Léon Marchand, who has the potential to win medals in four individual events, bears much of the weight of France’s expectations. He is ready, he says, but adds, “it does feel weird.”
The network hired the rapper for an expanded role on its broadcasts of the Summer Games in Paris after posting record-low viewership of the Tokyo competition.
The Arizona senator, a Navy veteran and former astronaut, has an almost impossibly strong political résumé. But an overlooked asset is his expertise on the Southern border.
Let others fight the lines and the heat while you relax on a secluded beach or bike a trail through the mountains.
Wildfire smoke from the Western United States and Canada is blowing across the Northeast, lowering air quality and endangering vulnerable populations.
This documentary chronicles the reboot and reopening in Las Vegas of the acrobatic show “O,” which shutdown during the pandemic.
The authorities arrested a man believed to have started the fire north of Sacramento. A second fire in eastern Oregon, affecting more than 268,000 acres, is now the largest in the country.
A new study paints a complex picture of the outbreak, suggesting that the virus could be spreading in multiple ways and that it is not always mild in cows.
Olympic officials insisted on the right to pull the Games amid U.S. investigations into how the World Anti-Doping Agency handled positive tests for banned substances among Chinese swimmers.
General Motors said the self-driving division’s cars will run in Dallas, Houston and Phoenix after an accident last year. Human drivers will supervise the cars.
Aunque Greg Abbott no creó la crisis migratoria, un análisis de The New York Times demostró que la extendió al cambiar la lenta difusión de migrantes desde la frontera hasta ciudades y pueblos de todo Estados Unidos y la centró en unos cuantos lugares.
There were 22 fires burning in Oregon and six in Washington on Sunday, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center.
The suit accuses Prime Hydration of using trademarked terms including “Olympic” and “Team USA” to promote a sports drink that features Kevin Durant.
Many who had been dissatisfied with their choices now face a whole new race — and a new set of questions.
After a blistering weekend, particularly in inland areas farther from the coast, cooler temperatures are expected beginning early this week.
More than half a million people were under fire danger warnings on Sunday as a heat wave hit the region and several large blazes burned in Oregon.
An execution, scheduled for next month, would have used an experimental three-drug combination that critics said could inflict serious pain.
When the judge threw out the case, the jurors said, they had doubts that Mr. Baldwin was guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of the cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust.”
Former President Donald J. Trump and the Texas governor are calling for a “secure border.” But actions by Mexico and President Biden have led to a period of relative calm.
In two years, Texas has bused more than 119,000 people to Democrat-led cities, shifting both migration patterns and the debate over immigration. The list of cities keeps expanding.
The heat index, an indicator of temperature and humidity, could reach triple digits, well above what is typical for the region.
The organization, and its influential film festival, may stay in Park City, Utah, or move to another location like Atlanta or Cincinnati.
Emergency call lines were operating in most major cities, but the authorities in Oregon, Alaska and Arizona said some of their systems had been hit by the outage.
The officer, Daniel Auderer, was heard laughing as he discussed Jaahnavi Kandula, who was struck and killed by a speeding police S.U.V. driven by another Seattle officer.
Mr. Tester, the Democratic incumbent in heavily Republican Montana, is now the second sitting senator to publicly call on President Biden to end his re-election campaign.
The escaped prisoner was living in Macon, Ga., for over a decade and was using the identity of a child who died in Texas in 1962, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
As a kid in Kauai, the waves were his home. Today, Leleo Kinimaka pours his native knowledge and passion into one-of-a-kind creations that double as works of art.
Michele Fiore, a colorful figure in the state’s politics, took donations intended for a slain officer’s statue and used them for personal expenses, prosecutors said.
Air temperature is just one measure of how heat affects cities and people. See how high surface temperatures, which bring additional risks, can get.
Lawyers for the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, are seizing on a judge’s dramatic dismissal of the actor’s case to argue for her release from prison.
Her refined palate and pursuit of excellence made her the city’s culinary matriarch, attracting diners and talent alike to Oregon. She died in a tubing accident.
The president courted Black voters in Nevada by focusing on an economic message. But the tumult of recent weeks still penetrated his remarks.
Its easier to kick off a conversation when you’re sporting some fine footwear.
El riesgo de sufrir quemaduras graves por contacto aumenta a medida que suben las temperaturas y aumenta el número de personas que se trasladan al suroeste desértico.
Los candidatos demócratas consideran que el derecho al aborto podría resonar tanto entre los hombres latinos como entre las mujeres, porque en esencia tiene que ver con las libertades del individuo.
A father and daughter were found dead in the park after they texted 911 that they ran out of water and were lost while hiking in triple-digit temperatures.
The statue depicted Sadako Sasaki, who was 12 when she died from cancer likely caused by the Hiroshima bombing. Community members believe a thief saw value in her bronze cast.
Under the kaleidoscopic Sphere, a colorful crowd.
Cindy Elgan has overseen elections in rural Nevada without incident for 20 years, but now even her neighbors wonder if she’s part of “the deep state cabal.”
The possibility of a manslaughter conviction is over, but Mr. Baldwin has been accused of negligence in lawsuits related to the fatal shooting of the movie’s cinematographer.
The risk of serious contact burns is increasing as temperatures soar and as more people move to the desert Southwest.
La jueza declaró que la fiscalía había ocultado intencionada y deliberadamente a la defensa evidencias relacionadas con el tiroteo mortal en el rodaje de la película “Rust”.
The cases, which have yet to be confirmed, were identified in farmworkers culling infected birds. The risk to the public remains low, health officials said.
A high-pressure manslaughter case against a movie star turned into an interrogation of the prosecution’s conduct.
The West will get a small break from record-breaking heat, while much of the Midwest and the East Coast swelter into next week.
The Supreme Court decided last month that cities could cite homeless campers. Some say ‘clear them all.’ Others are ramping up outreach.
These candidates say the issue cannot be avoided in 2024, and dismiss the notion that focusing on men, who typically prioritize the economy, is a risk.
The involuntary manslaughter case against Mr. Baldwin fell apart after an envelope of ammunition that the prosecution had not shown the defense was brought into the courtroom.
Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, called for Biden to demonstrate “what will change that will enable him” to win in November.
Lingering worries about President Biden’s age could make Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Virginia competitive, party operatives believe.
Medical providers and public health experts worry that the health care system is poorly equipped to handle the influx.
The helicopter, operated by a tour company, went down in waters off the island of Kauai.
The vending machines, sold by a company called American Rounds, sell ammunition that can be used in handguns, rifles and shotguns. They have been installed in Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama so far.
The Republican-run State Legislature was wrong to flout a voter-approved measure calling for fair maps, the court said. A lower court will hear a challenge to the House map.
A brutal heat wave that has gripped the West for days will shift eastward on the weekend, while much of sweltering Houston still lacks electricity.
Even after doing research in Montana, a draft of the book that became “The Heart in Winter” was “dead on the page,” he says. Back in Ireland, the runaway lovers now at its center “suddenly appeared to me.”
The actor, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter, went on trial more than two years after the fatal shooting of the cinematographer of the movie “Rust.”
A 50-year-old man was found dead on Sunday after hiking up the canyon, where temperatures can reach 120 degrees in summer.
In her sixth visit to Las Vegas this year, Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the stakes of President Biden’s fight against Donald J. Trump.
The ruling was a victory for the actor, who is set to stand trial this week on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer. He has pleaded not guilty.
Temperature records have been shattered from California and Nevada to North Carolina in the last few days, and relief is still days away, forecasters say.
The actor was accused of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of the cinematographer on the film “Rust.” The judge dismissed the case after ruling that the state had withheld evidence.
Green energy is caught in red tape.
From Oregon to California to Arizona, several cities have seen scorching temperatures in recent days. And there is little relief in sight, forecasters say.
Arkansas is the third state this week where organizers said they had collected enough support for a petition to enshrine some abortion access in the State Constitution.
Dozens of voters in four swing states expressed fear, frustration and anger. And they want a new option — whatever (and whoever) that is.
La velocidad del deshielo del campo de hielo de Juneau, una extensión de 1050 glaciares interconectados, se ha duplicado en las últimas décadas, según han descubierto los científicos.
The South Fork fire and another one in the state left two people dead and destroyed 1,400 structures.
The court dismisses an abortion case it now says it should never have accepted, opening a window on internal tensions.
Three justices dissented in the case, which could affect more than two dozen youths sentenced to die in prison.
Glamping tents, decked-out tree houses, vintage R.V.s: A handful of new or updated U.S. accommodations puts you in the middle of nature without stinting on comfort.
This summer, escape the crowds at some of the nation’s most popular parks by heading into the backcountry on a day hike.
See the latest election polls and polling averages for Arizona.
See the latest election polls and polling averages for Nevada.
Flooding in Ruidoso, N.M., over the weekend showed how wildfire damage, worsening under climate change, can put people at even greater risk than the fires themselves.
From Hawaii to Rhode Island, here are some of our favorite shores on which to enjoy some hard-earned R & R this Independence Day holiday.
A measure seeking to protect abortion access in the State Constitution will appear on the ballot. It is one of nearly a dozen such initiatives that could shape other races this election.
Rarely has a case had less legal meaning and greater moral weight.
Readers discuss a column by Nicholas Kristof.
In states that have banned abortion, hospitals have struggled to treat pregnant women facing health risks. A Supreme Court decision this week did not help.
A joint investigation examined the role money plays in politics in Hawaii. Hear how journalists put the story together in a livestreamed event on July 10.
The Interior Department rejected a proposed industrial road through pristine land in Alaska that was needed to reach an estimated $7.5 billion copper deposit.
The conviction is the first under a state law that eases the prosecution of police officials.
The media personality detailed the abuse she said she suffered at such facilities, in support of a bipartisan effort to prevent child abuse.
A majority of the justices voted to dismiss the case, reinstating a lower-court ruling that paused the state’s near-total abortion ban. The ruling mirrored a version inadvertently posted a day earlier.
At a barbershop in Colorado, stylists and customers discussed a matter of social protocol.
Over the past decade, many more schools started to offer free meals to all children, regardless of family income.
The footprint of gun violence in the U.S. has expanded, as shootings worsened in already suffering neighborhoods and killings spread to new places during the pandemic years.
Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws in response to the rise in counterfeit or expired plates, which exploded during the pandemic.
Originally charged after 190 decomposing bodies were found at their Colorado funeral home, the couple now face federal charges that they fraudulently obtained $880,000 in relief funds.
A surge of new residents into Rocky Mountain states drove up home prices. The result was property tax increases of 40 percent or more for some of those already there.
Chastened by a series of economic downturns that punished the hospitality industry, state leaders are working to broaden the economy.
Two of the most cautious states have bypassed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by letting students and workers who have the virus but are asymptomatic avoid isolation.
Portland students have struggled with absenteeism since the pandemic,
Apoorva Mandavilli, a health and science reporter for The New York Times, traveled across the country to learn how educators are preparing for the next pandemic.
Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii sees lessons far beyond the islands in the disaster that has unfolded on Maui.
Gordon Hunter Petersen is accused of posing as a doctor and making at least $2 million selling a bogus Covid-19 cure.
Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the country at 5.4 percent as officials insist the economy must move away from its focus on gambling.
When her husband was diagnosed with lung cancer, the author was haunted by a long-ago loss — one she’d already written about.
Rollbacks on child labor protections are happening amid a surge of child labor violations.
The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and accidents.
Dr. Michael Kirk Moore and three of his associates were indicted this month in a scheme that federal prosecutors said lasted from May 2021 to September 2022.
What seemed like a transitory step to avoid infection has become a major force driving the future direction of urban America.
Driven by Covid chaos, online disinformation and a YouTube guru, two Americans went looking for solace on a sailboat in the middle of the ocean. They found a different fate.
A team of reporters and photographers profiled 10 city centers across the country, all in varying stages of economic recovery and transformation.
We visited 10 cities across the country to see how the pandemic and its aftershocks have reshaped the American downtown.
Employers have been burned by a labor shortage. Will that make them act differently if the economy slows down?
The pandemic may have left some gaps in the urban fabric, but a neighborhood-by-neighborhood rundown of new restaurants and art events reveals that recovery is well underway.
I have deep doubts about the intellectual and social value of schooling.
Ships are carrying fewer passengers than they did before the pandemic, but in port towns where the bulk of the economy depends on cruise travel, business owners say they are “grateful for what we have.”
Denver has regained its prepandemic vibrancy, with a plethora of new restaurants and hotels, and the return of some old favorites.
La suspensión de actividades humanas por la covid ha sido una oportunidad para entender mejor cómo afectamos a otras especies del planeta.
Covid precautions created a global slowdown in human activity — and an opportunity to learn more about the complex ways we affect other species.
Masks will become optional in Hawaii’s schools when the new academic year starts on Aug. 1, as the state tries for “a more normal classroom experience this fall,” a state health official said.
As counties report elevated levels of transmission, national parks are once again requiring masks in gift shops, on tour buses and other indoor spaces.
“Covid-19 hasn’t disappeared as much as our patience for precautions has,” said one public health expert.
The contract workers are resisting a plan to resume in-person work, citing health concerns and commuting costs.
People from around the world have been lingering on the border, awaiting the end of pandemic restrictions. Their fate remains one of the Biden administration’s biggest challenges on immigration.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Domestic travel has returned faster than international. And some destinations like Las Vegas are rebounding more quickly than big cities like New York.
With inpatient psychiatric services in short supply, adolescents are spending days, even weeks, in hospital emergency departments awaiting the help they desperately need.