The latest networks of volunteers are hyperlocal and focused on responding to federal actions. As the crackdown becomes more intense, so could confrontations.
Inspiró al famoso soltero tóxico y empedernido de “Sex and the City” y hace décadas dejó Nueva York en pos de una vida rural.
Displays of patriotism were evident at parades and hot dog eating contests, even at a time of deep political divisions among Americans.
Savoring all things fresh and briny while on a mission to visit all four of Maine’s oyster regions in just one long weekend.
Most people don’t expect to meet an Indigenous person on Martha’s Vineyard.
The New York Times interviewed 16 U.S. mayors about President Trump, immigration and their lives outside City Hall.
Here are six volunteers who make a difference at National Parks and other federal lands, from an 8-year-old who does the weeding to a retired rear admiral who keeps people — and animals — safe.
The real-life inspiration for the famous toxic bachelor on “Sex and the City” left the Big Apple for the Green Mountain state.
A farmhouse in Sedgwick, a foursquare in St. Paul and a Craftsman in Norfolk.
Despite resistance from the medical establishment, he found systemic ways to reduce errors, paving the way for a global standard. Thousands of lives have been saved.
The anniversary festivities included V.I.P. meet-and-greets, book signings, film screenings and lectures about sharks. But for many, the real draw was the island itself.
The couples who exchanged vows in May 2004 helped usher in a period of profound change, leading to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right.
The Vermont Green Football Club champions environmental work and draws sold-out crowds, with the help of free ice cream.
A brutally hot day across the Eastern United States left residents struggling to find relief.
New Hampshire residents pushed back, but lawmakers still plan to decimate the group, which gives grants to theaters and museums.
For 50 years, Norton Owen has connected the past and present at the influential summer festival in the Berkshires.
An architect couple replaced a derelict cabin nestled between a river and a forest and built a second home using Passive House standards.
The film’s release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped to turn the tide.
Both sides agreed that the investigation into the death of Ms. Read’s boyfriend, a Boston police officer, was flawed and plagued by unethical and unprofessional conduct.
A jury cleared Ms. Read of charges related to the 2022 death of John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, and convicted her only of drunken driving, in a trial that attracted wide attention.
Judge William G. Young’s long career has been punctuated by high-profile cases and outspoken advocacy for the judiciary’s value and fact-finding power.
A farmhouse in London, a bungalow in Seattle and a condo in a Queen Anne revival in Somerville.
The official story is that Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Mass., in 1891. But what about the teenager tossing cabbages in upstate New York a year earlier?
The university is hoping for a broad court order that would keep the White House from using workarounds to prevent foreign enrollment.
She was a proponent of natural childbirth when she joined the group that produced the candid guide to women’s health. It became a cultural touchstone and a global best seller.
President Trump’s border crackdown and bid for Canada to become the “51st state” have threatened the relationship between Derby, Vt., and Stanstead, Quebec.
An empty shell for years, the mall in Lanesborough, Mass., shows how difficult it is to redevelop malls in smaller towns.
The Boston-area woman was accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022.
A noted art collector as well as a designer, he brought a personal, history-minded approach to his work around Boston and on college campuses.
A JetBlue plane veered into a grassy area after landing, temporarily halting all flights in and out of the airport. There were no injuries, an official said.
Nick Spain showcases D.I.Y. celebration decorations, a vintage nightclub sconce and a French stoneware vase in his favorite room awash in rosy pink.
She made her mark in publications like Glamour, W, Jane and Mademoiselle. In 2007, she was on the receiving end of media attention, testifying in a sensational trial.
Alfred Williamson could not have imagined how much his freshman year would be shaped by the Trump administration, inside and outside the classroom.
A new biography by Willard Sterne Randall shows how 18th-century Boston’s most popular businessman put his mark on the American Revolution.
Readers discuss the reasons for the spike since the pandemic and how to lure students back.
The former superintendent and medical director of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts were indicted in 2020 on charges of neglect after many residents became sick and died.
Dana L. McIntyre, who owned a pizzeria in a Boston suburb, defrauded the federal government out of more than $660,000, the Justice Department said.
The people who believe he is going to save America.
The state has begun emptying hotels of about 2,800 homeless people living there as part of a pandemic-era program — and offering them tents — after federal funding ran out.
The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, an active-duty airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.
New York State tax figures show that 1,453 millionaire taxpayers moved away in 2021, while 80,000 remained.
New arrivals over the last few years have fueled hopes of population growth, but workers increasingly struggle to find housing in a market gone wild.
Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.
In a so-called natural experiment, two school districts in Boston maintained masking after mandates had been lifted in others, enabling a unique comparison.
“Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are using asylum seekers as political tools,” a reader writes. Also: President Biden and the pandemic; abortion prosecutors; arms for Ukraine.
A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.
A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.
As the United States marks one million Covid-19 deaths, Times journalists reflect on the one story or moment from the pandemic that will stay with them forever.