Mr. Merow, who oversaw the expansion of one of Wall Street’s major law firms, died along with his wife, Mary Alyce, in a fire in their Manhattan home.
Trump's agenda in Europe is Putin's agenda in Europe. Is that really a coincidence?
Cities should treat rising rents like pollution and tax the companies that cause it.
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The developer Harry Macklowe is planning a 1,551-foot-tall tower overlooking St. Patrick’s Cathedral that would join a forest of buildings that have changed New York.
We can’t look away. But we should.
Mr. Van Dyke was the first Chicago police officer in decades convicted of murder for an on-duty shooting. He shot Laquan 16 times in 2014.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
President Trump revived an old and still unproved rumor that hints that Islamic migrants were entering the United States through Mexico and could pose a terrorism threat.
Private text messages entered as evidence in a legal dispute raise new questions about whether the artist fully designed his final works.
A researcher says that as the climate changes, “winter is shortening, but you’re getting these more intensive periods in that shorter winter.”
The injury-racked Vonn began what is to be her final season with a 15th-place finish in the downhill in Italy. The braces were hard to get used to, “but it’s better than not racing.”
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s executive committee has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday to consider whether Russia can continue to be considered in compliance with the agency’s standards.
On Friday, the health department began issuing letter grades (most of them As) to street vendors. Reactions ranged from enthusiasm to shrugs.
Is the newly released Soviet-era archive a real record of collaboration or a time bomb planted by agents as the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991?
Have you been doing the same job for 40 or more years because you absolutely love it? We want to hear from you.
It was the second time this month that an American newscaster has uttered the epithet on the air.
A surprising number of plants and animals have been discovered alive and well after scientists had declared them long gone.
In new filings submitted late Thursday, the Democratic National Committee, whose computers were breached in 2016, said it was on the receiving end of a so-called spearphishing campaign in November.
Henderson, trying to tie Sandra Post for most L.P.G.A. Tour wins by a player from Canada, is two shots ahead after two rounds of the season-opening event.
Prince Philip, 97, was involved in a car accident outside London. For families everywhere, the incident raises all-too-familiar questions.
The idea of “having it all” still often comes up.
A British court ruling opened a rare window onto tense diplomatic negotiations over the fate of two Britons accused of imprisoning and beheading Western hostages as part of a notorious ISIS cell.
Ron DeSantis, the new Republican governor, suspended Susan Bucher on Friday, saying she had demonstrated incompetence and neglect.
A stray kitten appropriately named Loco started Mr. Chandoha on an unexpected career. By the time he died, he had taken some 90,000 cat pictures.
Kevin Steincross, a news anchor in St. Louis, said he misstated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s surname in a broadcast. “This was not intentional in any way,” he said.
Nobody was hurt. But with a ballooning number of older drivers in Britain, the thought of the headstrong royal behind the wheel was cause for alarm.
Nobody was badly hurt. But with a ballooning number of older drivers in Britain, the thought of the headstrong royal behind the wheel was cause for alarm.
The state’s change could alter rates for scores of people.
China correspondent Chris Buckley discusses the country’s opinion of Canada and the case of a Canadian now facing the death penalty.
Families with great wealth or businesses are using their histories to help their heirs guide their enterprises — or at least appreciate how hard earlier generations worked to acquire their money.
In this week’s At War newsletter: Many veterans know something that the politicians who speak for military action often do not: for those who do the fighting, war is often reduced to who is near and whatever happens.
You can talk to me for five minutes while I’m walking to my car.
Unified support for picketing educators in Los Angeles belies deep rifts in the Democratic Party on one of the strike’s causes: the rise of charter schools.
The Internal Revenue Service issued regulations governing a 20 percent deduction for so-called pass-through companies.
Readers discuss the tit-for-tat between the president and Nancy Pelosi, and how to end the impasse that is causing hardships for federal workers.
From British punk-rap to 1970s-influenced country to morbid electronic pop, a guide to new artists to watch.
In a letter of admiration, prominent Germans called on Britons to halt their withdrawal from the European Union.
A new government program was supposed to prevent certain Medicare recipients from cycling in and out of hospitals. Now some experts worry it may be costing lives.
A journalist recalls a combative meeting with a Purdue Pharma representative in 2001.
A former New York Civil Liberties Union executive director says the allegations require mayoral intervention.
The renowned soul singer said in a statement to Variety that it was “unfortunate that our national anthem has been dragged into this debate.”
The renowned soul singer said in a statement to Variety that it was “unfortunate that our national anthem has been dragged into this debate.”
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Negotiations over eliminating North Korea’s nuclear arsenal have made little progress since the two leaders’ last meeting in Singapore last June.
Negotiations over eliminating North Korea’s nuclear arsenal have made little progress since the two leaders’ June meeting in Singapore.
The show at the Metropolitan Pavilion is a big, expansive display of mostly smallish things but with a good share of stop-and-stare surprises.
The group’s national commander offers perspective on a news article.
A California taxpayers group says the 1978 voter initiative is not to blame for school funding.
The country’s ambassador to the United States takes issue with an editorial.
Practical and unabashedly pretty, low-heeled beribboned shoes feel fresh again this season.
La Morada is both a restaurant and a refuge. But an incident with the police has its undocumented owners feeling fearful.
A new device — wearable, wireless and battery free — improves the ability to monitor and diagnose health problems by analyzing the sweat on your skin.
The Treasury Secretary, who has come under fire for previous air travel decisions, has reimbursed Mr. Milken for the flight, a spokesman said. Mr. Milken served time in prison for securities fraud.
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Vice President Mike Pence and Karen, his wife, made a surprise visit to the rally on Friday. President Trump addressed the crowd in a prerecorded message.
Hear tracks by the Cranberries, Tamaryn, Dawn, the Killers and others.
Kelly, once one of the biggest and most influential stars in pop music, has been dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct since the mid 1990s.
Meredith Golden charges a small clientele $2,000 a month to help them win at dating apps.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin's latest conducting appearance at the Metropolitan Opera and a newly reissued boxed set of music by black composers were among the highlights.
New York’s subway is overcrowded, often delayed and in desperate need of repairs. How does your city’s system compare?
In 1950, with his brother Leonard, he founded Wood Brothers Racing, one of the most innovative and successful teams in Nascar history.
The president directed his lawyer to lie to Congress about his involvement in talks to build a skyscraper in Moscow, Buzzfeed reported. It could not be independently confirmed.
The president directed his lawyer to lie to Congress about his involvement in talks to build a skyscraper in Moscow, Buzzfeed reported. It could not be independently confirmed.
His campaign was a marketing venture. Why else refuse to put business on hold?
The man who attacked a police academy with a car bomb belonged to the National Liberation Army, or ELN, the largest guerrilla group remaining in the country, the defense ministry said.
Severe winter weather was bad for the people and worse for the horses.
Why did Jesse Marsch leave a safe job in Major League Soccer to see if he could make it on a Bundesliga bench?
A. O. Scott talks about Linn Ullmann’s new novel, and Judith Newman discusses new books about anxiety, mental illness and grief.
It is no exaggeration to say that Mary Oliver gave me the blueprint, the road map, for the rest of my life.
Ceremonies were held by the Fashion Scholarship Fund, WebMD and the Ellis Island Honors Society.
Visitors to a Tasmanian island snuggle, chase and even pick up the fuzzy creatures for photos. Officials are asking them to pledge to respect the wildlife.
How the Well team created a popular new health program to inspire readers.
It’s official. The 65th anniversary fair of arts, design and antiques at the Park Avenue Armory has a new name — and there’s a lot more to see than brown furniture.
Consumer-sentiment readings are declining, and more Americans rate President Trump’s economic policies poorly, as the impasse in Washington drags on.
The storm was forecast to deliver a punishing mix of heavy snow, strong winds and frigid temperatures over the weekend.
The storm was forecast to deliver a punishing mix of heavy snow, strong winds and frigid temperatures over the weekend.
An appealing dish of beef and vegetables, Vietnamese bo kho is a stew lover’s dream.
The sitcom’s new life has offered new opportunities for growth for both the actress and her enigmatic character, the no-nonsense detective Rosa Diaz.
The soprano Sabine Devieilhe offered an evening of first-rate chamber music for her first performance at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
Lemony chicken, linguine with chickpeas and other dishes you’ll want to take credit for.
The elegant Cleveland Orchestra staged the Strauss work that reflects most sweetly and profoundly on its strange, irreplaceable art form.
The movies won’t be coming for a while but clips for those fan favorites along with “John Wick 3,” “High Flying Bird” and “Little Woods” were strong too.
M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” completes an original superhero trilogy that began in 2000 with “Unbreakable.” Need a refresher? We’ve broken down the basics.
After pioneering a targeted cancer therapy, he oversaw MD Anderson in Houston as it gained a reputation as the nation’s top cancer hospital.
Marie Benedict writes books inspired by women whose achievements have been overlooked by history, including Einstein’s first wife and the film star and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
Henry James Mason was wanted on charges he threatened a father who accuses the R&B singer of holding his daughter captive.
The tidying guru is heir to a long tradition: Japan marketing itself as spiritual foil to a soulless West.
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The tiny orbs of pasta, blanketed in feta and mixed with roasted tomatoes and chickpeas, are a brighter take on creamy comfort food.
The president keeps finding ways to spoil a good thing.
Counties where doctors got more meals, trips and consulting fees from opioid makers had higher overdose deaths involving prescription opioids.
Bindu Ammini found a placid scene in the Sabarimala Temple, which for centuries had barred women of menstruating age. In the ensuing protests, 3,000 were arrested.
How insurance companies farm out their dirty work to doctors and patients.
The actress takes a break at the Muse, a circus training center in Brooklyn.
Chilled to the bone? Warm up by dipping into one of these books — set in blazing hot summers, during heat waves, even in the desert.
The Brooklyn landscaper has helped create green spaces for Diane von Furstenberg, Calvin Klein and Sies Marjan.
Make galbijjim, the classic Korean short-rib stew, but do make some stew.
Anisimova beat 11th-seeded Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 6-2, at the Australian Open to reach the second week of a Grand Slam event for the first time.
The House speaker and other lawmakers had planned to fly commercially to Afghanistan after the president revoked the use of a military plane, but the trip was delayed over security concerns.
The House speaker and other lawmakers had planned to fly commercially to Afghanistan after the president revoked the use of a military plane, but the trip was delayed over security concerns.
Fritz, 21, one of the most promising players in tennis, had come to this Australian Open match on the heels of a win over Gael Monfils.
Acclaimed (then overlooked) during five decades, the painter hits a new tempo in life and art with a show at the Barnes, a documentary and a seven-figure sale.
She talks about playing a femme fatale in “Serenity,” doing “The Hustle” with Rebel Wilson, stealing the show in “Ocean’s 8” and Hollywood’s echo chamber of men.
Tatum O’Neal, clad in a mini-tuxedo, won over viewers when she was named best supporting actress in 1974, but family woes and a tainted competitor clouded the victory.
Ali Fitzgerald illustrates the fictional characters who were notoriously impossible to pin down.
Marchers will take to the streets on Saturday, despite recent tensions and competing marches in New York.
Aiia Maasarwe, 21, was killed on a Melbourne street while she was on the phone with her sister, the police said. A 20-year-old man has been arrested.
This week in El Espace: “Hamilton” in Puerto Rico, changes in mental health guidelines for boys and more.
It’s day 28 of the government shutdown. In Wisconsin, one federal worker has rationed her insulin.
A Catholic association said that installing the statue in Segovia, Spain, would be “glorifying evil.” The artist says his work has nothing to do with religion.
For Serbs living in Australia, Djokovic is a sporting hero who provides a connection to their culture and tradition.
A new book argues that Google and Facebook created a new business model that profits off private human behavior.
Friday: Tejal Rao talks about how she approaches her job; PG&E bankruptcy complications; and why Novato doesn’t have Goff Fever.
The two approached every point in the 2-hour, 24-minute slugfest as if they were playing in the Australian Open final, not for a berth in the round of 16.
The Paris-based company Théâtre de la Ville brings a blend of five Ionesco plays to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
AT&T, one of the biggest advertisers in the U.S., had balked because offensive content too often accompanied its ads. Now it says YouTube has addressed the issue.
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Men can’t tell the difference between fear and respect. They act accordingly.
Investors cheered a report from the WSJ that said the Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, had suggested ending some or all tariffs against China.
Several former officials will try to unseat President Ashraf Ghani in July, amid fears that another fraud-marred election could further destabilize the country.
The reduction was necessary for the electric-car maker to remain viable, Elon Musk wrote in an email to employees.
The reductions, which amount to 7 percent of Tesla’s work force, were necessary for the company to remain viable, Elon Musk wrote in an email to employees.
The carmaker said its former chairman, who is awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges, was paid 7.8 million euros from a joint venture with Nissan.
At least 62 pro-government forces and three civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Back-to-back snowstorms and wind chills below zero are in store for the next few days.
The alliance is not just about bases and troops. It is about defending the world order.
Many Americans would welcome some traits of the island’s free, universal health care system.
How tensions in the leadership of the protest movement burst into the open.
Elizabeth Warren’s brushback pitch was aimed at candidates rich enough to self-fund their campaigns. But this kind of binary thinking is a slight to history.
It's fracturing over anti-Semitism, but maybe implosion was inevitable.
A football fan reflects on a year without Tom Brady.
Everything changed for Simon Astaire when he met Pilar Ordovas on a flight to London. “I’ve known him for 40 years,” said the groom’s friend, Sting. “I never thought I’d be the best man, because I never thought he would marry.”
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The party of Prime Minister Stefan Lofven stayed in power with a pact that makes concessions to conservatives but excludes an anti-immigrant party.
The years can be hard on a prewar home. If you want to bring it back to its original glory, you’ll need a team of expert craftsmen.
To bring an older apartment or house back to its original glory, you’ll need a team of expert craftsmen.
A consumer technology innovation award was revoked from a company that makes a hands-free sex toy. The reason, some believe, is that the product is made for women.
Colin O’Brady and Louis Rudd spent almost two months racing across Antarctica, a journey that killed an explorer who attempted it in 2016. Back in warmer climes, they spoke about the race of a lifetime.
Dr. Gleicher begins and ends his day with an espresso. He also spends time at his clinic, because with I.V.F., “timing is of crucial importance.”
When Reverend Jen was evicted from the Lower East Side, she took her troll gallery with her. Now at an outsider art show at a boutique hotel in NoMad, the trolls are out of storage, at least for a little bit.
Shoshana Zuboff’s “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” looks at the new power of behemoths like Facebook and Google.
“Bluff City,” by Preston Lauterbach, delves into the double life of Ernest Withers, one of the era’s great documentarians.
It’s not clear when construction will begin or how long it will last, and critics have raised safety concerns over Gov. Cuomo’s new plan to fix the subway line.
The pledge of $500 million to help build affordable housing in Seattle reflects a nationwide void in addressing the problem.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
A plan to protect the Lower East Side from flooding was just rejected by the city, replaced with a drastic revision that costs twice as much but does not disrupt traffic.
New books examine disturbing trends in modern American society.
My extremely fun job (really!) combines three of my greatest loves: cleaning, voyeurism and problem-solving.
For Mr. Jones, the fight over the shutdown, in a state where President Trump is popular and many federal workers live, is a reminder that his party’s views are out of step back home.
Some prewar co-ops are selling at discounts of as much as 25 percent.
Marilyn Stasio’s column travels from Manhattan to Australia to England to a forest that has hidden a dead body for 30 years.
The Amazon chief’s split from his wife raises questions about the disposal of their enormous stake in the company he founded. Investors deserve answers.
On K Street, better known as home to the capital’s lobbyists, you can now wake up ‘woke” and in style.
The partial government shutdown has kept storm researchers from updating forecast models and emergency managers from disaster training.
In Wil Medearis’s debut, “Restoration Heights,” a young woman goes missing in a rapidly gentrifying New York neighborhood.
A new advertisement challenges boys and men to be better. Is it helpful?
Muslims now make up one of the fastest-growing segments of the global travel industry. In response, hotels and tour operators are increasingly trying to meet their dietary and religious needs.
The judicial branch has been able to continue paying its workers so far, but that may soon change if the partial government shutdown continues.
In new novels by Brenda Woods, Dan Gemeinhart, Alicia D. Williams and more, young protagonists learn the hard way that adults don’t have all the answers.
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Fecal transplant is used to treat gut infections and is now being studied as a treatment for obesity, urinary tract infections, irritable bowel syndrome and more.
Mothers are often seen as vessels to contain and nourish children. I never once felt like that.
Deep under the New York Bay near Brooklyn, there is the start of a tunnel with the potential to change the lives of thousands of New York City commuters. So why hasn’t it?
A home can only thrive with a good support team, but finding that roster of handymen, plumbers and landscapers takes time.
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word,” Mark Twain wrote, “is really a large matter.”
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
After the rapper posted a video of herself criticizing President Trump, Noah said: “How cool would it be if Cardi B somehow ended the shutdown?”
A son of immigrant parents balances a desire to embrace his cultural roots with the better life his parents sacrificed to give him.
With “This Land,” David Opdyke melds art and activism, hoping to inspire urgent changes in vision, one postcard, and viewer, at a time.
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Have you ever dreamed of performing on Broadway?
What story could these images tell? Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by these four photos.
This word has appeared in 90 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year.
Anisimova, a 17-year-old American, reached the fourth round of a major tournament for the first time with her win over the No. 11 seed.
A federal agency said last year that 2,737 migrant children had been taken from their parents, but a new report says thousands may have been omitted from that count.
Stream Netflix’s behind-the-scenes documentary on the unraveling of the Fyre Festival, and the Season 5 premiere of “Grace and Frankie.”
As a queer, closeted teenager, I had to learn about romance from the sidelines. A decade later, I’m still struggling to get in the game.
A new theatrical work by Christophe Honoré and an adaptation of a book by Didier Eribon see prominent French gay artists reclaim their origins with striking honesty.
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Atentado en Bogotá, más niños separados de sus familias y pingüinos gays: lo que está sucediendo en América Latina y el mundo.
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, acknowledging problems, said it might create “an appearance of impropriety” if it continued to pursue the case.
Lundqvist tied Terry Sawchuk for sixth in career victories by a goalie. Anders Lee scored twice to lead the surging Islanders past the Devils.
Corrections appearing in print on Friday, January 18, 2019.
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Andrew J. Ries starts off our solving weekend with “boomsticks.”
Negotiators try to role-play their way out of global conflict in this gripping play by Helen Banner. It doesn’t always make sense, but can still thrill.
Charly Evon Simpson’s quietly commanding play chronicles gynecological experimentation on American slave women in the antebellum South.
As the shutdown drags on, Trump-like behavior proliferates. The president “does generally force people to play down to his level,’’ says a biographer.
Including a graphic photo, particularly of a dead body, is never an easy decision. Our director of photography and our National editor give insight into how and when we make these tough calls.
Why can’t the government account for how many children it separated from their parents at the border?
In Manbij, Syria, U.S. officials would walk through the market and eat at restaurants. Then on Jan. 16., a suicide bomber killed four Americans and at least 12 others, and a place once seen by many as a safe haven became anything but.
In Manbij, Syria, U.S. officials would walk through the market and eat at restaurants. Then on Jan. 16, a suicide bomber killed four Americans and at least 12 others, and a place once seen by many as a safe haven became anything but.
He started as a stringer for Page Six and became a key executive under Rupert Murdoch.
The teachers’ union is highlighting what it sees as the growing problem of charter schools, saying that they siphon off students and money from traditional public schools.
The Justice Department investigation stemmed from work that the law firm Skadden Arps did with Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia, locked in a political dispute, collided on a soccer field on Thursday in the Asian Cup. Qatar won, 2-0.
Personal finance luminaries and everyday investors share lessons from the late Vanguard founder.
Anastasia Vashukevich, who said she had recordings that shed light on meddling in the 2016 American election, had been deported from Thailand.
Anastasia Vashukevich, who said she had recordings that shed light on meddling in the 2016 American election, had been deported from Thailand.
Joaquín Guzmán Loera often evaded capture. As his wife looked on, a former mistress told the court how he once escaped. A D.E.A. agent told how they finally got him.
Mickelson’s 2,077th PGA Tour round was a career-best 12 under, falling one shot shy of 59. He leads by three shots over Adam Long.
Putting relationship quality at the center of education.
The assault which was claimed by the Shabab, an affiliate of Al Qaeda, killed at least 21 people, including a police officer.
She gets under his skin. He punches back. Game on.
Ms. Gabbard once highlighted her work with her father, an anti-gay activist and politician in Hawaii, but on Thursday she said her views had changed.
The expulsion of the anti-corruption commission from the Central American nation will clear the way for corruption and impunity.