order in Maryland...
The Minneapolis police chief tried to repair his force. Can it survive ICE?
MINNEAPOLIS — It was a brisk night last week when Brian O’Hara, the Minneapolis police chief, stood in front of...
Trump’s immigration crackdown means more children detained by ICE
SAN ANTONIO — The 5-year-old boy, in a blue knit bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack, was returning from preschool when...
Scientists finally may know why kidney patients die of heart disease
For years, scientists have been working to unravel the mystery of patients with failing kidneys dying from heart-related complications. Researchers...
Mayors look at Minneapolis with concern and wonder: Is my city next?
Jaime Arroyo, the first Latino mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, worries about the prospect of federal immigration agents descending on his...
D.C. went three weeks in 2026 without a homicide as violent crime drops
Four minutes after midnight on Jan. 21, D.C. police raced to a deadly shooting inside a residence in Northeast Washington....
D.C. reports only 2 homicides in January after yearly declines
The number of homicides reported by D.C. police in January fell to one of the city’s lowest monthly levels in...
