The league is at 24 teams, with three expansion clubs preparing to join in the next two seasons. Sacramento and St. Louis will give presentations to the league’s expansion committee.
Investigators say at least one county government was penetrated, and malware was planted at a Florida maker of election devices. The state says the elections “were not hacked.”
Investigators say at least one county government was penetrated, and malware was planted at a Florida maker of election devices. The state says the elections “were not hacked.”
Any serious energy transformation will need to harness America’s powerful and creative economic engine.
As neighboring states move to limit abortion access, Illinois is trying to protect it. We spent a day with three women at an abortion clinic there.
Bans on abortion early in pregnancy used to be rare. But in the past three months, so-called heartbeat bills have passed in four states, and more are in progress in 11 others.
Damon Grimes, 15, was driving an all-terrain vehicle when officers tried to pull him over. After one used his stun gun, Damon crashed, and died soon after.
Tony Evers, citing an “unreal expectation” of job creation, wants to renegotiate a deal with the Taiwanese electronic giant to build a $10 billion plant.
Governor Evers, citing an “unreal expectation” of job creation, wants a new agreement with the Taiwanese electronic giant to build a $10 billion plant.
Kim Foxx, the Cook County state’s attorney, continued to text colleagues about the Smollett case after delegating it to a deputy, records show. She questioned the number of charges.
Chicago’s top prosecutor continued to text colleagues about the Smollett case after delegating it to a deputy, records show. She questioned the number of charges.
The mysterious infection has appeared at hospitals around the world, but few institutions or families have discussed their experience.
In an increasingly diverse country, the G.O.P. can’t afford to alienate voters like me.
A Craftsman bungalow in St. Paul, a contemporary ranch house in Springfield and a shingled cottage in Long Island.
A Craftsman bungalow in St. Paul; a contemporary ranch house in Springfield, Mo.; and a shingled cottage in Long Island, Me.
As Missouri cracks down on abortion access, we visited the only clinic in the state that still performs the procedure.
M.R.E.s, the packaged instant meals the military feeds to troops in the field, were treats I would get to have on special occasions growing up. Today, they still taste like home.
Workers were making repairs to the roof of Notre Dame on a fine April day. A fire broke out, too high to be quickly doused with water. That happened 140 years ago, in Indiana.
After President Trump attacked the freshman Democrat from Minnesota on Twitter, Democrats pushed back. But they are choosing their words with caution.
While climate change affects everywhere, some areas in America will be less affected than others. And some of those fortunate places, it happens, might be looking for people.
If extreme weather made your city unlivable, where would you move? Consider Duluth, Minn., a Harvard University climate adaptation expert says. He thinks the city’s cold temperatures, abundance of fresh water and industrial infrastructure make it an ideal climate refuge.
Mr. Buttigieg, a 37-year-old Rhodes scholar and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, would represent a series of firsts if elected: the youngest president and the first who is openly gay.
Disclosure of tax payments would make it easier to hold politicians accountable. It also would help to reduce fraud and economic inequality.
Mohamed Noor fired one bullet on a summer night in 2017, killing Justine Ruszczyk. With his murder trial underway, much of what happened remains unclear.
Most states have loopholes on the books that make it more difficult to prosecute rape by an intimate partner. Jenny Teeson is fighting to change that in Minnesota.
With the opening of its first hotel in January, the luxury fashion brand Shinola continues to boost its presence — some would say omnipresence — in Motor City.
Anti-abortion activists have passed similar measures in several states with the hope that a legal fight could upend Supreme Court precedent.
Households stung by the limit on state and local income tax deductions are chasing tax-free municipal bonds. But it’s wise to proceed carefully.
The inaugural class of third and fourth graders at the school has posted extraordinary results on its first set of test scores.
Chicago’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel, had expressed anger that charges against Mr. Smollett had been dropped after weeks of police investigation.
The poll, conducted by Monmouth University, also indicated that support for Mayor Pete Buttigieg is on the rise.
A woman who accused three basketball players and sued the university speaks publicly about her case for the first time.
A woman who accused three basketball players and sued the university speaks publicly about her case for the first time.
Adam Rapp’s original play “The Sand and the Snow,” written for T’s Culture issue.
Police in New York and other cities are turning to a bot to imitate women selling sex to men looking to buy it. It’s a new tool in the drive to break up trafficking rings.
It’s the ham world’s equivalent of pop music: a honeyed, easy-to-eat mainstay of the buffet table. Now, even boutique producers are starting to make it.
Prosecutors may not find it easy to convince a jury that a former Minneapolis officer committed a crime when he fatally shot an Australian woman while on duty. Here’s why.
Ms. Lightfoot, who takes over the nation’s third-largest city next month, sat for a wide-ranging interview a day after a violent weekend in Chicago.
Catlin was lining up for a shot at Olympic gold. And an elite mathematical mind would open opportunities off the track. But torment lurked behind the success.
Catlin was lining up for a shot at Olympic gold. And an elite mathematical mind would open opportunities off the track. But torment lurked behind the success.
The former Act Up campaigner is now an epidemiologist — and MacArthur grantee — searching for new ways to halt epidemics.
Michigan spent five years debating how to teach American history. One of the biggest questions was how to describe the nation’s government.
When the tools of modern life stop working, people should be able to shop for the best price on repairs.
A photographer reflects on two pivotal elections in her hometown, 36 years apart.
The Democratic presidential candidates should look at what a growing number of prosecutors are doing to end mass incarceration.
A Wisconsin election brings double disappointment for Democrats.
Already, Democratic presidential candidates are zigzagging across America like Super Tuesday is almost upon them.
Mr. Buttigieg said Thursday that he had not understood at the time that the phrase had become a sort of counter-slogan to the Black Lives Matter movement.
The city, with its once-quiet, now-vibrant downtown, offers new restaurants, microbreweries and a rich array of cultural venues, including a museum that pays tribute to the blues.
For Democrats, an intense effort to rebuild their Midwestern “blue wall” for 2020 is showing gains in Michigan and Pennsylvania. But Wisconsin looks up for grabs.
Ms. Lightfoot, the next mayor of Chicago, said she has a “broad mandate for change.” But change doesn’t always come easy in Chicago.
Cillian Jackson, a 2-year-old with a genetic condition that makes mobility difficult, is now on the move thanks to a high school robotics team in his Minnesota hometown.
A renovated 1835 sawmill in Greensboro, a Gilded Age condominium in Milwaukee and a seaside house in Sonoma County.
A renovated 1835 sawmill in Greensboro, N.C.; a Gilded Age condominium in Milwaukee; and a seaside house in Sonoma County, Calif.
Ms. Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, had fended off skepticism about her electability in a huge field of better known political names.
Slower growth in the working-age population is a problem in much of the country. Could targeted immigration policy help solve it?
Ms. Lightfoot, a 56-year-old former federal prosecutor who has never held elected office, made history in Chicago.
Chicago was picking a new mayor. The race came down to a choice between a longtime politician and a former federal prosecutor who cast herself as an outsider.
Ms. Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, ran as an outsider in a city that has often picked insiders. She is also Chicago’s first openly gay mayor.
If Lesley McSpadden wins, she would have a role in overseeing the police department responsible for her son’s death.
As Chicagoans go to the polls on Tuesday, one outcome is certain: Chicago will become the largest American city to elect a black woman as its mayor.
As Chicagoans go to the polls on Tuesday, one outcome is certain: Chicago will become the largest American city to elect a black woman as its mayor.
Durham’s Tracklements in Ann Arbor, Mich., smokes its gravlax, which adds just a hint of woodsy flavor.
Buttigieg detaches progressive policy from the culture war.
Linda Greenhouse responds to readers’ comments on how abortion law is being influenced by the judiciary.
On Tuesday, Chicago will become the largest U.S. city to ever elect an African-American woman as its mayor.
On Tuesday, Chicago will become the largest U.S. city to ever elect an African-American woman as its mayor.
J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, gets daily dress code recommendations, and he’s not alone. Welcome to the latest sign of the times.
Six innocent people who were sent to prison for a murder sued and won. Now the county that wrongfully convicted them has to raise taxes to pay them.
If Jussie Smollett’s racists were imaginary, then conservatives can argue the racists we all see are imaginary.
Hundreds of miles of levees in the Midwest have been overwhelmed by the floods, leaving “Swiss cheese” infrastructure and reigniting a flood control debate.
In an op-ed, Kim Foxx, the Cook County state’s attorney, said she welcomed an “outside, nonpolitical review” of how her office handled the Jussie Smollett case.
King Donald’s subjects came from the rivers to bend the knee to their victorious Vulgarian.
The F.B.I. found 19 adults and 14 children from Guatemala living in a woman’s home outside of Chicago. The woman was charged with two counts of forced labor.
A jumble of entombed plants and creatures offers a vivid glimpse of the apocalypse that all but ended life 66 million years ago.
At a rally in Michigan, President Trump misstated the findings of the special counsel investigation, misleadingly promised to protect patients with pre-existing conditions and falsely described funding for a restoration program for the Great Lakes.
At a rally in Michigan, President Trump misstated the findings of the special counsel investigation, misleadingly promised to protect patients with pre-existing conditions and falsely described funding for a restoration program for the Great Lakes.
Speaking in Grand Rapids, the site of his final campaign rally before his upset win in 2016, the president called the inquiry into collusion with Russia “a sinister effort to undermine” the election.
The convoluted affair surrounding one of the stars of the television series “Empire” has taken many surprising turns. Though the charges against him have been dropped, the story is far from over.
The singer, trailed by allegations for years, has now been charged with sexual abuse. We hear from the Chicago prosecutor on the other side of the case.
The man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl’s parents and then holding her captive for months faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted.
The man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl’s parents and then holding her captive for months faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted.
Chicago, a city riven by race, class, violence and secrecy, was the ideal setting for the saga surrounding the actor.
Chicago, a city riven by race, class, violence and secrecy, was the ideal setting for the saga surrounding the actor.
Chicago, a city riven by race, class, violence and secrecy, was the ideal setting for the saga surrounding the actor.
The Iowa Republican’s racist language has attracted scorn and political challengers, but he is aggressively reasserting his presence in his congressional district.
The contradictory statements from the city’s leadership show how tangled and inflammatory the case has become.
The contradictory statements from the city’s leadership show how tangled and inflammatory the case has become.
The contradictory statements from the city’s leadership show how tangled and inflammatory the case has become.
A suspect in the killing of the off-duty officer, John Rivera, had a dispute with a group of Latino men in the hours before the shooting, the authorities said.
A reader says Iowans and Americans over all reject the congressman’s comments.
Rahm Emanuel reacted to Cook County prosecutors’ decision to drop all charges against the “Empire” actor accused of staging an attack on himself.
The agreement, negotiated with the state of Oklahoma, will allow the maker of OxyContin to avoid a televised courtroom trial.
Food and art propel an Ohio city into the future, and in Virginia, a town takes a hard look at its past.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., is getting more traction in the 2020 conversation than Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York, even in New York.
The man pleaded guilty to institutional vandalism for toppling more than 100 headstones at a St. Louis-area cemetery in 2017. He was sentenced to three years of probation.
Clayton Morris has been sued by nearly two dozen customers who say they were sold ramshackle homes as investment properties.
Clayton Morris has been sued by nearly two dozen customers who say they were sold ramshackle homes as investment properties.
On the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, extreme weather and bad roads have left some residents stranded for nearly two weeks with limited food and water.
At least 50 levees have been breached or overtopped by rivers engorged with late-winter rains and snowmelt, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.
At least 50 levees have been breached or overtopped by rivers engorged with late-winter rains and snowmelt, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.
The drill terrified teachers and left them with welts and bruises, the state’s largest teachers’ union said, calling for an end to such practices.
The carmaker said it would invest $300 million in its Orion Township, Mich., plant in connection with producing the new model there.
‘No one is shocked when a paper mill closes anymore. The shocking thing is when one reopens.’
Civic service as a way of life.
In one of several lawsuits over efforts to weaken the power of Gov. Tony Evers, the judge issued a temporary injunction.
Along the Missouri, John Remus controls a network of dams that dictates the fate of millions. ‘It was not designed to handle this.’
A new study shows the benefits of giving people a clean slate.
Many states are suddenly considering heartbeat bills, which would make it virtually impossible to get an abortion. That’s no accident.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A 1925 condominium in Baltimore, a log cabin in Williamsburg and a storybook house near Cleveland.
A 1925 condominium in Baltimore; a log cabin in Williamsburg, Va.; and a storybook house near Cleveland.