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With flooding already reaching historic levels in parts of the United States, federal scientists warn to expect more throughout the spring
Israel won the territory from Syria in 1967 and annexed it in 1981 in a move that has never been recognized internationally.
Sophisticated surveillance, once the domain of world powers, is increasingly available on the private market. Smaller countries are seizing on the tools — sometimes for darker purposes.
A British museum has returned locks of an emperor’s hair to Ethiopia. But dealing with culturally sensitive objects is not always so simple.
Shares of Levi’s priced at $17 each, giving the 165-year-old company a valuation of roughly $6.6 billion.
Homemade bread is just the starting act at this new Bedford-Stuyvesant spot.
Pilar Cuban Bakery, which initially opened as a place to make Cuban lard bread, excels at little things stuffed and filled.
Facebook said it had found no evidence of abuse and it was not requiring users to change their passwords, but you should do it anyway.
Erik Winkowski
The perceived slight of UConn’s seeding should give the Huskies plenty of motivation as they try to win their first national title since 2016.
Law Roach, the man behind the looks of Instagram’s biggest celebrity as well as Zendaya and Tiffany Haddish, uses clothes to send a message.
A dozen Republican-held states around the country are pushing so-called fetal heartbeat bans, as abortion opponents aim to have Roe v. Wade revisited.
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Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, uses an unofficial messaging service for official White House business, his lawyer told the House Oversight Committee.
In their debut novels, Yara Zgheib and Anissa Gray explore the harrowing experience of female eating disorders.
After the new 737 Max 8 jet went down in Indonesia, relatives of the victims say the airline is trying to buy their silence with a deal that also protected Boeing.
Erik Winkowsk
Blueface’s “Thotiana” is a nearly perfectly engineered hit of the social media age.
Mr. Modi, whose diamonds have adorned Hollywood stars, has been accused of a massive bank fraud in India.
Mr. Peres, formerly the top editor at the now-defunct men’s magazine Details, will seek to revive Gawker.com after a high-profile legal battle.
Polling shows those getting smaller refunds are less likely to view the tax overhaul favorably, even if their take-home pay grew.
The ferry, carrying Iraqis celebrating the Kurdish New Year, sank in the Tigris River near Mosul.
For its annual orchid display, the New York Botanical Garden has drawn inspiration from Southeast Asia. Rich beauty abounds.
As the museum’s Andy Warhol retrospective ends its run, Holland Cotter revisits the exhibition through a work that showed the artist shifting gears.
Senator John McCain may have died seven months ago. But the president is just getting started.
An Iranian asylum seeker said he converted from Islam to Christianity because it was a “peaceful” religion. The Home Office used Bible verses about vengeance as a basis to deny the claim.
One Colombian writer reflects on what the adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s masterpiece means for her culture and people.
The Islamic State barely has any territory left in Syria. So how is it able to keep staging attacks across the country?
The company, known for lending designer dresses for special occasions, says its goal is to “create the Amazon Prime of rental.”
In this issue, a look at the travel guru who wants to save the world, one vacation at a time.
Only by the bizarre logic of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry does this drug count as any kind of generic.
The 35-year-old Trinidadian trumpeter has spent his career fusing his homeland traditions with jazz ideas. His new album is “Carnival: The Sound of a People, Vol. 1.”
On average, candidates in the 2018 midterm races spent no more than 5 percent of their overall media budgets on digital advertising, according to a report by Tech for Campaigns.
Mr. Temer, a deeply unpopular leader who governed Brazil from 2016 to 2018, has been the target of numerous corruption inquiries.
You can still find the inky blockbusters of 15 years ago, but much as America’s wine industry has reoriented toward balance, so has Australia’s.
The Dutch capital will prohibit guided visits to the area in an effort to tackle overcrowding by tourists and improve working conditions for prostitutes.
We asked Zach Harris to envision what happens on page 76 of four novels and one collection of poetry.
Known for his sophisticated furniture and now a sculptural new watch for Hermès, the California native shares images from a month on the road.
The museum announced commissions from Wangechi Mutu and Kent Monkman and the world premiere of a video installation by Ragnar Kjartansson on Thursday.
“Little Boy” recounts his life story in a free association of flashes and arias, of high and low culture — the verbal riffs of a good talker.
In this week’s Crossing the Border newsletter, podcasts about the border, and an annual exodus of Midwesterners.
Inside the process for creating this cover.
Officials issued a shelter-in-place order for the second time in a week after a large chemical fire erupted at a storage tank on Sunday.
Thursday is Day 1 of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament. Follow here for scores and live analysis of who wins, who loses and who broke your bracket.
The 45-year-old Mariners outfielder took his final bows on Thursday night at the Tokyo Dome, capping a magnificent career that lasted nearly three decades.
As the show wraps up, the co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna writes about helping to create and guide the series with a diverse group of colleagues.
Matt Walker just got his big acting break in the farce “The Play That Goes Wrong.” But he’s not giving up his day job in a Nobel winner’s biology lab.
We celebrate the legendary performer.
Looking to buy your first home? Here are the cities to consider, and the ones to avoid.
Thursday: The 12th president of U.S.C. talks about her plans; lawmakers hope to give family caregivers a break; and putting Mike Trout’s contract in context
In one episode, a man took a sledgehammer to smash the windows of a mosque in Birmingham, England, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in Britain.
Five lesson ideas and links to a number of other resources to help teachers and students navigate the wine-dark seas.
This week’s properties include a four-bedroom in Ardsley, N.Y. and a three-bedroom in Chatham, N.J.
This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, in Turtle Bay and Dumbo, Brooklyn.
This week’s properties include a four-bedroom in Ardsley, N.Y. and a three-bedroom in Chatham, N.J.
Today, designers’ visions are dark and sparse, hinting at some shadow of the truth. But not so long ago, the view was far less gloomy.
Officials said the suspect also faced multiple counts of murder or manslaughter over the attack in the Netherlands that left three people dead.
Tiny cameras were hidden in hair dryer holders, satellite boxes and closed electric sockets, the police said. The video was shown online for profit.
Tiny cameras were hidden in hair dryer holders, satellite boxes and closed electric sockets, the police said. The video was shown online for profit.
In an address to the nation Wednesday night, the prime minister lashed out, blaming squabbling lawmakers for the Brexit paralysis. They did not react well.
College sports do have some upsides. But their sheer scale is silly.
Officers seized Roberto Marrero, a confidant of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó. His detention is a significant escalation of the country’s political crisis.
Officers seized Roberto Marrero, a confidant of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó. His detention is a significant escalation of the country’s political crisis.
The former vice president is considering naming a running mate earlier in the primary than is customary, and the possibility of serving only one term.
The former vice president is considering naming a running mate earlier in the primary than is customary, and the possibility of serving only one term.
The former vice president is considering naming a running mate earlier in the primary than is customary, and the possibility of serving only one term.
Fidget spinners are so 2017; in 2019, fidget fashion is on the rise
In a movie that stars Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais and Tiger Chen, the gaps in the plot may not really matter.
A controlled thriller that invents an intimate subtext for the 1983 escape of imprisoned Irish Republican Army fighters from the fortresslike Maze.
Nancy Schwartzman’s bone-chilling documentary is a tough but essential watch.
Based on the Martin Amis murder mystery “Night Train,” the movie retains several of its central characters but very little else.
This film demonstrates the power of delicious cuisine to spice up an otherwise straightforward, sentimental film.
The film re-creates the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai through the eyes of a sprawling international ensemble.
In his second feature, the director Laszlo Nemes (“Son of Saul”) applies his near-subjective cinematic style to pre-World War I Budapest.
Nothing ever completely stops the sprawling Persian New Year party in Mazar-i-Sharif. But fears of factional violence cast a chill on the revelry this year.
Central bank forecasts suggest that it won’t raise rates this year, and Wall Street couldn’t be happier.
A second person appears to have been cured of infection with the virus that causes AIDS. We spoke to an activist about what this means.
Too often, progressive policies are difficult for Americans to understand, use and benefit from.
Ah, the reception. Free food. Free drinks. What’s not to love? Wait, says the couple: Who’s that stranger eating our food and drinking our alcohol?
*Unless Israel is to blame.
Being part of the disability community means constantly losing friends and allies. I don’t expect that to change.
Here’s what you need to know.
Thursday: A diorama at the American Museum of Natural History was labeled to highlight the inaccuracies it perpetuated.
Airlines had to pay more for two optional upgrades that could warn pilots about sensor malfunctions. Boeing now plans to make one of the features standard.
The “Daily Show” host mocked the president for feuding with the late John McCain (“and losing,” he added).
A new play by the Australian writer Stephen Sewell imagines an intriguing meeting of strong women.
Along the Missouri, John Remus controls a network of dams that dictates the fate of millions. ‘It was not designed to handle this.’
As a patient who grappled with an ostomy, I grieved the suicide of a 10-year-old whose family said he was bullied for having one.
There are settings to help you avoid this. Here’s how to use them.
Jared Kushner, presidential adviser, and Josh Kushner, venture capitalist, both have ties to Saudi Arabia. Critics say that raises ethical questions.
After years of sharing rentals, a new buyer takes her savings to a fixer-upper in Kensington.
Jonathan Gardner’s wry, lush and pleasurable paintings; Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell’s master works; two shows refiguring the future of new media; and Fin Simonetti on the myths of masculinity.
This ancient town on the Vietnamese coast has charm, history and beauty to spare. It is also budget-friendly, and for foodies, a delight.
Several women said Mr. Steinhardt made sexual requests of them while they were relying on or seeking his support. He denies many of the actions attributed to him.
Gov. Matt Bevin said he intentionally exposed his children to chickenpox. Of people who shun vaccines, he said, the government “should not be forcing this.”
In Boris Fishman’s memoir, “Savage Feast,” mealtime is when all the rich and roiling contradictions of his Eastern European Jewish family come into play.
Our personal tech columnist didn’t lose touch with his true friends — but strange things did occur, including Instagram thinking he was a woman.
Our personal tech columnist didn’t lose touch with his true friends — but strange things did occur, including Instagram thinking he was a woman.
The author, most recently, of the novel “The Other Americans” first read Zora Neale Hurston five years ago: “I was knocked out by her eye for detail.”
And what would a fair college admissions system look like?
“The optimal intake of these drinks is zero,” said one expert. “They have no health benefits.”
When your physical life ends, what do you hope people will say about you? What kind of impact do you want to have made on the world?
If you’ve presented in a meeting, you know the potentially calamitous effects of projecting your laptop screen — your naked, interior world, that is — before unsuspecting co-workers.
Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman, has joined a crowded Democratic presidential field. We followed him as he tested his frenetic campaign style in Iowa, where the first caucus votes will be cast in February 2020.
There was no immediate word on casualties from the blast in Jiangsu Province, but videos online showed people who appeared to have been cut by glass and other debris.
An incorrect name was listed on a court document charging the suspect with murder, but legal experts said the mistake would not impede prosecution in the mass shooting.
An incorrect name was listed on a court document charging the suspect with murder, but legal experts said the mistake would not impede prosecution in the mass shooting.
Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, creators of the original mockumentary, talk about the new TV adaptation and the hassles of never dying.
For half a decade, Fred Ramos has photographed the longstanding political, social and environmental crises that are driving migration in the region.
Southern Africa is devastated by a powerful cyclone and torrential flooding. What is being done to help the victims?
Reid Travis has a degree from Stanford but what he really wanted was Kentucky’s seal of basketball approval. So off to Lexington he went.
The move by the big utility in the New York suburbs has set off anger and panic among developers, threatening a real estate boom and creating uncertainty over jobs.
Is any athlete worth that amount of money?
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman, said interest rates would remain unchanged and provided a fairly downbeat economic assessment.
This word has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past year.
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Sidney Lumet’s “Network” airs on TCM. And it’s a night of Bourne and Bond.
The Sun Devils earned their first tournament victory in 10 years.
It was the fifth straight lopsided victory for Utah.
Un campo sin trabajadores, tres países bajo el agua, teorías racistas y miel salvadora: lo que está sucediendo en América Latina y el mundo.
Two decades ago, 39 people died inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel in a fire so horrific it changed safety standards forever. The truth eventually caught up to the legend of a man who rushed in.
The announcement on Thursday from New Zealand’s prime minister came less than a week after a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.
The announcement on Thursday from New Zealand’s prime minister came less than a week after a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.
Christopher Adams returns to scare the ever-loving you-know-what out of us.
In her enthralling study of interracial relationships, featuring a brilliant Daveed Diggs, Suzan-Lori Parks parses the lies we live by.
Baseball is widely seen as a less appealing sport in comparison with the N.F.L. and N.B.A., but its revenues continue to climb at a healthy rate — outstripping the average gain in salaries.
Quotation of the Day for Thursday, March 21, 2019.
A new study shows the benefits of giving people a clean slate.
Corrections appearing in print on Thursday, March 21, 2019.
President Trump, speaking in Ohio, exaggerated his role in Mr. McCain’s funeral, mischaracterized the senator’s record on veterans issues and cited misleading statistics on the economy and tanks.
President Trump, speaking in Ohio, exaggerated his role in Mr. McCain’s funeral, mischaracterized the senator’s record on veterans issues and cited misleading statistics on the economy and tanks.
President Trump, speaking in Ohio, exaggerated his role in Mr. McCain’s funeral, mischaracterized the senator’s record on veterans issues and cited misleading statistics on the economy and tanks.
Mr. Trump has previously declined to commit to making the Mueller report public, but on Wednesday said the attorney general should “let it come out.”
Mr. Trump has previously declined to commit to making the Mueller report public, but on Wednesday said the attorney general should “let it come out.”
The travel guru believes the tiniest exposure to other cultures will change Americans’ entire lives.
A weeklong trip in Alaska was supposed to be an adventure. In an instant, it became the experience that defined us all.
The particular sheen of America by Amtrak.
Hundreds of migrants are arriving every day in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, where officials are scrambling to house and feed them.
Hundreds of migrants are arriving every day in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, where officials are scrambling to house and feed them.
Other nations’ leaders learn from experience. But Congress and President Trump refuse to act on guns.
What this country needs is a president who knows how to default.
The owner Fred Wilpon recruited Wright, who was forced to retire last fall because of chronic injuries, to join other former players as part of a front-office brain trust.
Nearly a week after southern Africa was hit by one the worst natural disasters in decades, it was all rescue workers could do to try to reach the victims.
Nearly a week after southern Africa was hit by one the worst natural disasters in decades, it was all rescue workers could do to try to reach the flooding victims.
The director of “Get Out” returns with a horror movie about a family terrorized by weird doubles. A dazzling Lupita Nyong’o heads up the terrific cast.
The director of “Get Out” returns with a horror movie about a family terrorized by weird doubles. A dazzling Lupita Nyong’o heads up the terrific cast.
The driver held 51 seventh-graders hostage and set the bus on fire. All the hostages were rescued.
While Ethiopian Airlines was among the first to install the Boeing 737 Max 8 simulator, the captain of Flight 302 had not trained on the simulator.
While Ethiopian Airlines was among the first to install the Boeing 737 Max 8 simulator, the captain of Flight 302 had not trained on the simulator.
“We have individuals who, literally, since the 1980s have been committing sexual offenses on the trains,” an official said. Now, a bill would ban them from New York’s subways.
Many states are suddenly considering heartbeat bills, which would make it virtually impossible to get an abortion. That’s no accident.
Supporters say the measure is meant to resolve confusion. Opponents contend it would undermine an amendment approved by voters in November.
Hamburg residents held back the Missouri River in 2011, then had to take down the makeshift levee that saved them. Much of the town is now under water.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Thousands of fighters remain in the region, but they have gone underground, carrying out quick strikes in the region and continuing to promote their ideology worldwide.
Thousands of fighters remain in the region, but they have gone underground, carrying out quick strikes in the region and continuing to promote their ideology worldwide.
Thousands of fighters remain in the region, but they have gone underground, carrying out quick strikes in the region and continuing to promote their ideology worldwide.
Thousands of fighters remain in the region, but they have gone underground, carrying out quick strikes in the region and continuing to promote their ideology worldwide.
In the next-to-last game of the 1957 season, he became the last Brooklyn Dodger to hit a home run before the team moved to Los Angeles.
Two years into President Trump’s term, many businesses appear to be increasingly prioritizing their balance sheets over political backlash caused by his efforts to compel them to build and hire.
When the California congressman sued Twitter and several users, the cow account had 1,200 followers. It quickly surpassed his own following.
The painting, “View of a Dutch Square,” had been bought by St. Victor’s Cathedral in Xanten without knowing that it had been looted, in 1963.
The president said he gave the Arizona senator “the funeral he wanted, and I didn’t get ‘thank you,’” escalating attacks on Mr. McCain that began over the weekend.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the issue during a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, whose agency no longer says the territory is “occupied.”
The police unit, in Columbus, Ohio, has become the subject of a federal corruption investigation. Last week, one of the unit’s detectives was indicted on federal charges.
With the expansion of private admissions coaching, some counselors feel sidelined, or fear their students won’t be treated fairly.
Peratrovich and her husband rallied Natives to ensure the passage of the 1945 Anti-Discrimination Act, the first anti-discrimination law in the United States.
This neo-exploitation potboiler about brutal men on both sides of the law stars Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn, and traffics in sordid, ugly shocks.
The New York Times and The Washington Post are among the publishers that opted out of the subscription service because of its terms, two people familiar with the plans said.
Patrick M. Shanahan’s relationship with his former employers, and complaints that he disparaged Boeing competitors while at the Pentagon, have come under scrutiny.
Patrick M. Shanahan’s relationship with his former employers, and complaints that he disparaged Boeing competitors while at the Pentagon, have come under scrutiny.
What appeared to be a cyst in a healthy fetus turned out to be an unformed twin “absorbed” early in pregnancy, connected by a second umbilical cord and still growing.
The move endangers the European Parliament’s most powerful political alliance — one that has shielded the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, as he has dismantled checks on his power.
On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the “Schitt’s Creek” actress reads an essay about jealousy and a GPS.
The sheriff cited a carbon monoxide leak and a list of other dangers in announcing that she, five of her deputies and other staff members were stepping down.
Deap Ubhi has spent his tech career bouncing around. Now he’s tangled up in a little battle over one of the biggest government I.T. contracts in history.
The state statistics agency has halted monthly publication of personal income data, which had been downbeat for years. A flurry of optimistic economic data has followed.
The rich and famous came out for the V.I.P. opening of Hudson Yards. And a grueling film about a terrorist attack at a hotel.
“Hotel Mumbai” holds a screening at MoMA.
In an interview, the former mayor and rising Democratic star confirms he’s not running for president, and outlines his plans to mobilize Florida voters for the election.
Researchers identified the master control gene that enables worms to grow a new body, capturing the imagination of some humans looking for a fresh start.
Also this week: A student in Hawaii brings the climate protests to his hometown.
Mr. Schultz, a possible presidential contender, is best known for his wildly successful coffee company. But his time as an N.B.A. owner left a very different legacy.
Dariga Nazarbayeva boosted her chance of following her father as president, but a messy divorce and the lurid death of her former husband might get in the way.
After Ms. Hammer came out in the 1970s, her films took a provocative and influential turn. “One of my goals,” she said, “was to put a lesbian on camera.”
The Gitano Jungle Room and its large disco ball find a permanent home at the James Hotel SoHo.
The most fun ones, of course.
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The 2008 crisis showed what happens when financial regulation is weakened while the economy is strong. The Trump administration is doing it again.
President Trump updated an earlier assertion that the territory held by the group in Syria was “100 percent” reclaimed, despite reports of continuing fighting.
President Trump updated an earlier assertion that the territory held by the group in Syria was “100 percent” reclaimed, despite reports of continuing fighting.
With upstate casinos struggling and the state facing budget woes, a plan to allow full-fledged casinos in New York City is being weighed as a solution.
Local officials across the country will have a chance to vote on new energy efficiency standards for buildings. But few tend to vote, which could put the outcome in jeopardy.
The New Zealand attacker wanted you to think white people face existential decline. They don’t.
A knee is designed to withstand millions of steps during a lifetime, but sometimes all that stress can have ill effects. Here’s how to care for and use your knees for many years to come.
An earthy R&B performer, he began his career in the 1950s, was sidelined by addiction, then was rediscovered in the ’90s by punk and garage rockers.
The automaker also said it would build electric vehicles at its existing plant in Flat Rock, Mich., as part of a plan to invest $900 million in manufacturing in the state.
The automaker also said it would build electric vehicles at its existing plant in Flat Rock, Mich., as part of a plan to invest $900 million in manufacturing in the state.
Wherein our wellness columnist learns that all she needed was a little choreography from the experts.
In her new memoir, Carolyn Forché tells the story of how a stranger’s suggestion that she visit El Salvador in the late 1970s changed the course of her art and her life.
The decision could present a threat to President Trump’s agenda to quickly expand oil and gas drilling by offering opponents a roadmap to legal challenges.
There are still bargains to be had in collectible timepieces, dealers say. At your own risk!
Central Florida’s Tacko Fall and Florida State’s Christ Koumadje have the stunning size that teams used to love. But the N.B.A. may no longer covet what they’re offering.
The high-end watch market is a strong investment vehicle for wealthy people.
Mr. Doyle will also helm a production of “Macbeth” in a season that focuses on gothic horror, too, with “Dracula” and “Frankenstein.”
A mainstay in heady colognes and after-shaves, leather is being reworked in unexpectedly light, refreshing fragrances.
Organizers of a high-profile summer tournament have decided to send Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus to Asia this summer, fearing he risks being detained in the U.S. as part of a rape investigation.
Organizers of a high-profile summer tournament have decided to send Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus to Asia this summer, fearing he risks being detained in the U.S. as part of a rape investigation.
“Mississippi Goddam,” “La Bamba” and the Jay-Z album “The Blueprint” were among the 25 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress.
Mr. Yang’s presidential campaign has catapulted out of obscurity thanks in part to a devoted online following, including some fans he’d rather not have.
Observers in India immediately framed the verdict in stark terms: as a win for Hindu extremists, or a decision that disproved their existence.
Hedi Slimane’s vision for the house is on display at the new Madison Avenue store.