For all the death and darkness the Pitt crew had to swallow this season, finale also offered profound moments of hope and renewal.
The actress stars as a haunted genius opposite Don Cheadle as her father in David Auburn’s 2001 drama. This revival, though, exposes the play’s lack of rigor.
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Todd Lyons said he would leave to spend more time with his family. He has spoken about a surge in threats against ICE officers, saying that he knew the reality firsthand.
On top of the daily toll of treating patients, the show’s medical providers bring their own scars to the E.R.
The singer was charged in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday.
The suspect is accused of carrying out a string of attacks in the Atlanta area that killed two women and injured a homeless man. The authorities described the attacks as random.
Set to be in place throughout the summer, the limit aims to ease congestion after less than 60 percent of flights ran on schedule.
La pausa en los combates entre las fuerzas israelíes y los militantes de Hizbulá, aliados de Irán, ayudaría a allanar el camino hacia un acuerdo de paz entre EE. UU e Irán.
The police in suburban Chicago said they found no explosive devices. The investigation comes amid a public dispute between the pope and President Trump over the Iran war.
An officer from the Police Department’s Mounted Unit raced through the Upper West Side of Manhattan, chasing a woman accused of snatching a purse.
A 10-day cease-fire went into effect at midnight Thursday in Lebanon. The truce was brokered by the U.S. government and announced by President Trump.
His remarks at a movie theater convention were part of a campaign to win Hollywood support for his bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
Workers in Cheboygan hurried to shore up a dam in danger of being overtopped, part of a “slow-moving disaster” threatening communities across the state.
Cameron Hamilton is a former Navy SEAL who ran unsuccessfully for Congress.
President Trump won’t be able to defy the courts if he loses his Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship, which he is likely to do, the conservative court watcher Sarah Isgur argues on “Interesting Times.”
Lawmakers confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccine messaging and the Trump administration’s handling of health care fraud. The health secretary was also criticized over comments he made about psychiatric medications and Black children, which he denied.
President Trump’s efforts to rule through executive order on issues like tariffs and birthright citizenship have largely failed — and will continue to fail — the conservative court watcher Sarah Isgur argues on “Interesting Times.”
Also, Utah is now the epicenter of U.S. measles cases. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
In an interview with the local news outfit Hell Gate, Mayor Mamdani framed his decision to avoid the glitzy fund-raiser as a way to keep his focus on affordability.
The Times created a 3-D model to visualize the sight lines from inside the fire truck seconds before it crashed with a passenger jet.
Heelys, the sneakers with wheels that were a fad in the 2000s, helped me form my first friendships. Recently, I decided to tap into that joy again.
You could walk in them like gym shoes, but if you rocked back on your heels the wheels emerged, turning them into roller skates. In the early 2000s, the company sold millions.
The pause in the fighting between Israeli forces and Iranian-allied Hezbollah militants may help smooth the way to a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.
The institution will feature five of the beloved author’s collage-based books in a series of interactive exhibits meant to engage children.
Current members of the museum have created a show that draws from, and comments on, the institution’s curious collections.
The creator of Bitcoin has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years.
In their 2025 joint tax return, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, reported a combined income of roughly $145,000, including about $10,000 that she earned from art work.
Israeli and Lebanese officials had confirmed they would implement the truce. Hezbollah acknowledged the cease-fire, but did not directly address whether it would follow it.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom offered supporters who gave any amount a copy of his book. Roughly 67,000 donors received the memoir, accounting for roughly two-thirds of its total print sales.
Even as the institution has grown and changed, it has continued to be a launchpad for emerging artists. This spring, it is putting 53 in the spotlight.
The Washington publication is rebranding as it expands its local news and sports coverage in the wake of substantial layoffs at The Washington Post.
Britain’s foreign office overruled vetting officials in granting Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, the highest level of security clearance, the government said.
Tehran’s digital warriors have continued to seek ways to gain an advantage in the conflict in a new phase of cyberspace operations.
Concerned about the slow pace and high cost of weapons production, Pentagon officials have begun talks with General Motors and Ford Motor about producing certain parts.
The co-founder of the streaming giant will leave its board in June, the company said.
The donations, from the philanthropist Connie Ballmer and an anonymous donor, will support the network’s long-term strategy.
Heavy rain and melting snow flooded parts of northern Michigan, closing roads and filling dams to near capacity. In Milwaukee, heavy rainfall forced freeway closures and left vehicles stuck in rising water.
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Dr. Erica Schwartz is seen as a highly qualified traditional choice and tapping her is the strongest signal yet that the administration is veering away from vaccine skepticism this election year.
Microsoft is pulling back from efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere. But the nascent industry’s proponents say they are thinking in decades, not years.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs New York City’s subway system, had sued the federal government for withholding nearly $60 million in funding.
Durante días, el papa León XIV ha suscitado las críticas del presidente y sus aliados por negarse a respaldar la guerra en Irán. El jueves, volvió a llamar a la paz.
Justin Fairfax, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia, fatally shot his wife, Cerina Fairfax, and then killed himself at their home in Annandale, Va., shortly after midnight on Thursday, according to the county police. Mr. Fairfax had been a rising star in the state before he was accused of sexual assault by two women in 2019. Fairfax denied the allegations, finished his term and later ran unsuccessfully for governor.
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The woman, who fell and injured herself, said in a lawsuit that bartenders had been negligent for serving her while she was visibly intoxicated.
The officer was charged with assault leading to death, in the case of a man who was accused by Bahraini authorities of espionage during a domestic crackdown tied to the war in Iran.
Nicole Kidman recently said she wanted to become a death doula after wishing for more support at the end of her mother’s life.
The action was largely symbolic since the president would be all but certain to veto the bill, but the bipartisan vote reflected resistance within his own ranks on his signature issue.
The transition signals the end of a formal U.S. military presence in Syria for the first time in more than a decade.
Our business reporter Peter Eavis breaks down how American military ships have blocked Iranian-linked vessels from using the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. encourages other vessels to make the passage.
The Commission of Fine Arts, a Trump-aligned advisory body, granted preliminary approval. But its vice chairman suggested losing statues atop the structure and other revisions before a final vote.
A pesar de los riesgos económicos de la guerra, es probable que Pekín se mantenga al margen. No quiere verse envuelto en un conflicto al que se opone y sobre el que tiene poca influencia.
Se espera que la pausa en las hostilidades entre a Israel y Hizbulá comience a las 5 p. m., hora del Este. He aquí una cronología de la relación entre Líbano e Israel.
Braden Peters, el influente mejor conocido como Clavicular, ha hablado de tomar metanfetamina para mantenerse delgado. El martes fue hospitalizado en Miami tras lucir desorientado.
Age-gap dating is everywhere right now — especially younger men seeking out older women. On “The Opinions,” men share why they’re drawn to the maturity, stability and clarity they can’t find elsewhere.
There’s a growing trend of younger men dating older women — and unlike the backlash older men face, this shift can be perceived as women reclaiming their power, Emily Leibert argues on “The Opinions.”
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The four astronauts spoke at a news conference Thursday afternoon at Johnson Space Center in Houston about their journey around the moon and back to Earth.
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The extraordinary price for a round-trip train ticket from New York City to New Jersey would offset the $48 million in expected extra transit costs during the FIFA World Cup games, according to people familiar with the plan.
The U.S. blockade of shipments through the Strait of Hormuz would last “for as long as it takes,” the defense secretary said.
A federal judge wrote that an exception he made for work on security features did not cover most of the construction on the larger ballroom project Trump has proposed.
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Roundabout Theater Company, one of the four nonprofits with Broadway houses, plans three Broadway shows next season.
A harrowing incident involving Clavicular, ambassador to the “looksmaxxing” community, was captured on the same platforms that made him a star.
Dr. Ezequiel Veliz, a family physician who worked in an area that has a doctor shortage, was detained for 10 days. Another Venezuelan doctor remains locked up.
Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, said the fluctuating nature of the U.S.-Israeli war made it difficult to pinpoint expenses.
Minnesota prosecutors have spent weeks investigating the conduct of immigration agents who took part in an immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.
Damon Jones, who spent more than a decade in the N.B.A., was accused of providing inside information about injured players to professional gamblers.
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Israeli and Lebanese officials this week met in Washington for direct talks between two nations, which have technically been at war since 1948.
The health secretary said he would reform the panel, which determines whether insurance will cover preventive services like mammograms and colonoscopies.
In a setback for federal efforts to thwart climate litigation, the judge ruled that the suit, which tried to block the state from suing oil companies, was too speculative.
Republicans narrowly blocked a Democratic war powers resolution that would have prevented President Trump from continuing to wage war in Iran until he won authorization from Congress to do so.
En la carrera por poner parches en los agujeros de ciberseguridad encontrados por los modelos de IA más recientes, corremos el riesgo de dejar a demasiadas personas a su suerte.
A flurry of diplomatic efforts was underway to halt the fighting in the Middle East.
After Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé’s husband died, an inheritance battle exploded. Her stepson then used his influence to have her arrested, an Alabama probate judge said.
Penn & Teller filed a Supreme Court brief questioning the use of “investigative hypnosis” in a death-penalty case in Texas.
The move was a victory for a Chilean company that wants to build a copper and nickel mine, which environmentalists say could devastate fragile lakes and forests.
New research suggests that cats have a highly flexible segment of their spines, allowing them to correct their orientation midair.
A baker at the Church of Sweden’s popular cafe in Midtown Manhattan was accused of swindling nearly $4 million from the church’s donations and bequests.
The publishing giant is also closing the international editions of Glamour Magazine in Germany, Spain and Mexico.
The court had barred national security agencies from using certain tools to process Americans’ data gathered under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expires on Monday.
El presidente Trump se enfrenta a una crisis que no encaja con su mensaje de un nuevo régimen “bastante razonable” en Irán y una victoria casi segura para Estados Unidos.
El mandato de Jerome Powell como presidente de la Fed termina el 15 de mayo, pero puede permanecer como gobernador hasta 2028. Dijo que no se iría hasta que terminara una investigación criminal.
On the social internet, our fascination with analyzing the hidden messages in our culture has been flattened into one word.
The number of eateries with permits for sidewalk and roadway tables has dwindled to about a third of its pandemic-era peak.
Una encuesta de Ipsos y Reuters, publicada el martes, reveló que pocos estadounidenses —el 24 por ciento— consideran que la guerra en Irán ha valido la pena por sus costos y beneficios.
Yewande Komolafe’s crispy tofu with cashews and blistered snap peas is quick to make and a textural delight to eat.
Hundreds of migrants from Bangladesh, including Rohingya refugees, are feared dead after a boat to Malaysia overturned.
Executives at the food and drink giant announced a rise in sales of drinks and snacks but warned that “inflation will come.”
The affected pills were sold nationwide under the brand name Xanax XR.
Stocks may be soaring again, but the war in Iran has started to pinch the finances of many Americans.
Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose ties to the Chicago Teachers Union helped him win office, has signaled support. The school district and some parents object.
This week’s properties are in Chelsea, Gramercy Park and Downtown Brooklyn.
With carefully positioned cameras and user input, the website Damn Lines hopes to address the worst part of visiting popular restaurants.
Kevin M. Warsh is scheduled to testify on Tuesday despite an ongoing criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal Reserve that stands in the way of a smooth transition.
A new London production highlights the story’s racial element and shows how much has changed since the play’s 1963 premiere.
Despite the economic risks from the war, Beijing will likely stick to a hands-off approach. It is wary of being entangled in a conflict it opposed and has little sway over.
Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in vaccine exemptions among children in recent years.
A career-spanning Alexander Calder exhibition in Paris turns the viewer into a collaborator and lifts the soul.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that it was investigating the interaction, and that pilots were banned from “nonessential communication” below a certain altitude.
Mr. Fairfax, a Democrat, served as lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022.
Thomas J Price’s bronze figures present anonymous Black people at heroic scale. After an installation in Times Square sparked a furor, his latest work welcomes visitors to a new museum outpost.
The movie revives one of cinema’s unforgettable monsters with a macabre makeover, but it spins out in the attempt.
Sri Lanka had been refusing to send back the Iranian Navy personnel, including survivors from a warship that the United States torpedoed, during active hostilities.
The upstart golf circuit couldn’t conquer the sport, despite big spending by Saudi Arabia. Its end signals limits to how much the country will spend.
For days, Pope Leo XIV has attracted criticism from President Trump and his allies for refusing to back the war in Iran. On Thursday, he reiterated his calls for peace.
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The leftist lawmaker has been a prime target of President Trump’s attacks on South Africa. The ruling, handed down after a conviction on gun charges, leaves Mr. Malema’s political future in doubt.
At least 15 people died after Russia flew more than 700 drones and missiles across Ukrainian cities, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
El continente es crucial para el futuro de la Iglesia, pero también es el foco de tensiones de larga data en torno a algunos de los temas más delicados del catolicismo.
After talks in Islamabad last weekend led to a two-week cease-fire, Pakistan is offering to host another round in an attempt to sustain ongoing peace efforts.
Putting a stop to Iranian shipping will further add to Iran’s economic pain, analysts said, but it might not be enough to force concessions or lessen the global energy crunch.
Pope Leo XIV responds to President Trump’s lashing out over the war in Iran.
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Iran’s stranglehold over the waterway completely reshaped shipping during the war. The U.S. naval blockade is an attempt to stop that.
The structure proposed for President Trump’s arch would be 250 feet, more than twice the height of the Lincoln Memorial. It would sit near Arlington National Cemetery. A commission filled with Trump appointees is to review plans on Thursday.
Pablo on TKO’s rise and how Dana White’s alliances may favor profits over fighters and fans.
Neither side confirmed a meeting. Israeli and Lebanese officials have said a cease-fire in the war against Hezbollah is under consideration.
China used a visit by the Vietnamese leader to show a deepening of security ties that analysts say far outpaces U.S. defense ties in the region.
En un pueblo del bosque nuboso, una red de residentes, extranjeros y cuáqueros pacifistas ofreció un refugio precario pero vital a las familias expulsadas por el gobierno de Estados Unidos.
Money from Democratic donors has flowed into the coffers of the party’s top Senate candidates — especially its nominee in Texas.
Democrats in key Senate races out-raised their Republican rivals, but super PACs on the right are poised to play a powerful role in the midterms, new campaign finance filings showed.
If tankers do not soon begin crossing the Strait of Hormuz, airlines in Europe may not have enough jet fuel to operate all of their flights.
America’s view of liberty is upside down.
In a strange era, a stranger turn.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to defend staff and funding cuts at the Health and Human Services Department he oversees.
Looking for prime subway access and proximity to green space, a longtime renter considered newer buildings in various shapes and sizes.
The Democrat-controlled legislature passed the measure on Tuesday, but Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running for Senate, has yet to say whether she will sign it.
Corruption and economic mismanagement brought down Hungary’s authoritarian leader. Will his political disciples avoid those pitfalls?
The signature survey by MoMA PS 1 of artists living and working in the city highlights those whose talent is often hidden in plain sight.
A conservative court watcher explains why the president has failed to bend the judicial branch to his will.
A guest essay argues that in an age of helicopter parenting, parents should consider “underachieving.” Do you agree?
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, acknowledging that landlords are struggling with rising costs, said a cheaper “publicly backed” program would aim to insure 100,000 homes by 2030.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York will announce a campaign to raise money from private donors through a city-run nonprofit to support his child care plan. He already has raised $3.5 million.
The money could jump-start affordable housing projects across the metropolitan region.
President Trump has lashed out at enemies, allies and even the pope, and made it harder for Republicans to keep the focus on economic issues in a midterm election year.
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In 1984, Jay McInerney was a famous, young, hedonistic novelist. Now 71, he is wistful as he wraps up his tetralogy about a couple whose city, and marriage, are tested by the pandemic.
Mets fans, avert your eyes: John Middleton, majority owner of the Phillies, and his wife have a deep bench of American art stars, and they’ve lent them in a dual display for the 250th.
Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.
Find in microcosm so much that is great about California, including towering redwoods, surf culture and renowned wineries.
As war engulfs their homeland, four expats are distilling aragh sagi, a Persian drink that’s catching on in American bars, restaurants and stores.
Analilia Mejia, a progressive Democrat, is competing on Thursday in New Jersey against Joe Hathaway, a Republican who has tried to distance himself from President Trump.
MoMA PS1 in Queens has been in Long Island City for 50 years.
A new documentary by the “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris looks at the legacy of Jerry West, a figure so crucial to the N.B.A.’s history that he’s the league’s logo.
An effort to privatize the facility is a key test of whether Kyiv can overcome concerns about Russian attacks and corruption to attract foreign investment.
After a breakout performance on “Shrinking,” the actor can now be seen on “Abbott Elementary” and “The Pitt.”
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The actress plays a pop star who reunites with Michaela Coel’s fashion designer. But the spectacle you see onscreen is far more engaging than the dialogue.
Bob Odenkirk plays a sheriff who uncovers a dangerous secret in this hyper-violent, small-town crime caper.
A girlfriend’s pregnancy upends the life of a young man in the Bronx in this first feature by Joel Alfonso Vargas that unspools with sedulous care.
Charli XCX stars in this drama about a young woman who can’t quite tell the difference between freedom and fleeing.
New silhouettes and brands, a focus on gothic romance and the resurgence of the ‘90s style slip dress were just some of the many highlights from the runways.
In the director Tarik Saleh’s latest feature on contemporary Egypt, a movie star is made to appear in a propaganda film.
Sophy Romvari’s superb debut feature blends memory, documentary and fiction to process a family wound.
In this World War II-era coming-of-age drama, a young boy living on a remote German island questions his parents for the first time.
Two condom salesmen, Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser, embark on a bawdy, digressive picaresque in Peter Farrelly’s defiantly lowbrow film.
Both authors share uncanny similarities of upbringing. But their culinary paths diverged sharply.
The good news is, affordable units are making up a larger share of the new rental supply.
The vice president is also the finance chair of the Republican National Committee, allowing him to court donors who could prove helpful should he run for president.
Julia Langbein’s novel considers the legions of women whose lives have been forever marred by compromising early relationships.
Americans want a new approach to policing and incarceration.
Ohio State isn’t the only university in turmoil, but few others have faced so many issues lately. One lawmaker called the school “a national embarrassment.”
Nationwide, hospital and providers are leaving private Medicare Advantage plans, putting thousands of seniors at risk of higher costs and the loss of trusted doctors.
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An airline agent’s attempt at a good deed went astray when it caused a 90-year-old traveler to miss his flight. Who should pay for his hotel and meals?
In a city of notoriously small apartments, New Yorkers keep their meaningful mementos and quirky collections elsewhere.
The U.S. poet laureate’s new book, “Transient Worlds,” collects 23 poems in 13 languages to show the many ways a work can be translated.
The 25-year-old rapper and producer knows he’s benefited from his cousin’s support. But the path to his autobiographical album, “Casino,” was his alone.
Through accounts of relatives and direct witnesses, Adriana E. Ramírez examines a pivotal, and brutal, period of history.
In a cloud forest village, a network of residents, foreigners and pacifist Quakers offered a precarious yet vital sanctuary for families expelled by the U.S. government.
Mouse: P.I. for Hire is the latest monochrome adventure in an industry often obsessed with realistic graphics.
Moscow is again ramping up missile and drone attacks on civilian targets, dispelling any notion that a temporary cease-fire for Orthodox Easter might become more lasting.
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Oil prices stabilized and stocks rose on optimism that diplomatic talks could yield a permanent peace deal.
Mykolaiv fue adoptada por el gobierno danés al mes de empezar la guerra. Desde entonces, Dinamarca ha destinado el 60 por ciento de toda su ayuda a la reconstrucción de Ucrania a esta ciudad.
“I wanted something new and something traditional and something that felt holy.”
La fascitis plantar puede ser increíblemente incómoda. Pero unos sencillos movimientos pueden aliviarla y prevenirla.
La primera ministra italiana fue considerada en su día una de las aliadas europeas más cercanas del presidente Trump. Su amistad parece ahora estar en peligro.
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The “Late Show” host scolded JD Vance for suggesting that Pope Leo XIV “be careful when he talks about matters of theology.”
El temor a que el IRS comparta sus datos con el ICE ha convertido la temporada de la declaración de la renta en una apuesta arriesgada para muchos migrantes. El Laboratorio Presupuestario de Yale prevé una pérdida de unos 300.000 millones de dólares en una década.
This immigration case is really about procedure.
Severe storms moving across the Midwest were bringing heavy rain and raising the risk of flash flooding, tornadoes and large hail.
It was the third such attack by the U.S. military in three days, and the 51st attack in a campaign against people who the United States has accused of smuggling drugs.
Más de una decena de buques de guerra de la Marina estadounidense están aplicando un bloqueo a los buques de todas las naciones que entren o salgan de zonas costeras o puertos iraníes.
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Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make confident Broadway debuts, but the uneven script makes for a narratively slippery prison drama.
A steep slide in housing prices has left consumers less prosperous and less willing to spend, but the government is pouring money into new rail lines and other projects.
The California Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision that said Mr. Eastman, had violated the rules of professional ethics.