Despite setting a major league record for players on the injured list, the Yankees used both their payroll and modern baseball acumen to win the division for the first time since 2012.
In discussions with his staff, Mr. Trump has made clear he wants to accomplish something big, but seems stymied as to what it might be, according to interviews with a half-dozen aides and advisers.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Quotation of the Day for Friday, September 20, 2019
Corrections appearing in print on Friday, September 20, 2019.
A scholar in England suspected annotations in a First Folio at the Free Library of Philadelphia were John Milton’s, so he connected the dots with someone who had studied the work for a decade.
In a pretrial hearing for the accused 9/11 plotters at Guantánamo Bay, the agent acknowledged previously unconfirmed collaboration with the interrogation program.
Tropical Depression Imelda was nowhere near as widespread as Hurricane Harvey. But in some areas, the flooding was worse.
A whistle-blower’s report has alarmed the intelligence agencies’ watchdog. Why won’t the administration share it with Congress?
When it comes to diplomatic visits, the president seems to prefer being the guest rather than the host.
In a policy reversal, the Trump administration said it would allow some immigrants to avoid deportation while undergoing lifesaving medical treatment.
YouTube is changing who it will verify and why. Creators say they’re baffled and upset.
With Democrats in control, the House gave the long-suffering movement for statehood a hearing for the first time in more than 20 years.
The Amazon and Facebook leaders were there for different reasons, but the appearances highlighted their companies’ need to reshape the public debate about their practices.
The gun manufacturer said the market had an adequate supply of sporting rifles and it would focus on its military and law enforcement contracts instead.
He is accused of spending years gathering intelligence on sites in New York, including airports, tunnels and bridges.
The decision underlines the difficulties in separating the politics of climate change from teaching about the science of it.
The American hesitation to take military action may signal a weakening of its commitment to protect the Arab Persian Gulf and could embolden Iran.
Behind the neon-green ruffles, a manifestation of a reality TV presidency.
Three developers were fined tens of thousands of dollars for potentially violating lobbying laws by donating to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s nonprofit group.
A look back at American politics from the year 2050.
It’s a liberal state, so it must be punished.
The company said the cost of fighting lawsuits brought by states could jeopardize its owners’ ability to contribute $3 billion to a national opioids settlement.
A tropical storm watch was issued Thursday for the Leeward Islands.
Many Canadians saw Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s record in office as evidence in his favor, if not enough to exonerate him for recent photos and video showing him wearing dark makeup.
Canadian readers debate whether to support the prime minister in a national election only weeks away.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
A historian, he was asked by the paper to judge whether a correspondent’s Pulitzer Prize should be revoked because of biased reporting. He said it should be.
Mr. Carter, 94, said he wouldn’t be up to the rigors of the nation’s top job if he were 15 years younger. The three leading Democratic candidates are in their 70s.
Jimmy Carter seems to think there should be an age limit for the highest office.
From mid-length skirts to polo shirts, preppy staples have returned to the runways — but they needn’t feel too buttoned-up.
For Americans, Justin Trudeau’s undoing has been swift. For Canadians, it has been a long time coming.
Known for its quiet and steady growth, Stripe said on Thursday that it received new funding that made it worth $35 billion.
For 25 years, Il Buco has served perfect pasta and Umbrian charm to the loyal customers who have returned again and again to its small cobblestoned block.
See the looks from the Moschino: Spring 2020 Collection.
Friday
It is the second sponsor to end its relationship with the Patriots receiver.
Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Our guide to film series and special screenings.
Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
Our guide to new art shows and some that will be closing soon.
Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Our guide to dance performances happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Our guide to cultural events in New York City for children and teenagers happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
The Saudi military could not protect a prized asset — oil installations — from an attack by low-flying cruise missiles that caused a significant spike in crude oil prices.
This weekend offers the Emmys, a great British dramedy and a new Netflix documentary series on Bill Gates.
Stung by the “Moscow Mitch” moniker, Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, threw his weight behind an infusion of $250 million for states to bolster election security.
Alvin Baltrop’s photographs of the abandoned Hudson River piers and the people who populated them in the 1970s and ’80s have been all but ignored. Until now.
The antiques zone where Andy Warhol shopped for curios is shrinking. And with it, a quirky basement gathering spot.
“Night Boat to Tangier,” by Kevin Barry, features two battered old Irish drug smugglers right out of Beckett.
Versions of the drug have been found to contain low levels of a carcinogen. But it’s still on pharmacy shelves. Here’s what you need to know.
Trudeau's brownface scandal grows.
We compare Top of the Rock, One World Observatory and Edge.
A revamped tower wants your love: it’s offering King Kong, flying steel girders — and a vertiginous ride to the 102nd floor. The city’s first supertall also offers grand views of the new New York.
He led the city through a defining period of growth and tumult for 12 years. But he could ultimately not withstand its demographic transformation.
The bill, which the Senate is also expected to pass before funding lapses on Oct. 1, would extend funding for all federal government departments and agencies through Nov. 21.
See the looks from the Bottega Veneta M/W: Spring 2020 Collection.
The Michigan crash underscored a risk faced by a sect that eschews cars and other modern technology.
Kent Jones, who is also a filmmaker, has served as the event’s director since 2012. He will also depart as the chairman of its selection committee.
Democratic presidential candidates are flocking to California to meet Mr. Barkan, who is dying of A.L.S. But the sicker he gets, the more famous he becomes.
After a 2008 Oregon law made it easier for workers to take a job with a different company, wages increased significantly.
To understand the competing Democratic health care plans, consider an elaborate home construction metaphor.
In his new book, “Fantasy Island,” Ed Morales recounts the history of the island’s relationship with the United States.
The findings put pressure on airline regulators to take stronger action to fight climate change as they prepare for a summit next week.
Readers react to an editorial. Also: Turnover in the White House; a car buyer’s resolution.
Mr. Moore was one of two men who died in Mr. Buck’s apartment of an overdose in less than two years. The authorities outlined a pattern in which they say Mr. Buck traded drugs and money for sex.
It was the third day of testimony by Tekashi 69, who has sat for hours, detailing the inner workings of the gang and hip-hop industry.
The company returns with two sides of George Balanchine: the lustrous “Jewels” and a haunted-house fright (and delight).
The company is making plans to bring Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” to New York.
In mice, cells in the hypothalamus clear out old memories while the animals sleep.
The Mosaic expedition, a $155 million undertaking five years in the making, aims for a better understanding of how global warming will affect the Arctic.
Making a public statement about a stock market debut in a particular year is unusual among technology start-ups, which typically keep their plans secret.
German will be unable to play while M.L.B. conducts an investigation into an incident that was said to have occurred this week.
When the exhibition space reopens in 2020 with a project by Renata Lucas, all five of Dia’s New York City sites will be free.
The mass disappearance of North American birds is a dire warning about the planet’s well-being.
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past half-century, scientists find.
Despite her “stellar résumé,” a reader writes, she has not yet made a persuasive case. Another chides her for saying or doing what is expedient.
The funding cut was announced a week before Afghanistan holds national elections, and in the wake of failed peace talks with the Taliban.
One reader calls Charles M. Blow’s critique “character assassination” while another views it as “incisive.”
Saudi Aramco is using up its reserves and buying some oil products in a bid to keep customers happy while damaged facilities are repaired.
Saudi Aramco is using up its reserves and buying some oil products in a bid to keep customers happy while damaged facilities are repaired.
Teenage comments in response to our recent writing prompts, and an invitation to join the ongoing conversation.
The 12-year police veteran worked off-duty providing security to the Mexican drug lord’s wife during his trial.
Toni Servillo plays the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Paolo Sorrentino’s extravagant portrait.
Health officials have recommended that people refrain from using e-cigarettes as they investigate a severe lung illness that has killed eight people. Here are some things to consider.
Jittery about unrest, Russian security forces detained the mystic on his self-proclaimed mission to drive out President Vladimir V. Putin, whom he called a “demon.”
In the past decade, only 11 percent of all work acquired by the country’s top museums was by women.
Andrew Ross Sorkin hosted newsmakers from the worlds of business and policy earlier this month to try to solve problems from student debt to carbon emissions.
The Education Department is investigating a Middle East studies program run by Duke and the University of North Carolina, citing, among other issues, how Judaism is discussed.
Smart lighting brightens up your home and makes life more convenient. But it’s also an easy and effective way to enhance home security.
The report by a watchdog group linked Dar Petroleum Operating Company to the president and outlined other major players it said were complicit in violence and corruption.
A documentary traces the life and times of a notorious lawyer whose career stretched from Joseph McCarthy to Donald J. Trump.
Starting his second New York season, this conductor has been more innovative than our critic had expected.
‘Gorpcore’ jackets and ’90s-inspired comfort items have made her one of the most sought-after designers in New York.
In a park next to Sing Sing, an aerial dance performance focuses on the experiences of women with jailed loved ones.
A survey finds broad-based opposition to the president’s trade policies, and concerns about what they could mean for the economy.
While the killings in this continuation of Rambo saga are zestfully depicted, the movie overall is rote.
His oppressive rule set off uprisings that spread throughout the Arab world. He died in exile in Saudi Arabia, which had refused to extradite him.
The latest from the director James Gray centers on an astronaut whose mission into deep space becomes a voyage of self-discovery.
We’ll be updating this post daily with notes on the collections and our favorite images, so remember to check back.
How “Old Town Road” became our song of the year.
Health authorities are investigating other cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, which is transmitted through a mosquito bite, after one man died and two people were confirmed infected.
Health authorities are investigating other cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a virus transmitted through a mosquito bite, which has left at least five people dead in three states this year.
More than three-fourths of those sickened are male, health officials said, and half are under 25. Missouri reported the eighth death linked to vaping during this summer’s crisis.
Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan can run his own economy into the ground, but not those of his neighbors.
Here’s the difference between ‘nice to have’ and ‘need to have’ products at work.
Cleaner shrimp appear to have developed a strategy that protects them from predators they get very close to.
Are parents endangering their children by sharing images and information about them on social media?
We want to hear from Canadians on their reactions to the prime minister wearing blackface and brownface.
For many, the cost of college is far greater than tuition. We asked students and parents to share their experiences.
The president’s legal team is trying to block a subpoena seeking his tax returns, claiming that any criminal investigation of Mr. Trump is unconstitutional.
The widely recited “12-year deadline” is wrong — and right.
The complaint, from a member of the intelligence community, remained opaque but involved at least one of the president’s communications with a foreign leader.
The artist Katja Seib illustrates what happens inside fall’s novels (and one poetry collection). Plus, a few other releases on our radar.
A woman thinks that her female colleague’s low-cut slacks are inappropriate for the workplace. Should she say something?
The change in the population across the country has varied considerably in the past decade.
Walmart C.E.O. Doug McMillon will head the C.E.O. trade group and replace JPMorgan’s chief, Jamie Dimon.
Pledging that the retailer would be carbon neutral by 2040, Jeff Bezos, the C.E.O., said it was ordering 100,000 electric delivery trucks.
On those nights when you just need to flop, find a wine that’s alive, interesting, easy to enjoy and moderately priced. It is the reward you deserve.
The chef makes his own shrimp paste for the fried rice dish khao kluk kapi.
The chef at Boran in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, avoids cutting corners in his cuisine.
Areas that were hit by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are now facing heavy rainfall and flooding as Tropical Depression Imelda churns through the Houston region.
She is working toward a third act as a novelist, and her new book, “Year of the Monkey,” blends fact and fiction.
See the looks from the Fendi: Spring 2020 Collection.
This week’s homes are in East Williamsburg, on the Upper East Side and in the Flatiron district.
It’s more than just ticket sales. Rich Luker, a social psychologist, studies fandom and why, for example, someone might get a tattoo of their favorite team.
Ms. Chicago, who has new shows in Los Angeles and Washington, talks about pioneering female painters.
Two years ago, the Nashville disrupter won a Grammy and a new kind of country music stardom. Then he realized he wanted something different.
What is “vaginal atrophy,” and how can you stop it?
President Trump has threatened to order “the ultimate option” of a strike on Iran after attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, but also emphasized his opposition to another war.
Major museums are opening, and the Istanbul Biennial is underway. Just don’t ask about politics.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada has cast himself as spokesman for the world’s liberals. But a series of episodes challenges that view.
Juul and other manufacturers had hoped to expand to the country, which has one of the highest rates of tobacco use in the world.
After months on the run accused of treason, Ms. Ismail made it to New York. Human rights defenders say she is innocent. Senators are ready to help her.
Thursday: Catch up on the escalating conflict. Also: Read about charges against Ed Buck, and see a Paso Robles light installation.
Some areas in southeastern Texas have been drenched with more than three feet of rain, forcing chaotic evacuations and leaving residents stranded.
In a in an exhilarating, diabolically difficult section of George Balanchine’s “Union Jack,” Ms. Mearns feels the power.
The biggest question about her surging campaign.
This week’s homes are in East Williamsburg, on the Upper East Side and in the Flatiron district.
This week’s properties include a three-bedroom in Rye, N.Y., and a five-bedroom in Rumson, N.J.
This week’s properties include a three-bedroom in Rye, N.Y., and a five-bedroom in Rumson, N.J.
Brian Flores, one of the few N.F.L. coaches from New York City, is trying to revive the sinking Miami Dolphins. It’s not going well.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveils her bill to fight high prescription drug pricing, which could prod the Senate and the White House to act on a popular but elusive cause.
Miuccia Prada has a different idea. And other kinds of sustainable fashion at Jil Sander and Brunello Cucinelli.
Demi Moore plays the unpleasant boss of unpleasant people trying to survive after a cave collapses on a company retreat.
The Belgian Air Force jet went down over western France, causing both pilots onboard to use their ejector seats and parachutes. Both escaped with minor injuries.
A New York street wear company showcased sweatshirts last week featuring bullet holes and the names of schools where students have been killed in mass shootings.
“We don’t want war,” Mohammad Javad Zarif said. But “we won’t blink to defend our territory,” he added. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said President Trump wants peace.
The prime minister called on his rival, Benny Gantz, to meet right away, in a dramatic bid to remain in power. His opponents called it just posturing.
A painting set to be offered at Sotheby’s appears altered in some obvious ways. But the online catalog didn’t mention that.
The film zigzags between tones, zanily bouncing between comedy and horror-esque thrills.
Jacqueline Olive, who directed the documentary, makes a powerful case that such murders can and do happen today.
The filmmaker Asif Kapadia (who won an Oscar for “Amy”) cuts through the filler of conventional sports documentaries.
In this Swedish comedy, a woman’s humdrum life changes when she takes on a job as a youth soccer coach.
A near-catatonic James Franco plays a movie-obsessed innocent in “Zeroville,” a painful head trip through 1970s Hollywood.
Many C.E.O.s say they’ll focus on helping their communities. Others say they’re sticking with profits. It shows that Corporate America has more thinking to do.
See the looks from the Max Mara: Spring 2020 Collection.
A pesticide made by Dow Chemical sterilized thousands of banana workers in Nicaragua decades ago. In an unusual legal move, they are turning to France to enforce payment.
The country’s health secretary said that government scientists had confirmed one case in the southern province of Lanao del Sur and were looking at another suspected case.
Time to face reality: The United States doesn’t want to go to war with Iran to protect its Arab allies.
An emboldened independence movement in Pakistan-held Kashmir has the government on edge, emerging as the state tries to rein in anti-India militants.
Yes, you should have children. And you should raise them to use their talents for the planet’s good.
New reporting by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey sheds light on the role of the renowned women’s rights lawyer in the system that protected Mr. Weinstein.
Since 2010, Buick dealers’ lots have been filled with a mélange of G.M.-owned vehicles borrowed from Opel, Holden, Daewoo and others, with a Buick badge affixed.
The president combines the rhetorical impulses of Bob Dornan with the strategic instincts of Dennis Kucinich.
Here’s what you need to know.
The long-awaited spectacle that relaunched the Théâtre du Châtelet was cheerful, but disappointing.
With “Little Women,” “Watchmen” and other book adaptations heading to screens big and small, here are nine titles worth curling up with first.
Four years after Germany took in over one million migrants, integration is quietly working, one village at a time.
In this New Mexico city, fall is a colorful affair, with the yearly Balloon Fiesta, flamenco, Pueblo culture and forest hikes.
It has entertained, and sometimes enraged, generations of audiences. Now the Gershwin classic is opening the Metropolitan Opera’s season.
In the Democratic primary, there have been clashes over the Obama administration’s policies. But even liberal voters who admire the former president prefer to look to the future.
As college teams collect more and more data to improve performance, a player may be asked to swallow an electronic pill to monitor body temperature or wear goggles that track eye movement.
In Mallorca’s craggy countryside, a pair of cottages combine primordiality and hypermodernism.
Activists are trying to influence labor unions in New York City. Accusations of spying, subterfuge and “red-baiting” followed.
The three candidates, coupled with a softening economy and the president’s falling poll numbers against almost any Democrat, may offer reluctant Trump voters a way out.
The most common setting where dogs drown is in swimming pools.
At Scarsdale High School, a social studies class drew national press.
“Porgy and Bess” was written by three white men. But African-American composers have long been crafting ambitious music dramas.
And should we fear “cancel culture”?
Do they help or hurt these situations? Should they try a new approach?
The author, whose new essay collection is “Make It Scream, Make It Burn,” says that a boyfriend gave her a “Choose Your Own Adventure” novel with a secret message inside. “I don’t think I fully appreciated this gesture at the time; now I do!”
Maybe because the real footage seems insufficient to what we feel in an apocalyptic age.
In this lesson, students will consider the role that audience and purpose play in the quirky software surprises Google, Tesla, Amazon and others hide in their products.
Getting a fresh tomato to Britain from Sicily involves dozens of people, transfer stops, several truck trips and two boat rides. Brexit uncertainty could mean days-long border delays — and rotten produce.
“The stockings don’t look very good but I’ve decided to change my attitude about that and say they are chic,” one patient writes.
A couple with ‘many requirements’ for their first home purchase puts their budget to the test in Manhattan.
What story does this image inspire for you?
A celebration of minor, automatic graciousness within a community, which can shine a penetrating light.
The award-winning author on her mission to diversify publishing — and why she turned back to adult readers with her new novel, “Red at the Bone.”
If the restaurant gives you the wrong dish, can you eat the meat?
When we think about what we leave behind as grandparents, we hope we will have transmitted lessons about kindness, justice, strength and confidence, the boundless nature of love.
Thursday: The agency confronts a very big challenge: coming up with the money from the city, the state and the federal government.
A naval attaché was detained on suspicion of espionage, and a high-ranking police officer was sent to investigate.
A plan for national rent control and for reining in speculators, but also for building wealth through homeownership.
Presidential praise for the Saudis had Noah imagining a “Braveheart” scene: “Why do we fight? Not for our wives, not for our children. No, because they pay cash!”
Tennessee loves to grind out games, and that may give the team an advantage against Gardner Minshew and the Jaguars.
At least 50 Afghan civilians were killed Thursday, some in a drone strike blamed on the United States and others in a Taliban suicide bombing.
A furor involving the country’s first Chinese-born member of Parliament highlights the country’s struggle over where to draw the line on links to Beijing.
This word has appeared in nine articles on NYTimes.com in the past year.
The president said he would look for alternatives to the costly prison in Cuba that holds 40 terrorism suspects, but stopped short of saying he might close it.
The verdict makes it likely that no one will be held criminally responsible for the 2011 meltdown in Japan, which caused damage that could linger for generations.
A melancholic Swedish sci-fi movie hits Hulu. And several Democratic presidential candidates gather for a climate forum.
Alonso hit his major league-leading 49th homer, then drew a bases-loaded walk during a four-run rally in the ninth inning.
Corrections appearing in print on Thursday, September 19, 2019.
President Trump said that San Francisco was in “total violation” of environmental rules because needles used by homeless people were ending up in the ocean.
Quotation of the Day for Thursday, September 9, 2019.
Here’s what you need to know.
David Kwong returns, and why Megan Amram was totally ripped off by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
A judge denied bail to the employee, who the authorities said told federal agents he had tampered with the plane because he was upset about an impasse over a union contract.