For a few months in 1964, “Murph the Surf” and his crew became folk heroes when they looted the Hall of Gems from the Museum of Natural History.
New nonstop flights are dramatically cutting travel time and linking more African cities to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.
Congress wants answers from the transportation secretary, wife of the Senate majority leader, about the apparent mixing of public and family business.
News outlets described a “fight club,” but an investigator said there was no evidence of that. The assisted living facility called it an “isolated incident.”
We sent the artist an instant camera, and he shared a characteristically joyful glimpse into his world.
An 1836 house in New Orleans, a condo in a converted Gothic Revival church in Washington and a clapboard farmhouse on six acres in the Hudson Valley.
An 1836 house in New Orleans; a condo in a converted Gothic Revival church in Washington; and a clapboard farmhouse on six acres in upstate New York.
Hundreds of people mistakenly reported gunfire at the Town Center mall in Boca Raton on Sunday.
The video appeared in a report on Turkish attacks in northern Syria. ABC News did not specify how the error had occurred.
The absurdity of memes like the one shared widely on Sunday evening gives cover to their creators.
The former officer, Robert Olsen, was acquitted of murder charges, but was found guilty on lesser counts stemming from the fatal shooting of Anthony Hill, an unarmed Air Force veteran.
The White House on Monday said President Trump “strongly condemns” a fake video depicting him killing members of the news media and political rivals.
The White House on Monday said President Trump “strongly condemns” a fake video depicting him killing members of the news media and political rivals.
Lead with values. Promote common-sense policies. And don’t give up on rural voters.
The referendum to establish a largely white city called St. George on the edge of Baton Rouge, which is racially diverse, grew out of frustration over schools and local control.
Shoppers fled the Town Center mall in Boca Raton, Fla., after hearing a loud noise in the food court.
In the past year, at least five states and numerous cities and towns have joined a long list of places to formally recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Republicans mounted an aggressive campaign to unseat Gov. John Bel Edwards, one of the few Democratic governors in the South. He was forced into a runoff scheduled for next month.
See full results and maps from the Louisiana primaries.
See full results and maps from the Louisiana primaries.
The most urgent imperative now is to turn our fear and frustration into votes.
The most urgent imperative now is to turn our fear and frustration into votes.
Parts of the Hard Rock Hotel that were under construction collapsed on Saturday. The wreckage led to one death and at least 18 injuries.
At least 19 others were injured and one person remains unaccounted for after a building collapse at a construction site steps from the city’s historic French Quarter, according to the authorities.
Readers discuss a writer’s portrayal of political attitudes of residents in her Arkansas hometown.
Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg are dominant, with more campaign offices in the first four states than any other 2020 Democrat.
In the finale of the podcast, we hear the rest of June and Angie Provost’s story, and its echoes in a past case that led to the largest civil rights settlement in American history.
The president denounced the impeachment inquiry and condemned what he called the “unholy alliance of corrupt Democrat politicians, deep-state bureaucrats and the fake news media.”
A jury found Sigfredo Garcia guilty of first-degree murder in the 2014 killing of Dan Markel.
What is it really like to love, work and struggle in the Sunshine State? The characters in a new wave of books and TV shows have not just survived — they’ve thrived.
The sheriff initially refused to arrest the gunman, who shot a man in front of his family, citing Stand Your Ground.
The sheriff initially refused to arrest the gunman, who shot a man in front of his family, citing Stand Your Ground.
Wildlife officials had blunt advice after a northern snakehead was reeled in for the first time in the state. The invasive species can breathe on land and crawl like a snake.
New research shows that hundreds of North American birds are at risk of major habitat disruption from climate change.
The patriots of the civil rights movement spoke truth to power. We can do it again.
What will access to abortion look like under the new conservative majority?
Higher education is different from business, and the essence of the school being acquired must be taken into account.
A group has tried unsuccessfully for years to create a new school district in East Baton Rouge Parish. This time, they want to establish a city of their own.
The family of the famed Creole chef is collaborating on a restaurant in her memory, to open soon in the new terminal.
“This is our season,” one lifelong resident of Alabama’s capital said of electing Steven Reed to lead the 200-year-old city that has been molded by its Confederate and civil rights history.
An 1870s cottage in Richmond, a condominium in a converted warehouse in Norfolk and a 1927 Tudor Revival in Fairmont.
An 1870s cottage in Richmond, Maine; a condominium in a converted warehouse in Norfolk, Va.; and a 1927 Tudor Revival in Fairmont, W.Va.
Voters chose Mr. Reed, a probate judge, to lead a majority-black city almost 200 years after it was incorporated.
The Democratic National Committee announced that the debate would be held in the Atlanta area on Nov. 20, hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post.
She performed in relative obscurity for many years, but she made up for lost time after recording her first solo album at the age of 60.
A Florida judge declared Deandre Somerville “totally rehabilitated” and rescinded his finding of criminal contempt.
The settlement concludes a case that drew national attention over its connections to Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former fixer.
Several of the defendants are students at Jacksonville State University in Alabama, school officials said.
A confusing 1972 decision allowed convictions by split verdicts in state courts, though not federal ones. The justices struggled with whether to overrule it.
The gondola system, which connects Epcot, Hollywood Studios and several Disney World resorts, opened on Sept. 29. It has now been shut down.
The oldest living former president, who is 95, “feels fine,” the Carter Center said.
More than 100 people in North Carolina were sickened with Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever last month. One person died.
African-Americans were essential to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton winning competitive primaries like Ms. Warren faces in 2020. For now, Joe Biden has far deeper support.
The actor, who was dressed as a “Despicable Me” character and posed for photographs with two biracial children, made an upside-down “O.K.” sign with his fingers.
The event’s status was unclear on Sunday after the Trump Organization said it would “absolutely not” happen at the resort.
The authorities also discovered numerous guns, knives and material on mass killings in the Florida home of Michelle Kolts, officials said.
Itinerant, largely undocumented workers devoted to hurricane recovery in the U.S. have endured shabby housing and haphazard payments.
More than a century and a half after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of black land ownership in America remains one of loss and dispossession.
City officials asked Google to verify a report that its contractors sought to scan the faces of black homeless people to improve facial-recognition software.
What a fight over the local library in my hometown in rural Arkansas taught me about my neighbors’ go-it-alone mythology — and Donald Trump’s unbeatable appeal.
A roundup of things our editors — and a few contributors — are excited about in a given week.
In 1969, 15 years after Brown v. Board of Education, a Japanese-American football coach and an African-American player formed a bond that resonates today.
Noxious language online is causing real-world violence. What can we do about it?
Deandre Somerville appealed his punishment for sleeping in. On Friday a judge reduced parts of it, but not before Mr. Somerville had served his time in jail.
A training exercise involving 650 United States Army paratroopers went awry Wednesday night, leaving at least 23 injured.
I recommend a petnup.
A lively Appalachian college town, a genteel resort spot and stops along the Blue Ridge Parkway offer a colorful fall weekend of music, crafts, beer and majestic views.
The suspect did not give the police a motive when he was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, where at least 140 scooters were vandalized since April.
Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted of more than 800 counts of illegally prescribing opioids, and jurors found that the drugs he prescribed caused the death of a woman.
The chief of the Fairfax County Police Department said that an investigation was started into the episode, which he called “unacceptable,” and that the officer had been taken off patrol duty.
A renovated 1906 bungalow near downtown Atlanta, an adobe house north of Tucson and a reconstructed 1969 house on 10.3 acres in New Milford.
A renovated 1906 bungalow near downtown Atlanta; an adobe house north of Tucson; and a reconstructed 1969 house on 10.3 acres in New Milford, Conn.
Similar laws have been blocked in other states. Conservatives hope the Supreme Court will ultimately decide to weaken or overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
Unseasonably hot, humid weather dominated across the South, the Ohio Valley and the Middle Atlantic states on Tuesday, breaking records and closing some schools.
Khyler Edman died after a violent encounter with an intruder who was arrested nearby in Port Charlotte, Fla., the police said. His 5-year-old sister survived.
A hotly debated law passed in May that would allow some teachers to carry firearms in the classroom takes effect Tuesday.
The writer of a new book on architecture in South Carolina’s oldest city praises past glories and rues recent developments.
Calvin Adams, who is serving life without parole, was found a day after he vanished. He had escaped from a different Arkansas prison in 2009.
The indictment revealed that the United States ran a double-agent spy operation, passing along phony “national security information” on digital memory cards to Beijing.
The family and classmates of Channing Smith, a high school junior, said his death was a result of “social media bullying” and called for a thorough investigation.
The 12-year-old-girl’s story drew national headlines and a police investigation last week. Her family has apologized.
Hundreds of black citizens were killed in Elaine, Ark., a century ago this week.
Plus, WeWork’s chief executive steps down.
A city commissioner in Florida accused the deputy of making a false arrest in 2015.
Dorian devastated this place, but hope keeps washing ashore.
When it comes to non-student accommodations, many college towns offer little more than a weathered chain hotel. These five standouts provide more stylish (and studied) alternatives.
The police said they were investigating a report by 12-year-old Amari Allen that three white students forcibly cut portions of her hair at their Christian school.
A North Carolina court threw out the state’s legislative map as an illegal gerrymander. Now the same court could force the state to redraw the state’s congressional districts as well.
Older Americans are exploring housing alternatives, including villages and home-sharing.
Freeport-McMoRan’s deal to resolve claims that its aggressive drilling damaged the coast could lead to more. But oil giants like BP, ExxonMobil and Shell have bristled at the idea.
They have little accountability and a lot of power.
Ariel Gandulla returned voluntarily from Canada this week to face charges of murder, conspiracy and kidnapping in Miami-Dade County, Fla. Four other men have been charged in the case.
The man is also a person of interest in what the authorities believe was an unrelated killing three months earlier.
Johnson gained little notice in his life, but his songs — quoted by the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin — helped ignite rock ‘n’ roll.
The woman, Lillian Parks, “purposely overdosed” her grandson over worries about who would care for him after she died, according to the authorities.
A reader says if you’re a Republican, it’s time to ask yourself a question. Also: Trump’s United Nations speech; promoting transparency in health prices; Nestlé Waters in Florida.
Surveillance footage at an auto repair shop showed Greenville County sheriff’s deputies hitting a 56-year-old man who was later charged with traffic violations and resisting arrest.
In 1955, a soldier was dishonorably discharged after a shooting in an Army club. Now he is seeking a military burial.
A ragged industrial field 150 miles south of Washington has become a crumbling shrine to presidential history.
Across the military, and especially in the Navy, rates of suicide have been rising sharply in recent years, despite extensive prevention efforts.
The Army trainer at the wheel of a truck that overturned and killed a West Point cadet on the way to an exercise near the academy has been charged.
Spurred by the pioneering chef, the cafe at Jefferson’s estate has reconnected with his agrarian ideals.
Many troubled adolescents find it easier to share their angst and dread on a hotline with people their age, rather than their parents.
Gerald Bostock said he lost his job after joining a gay softball league. The justices will decide whether a landmark civil rights law protects him.
The charges against both children are being dropped, the state attorney said on Monday.
It was a familiar story: First came the backlash, then the backlash to the backlash.
A bandleader, composer and educator, he was sought after by top musicians to record with them, drawn by his harmonic sophistication and feel for the blues.
A new study casts doubt on a program that involves local police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The political headwinds still work in favor of Republicans, but Democrats are surprisingly competitive in Louisiana, Mississippi and Kentucky.
A 6-year-old girl was arrested and handcuffed after having a tantrum at an Orlando, Fla., school, her grandmother said.
Mr. Jones and a partner built large chains of nursing homes and hospitals. He later turned Humana into a major force in health insurance.
Raising children, keeping a job and riding horses for a cheering crowd — life on the all-black professional rodeo circuit.
As more people are able to work from home, housing priorities have changed, and different places and types of housing have become more popular.
He led the city through a defining period of growth and tumult for 12 years. But he could ultimately not withstand its demographic transformation.
Brian Flores, one of the few N.F.L. coaches from New York City, is trying to revive the sinking Miami Dolphins. It’s not going well.
The woman said her life was permanently scarred by the sexual abuse that started when she was 14.
The shortage of caregivers around the country has opened a constructive path for men seeking work, including some who have served time in prison.
The state, where black voters dominate the Democratic electorate, delivered a huge setback to Mr. Sanders in early 2016. He knows things need to be different this time.
“The Dutch House,” a novel whose creation she compared to burning a cake, is coming out soon. Let’s change the subject.
The shooting could represent a “Stand Your Ground” case if charges are filed. One of the teenagers opened fire first, the authorities said.
Many travelers take leisurely drives to admire or post the range of brilliant fall colors on Instagram. But here are five more unusual ways to enjoy leaf-peeping season.
The maps, drawn under court order to replace ones that favored Republicans, were deemed an improvement but appeared to still favor the G.O.P.
A North Carolina sheriff is accused of not only failing to stop a plan to kill one of his deputies, but also giving tips to a plotter on how to get away with the crime.