In a video of the 2018 incident in Havre, Mont., a Border Patrol agent is heard telling the two American women he detains that speaking Spanish in the small city is “very unheard-of.”
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
A 1769 townhouse in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia, an 1898 home in Denver and a 1997 postmodern house designed by Michael Graves in Austin.
A 1769 townhouse in Society Hill, Philadelphia; an 1898 home in Denver; and 1997 postmodern house designed by Michael Graves in Austin, Texas.
These under-the-radar resorts offer plenty of room to turn, and plenty of challenge amid a winter of social distancing.
What if public health officials got awards instead of death threats?
The farm in rural Oregon held their hopes for the future. Now, months after it was destroyed in a wildfire, they are putting one foot in front of the other.
What if public health officials got awards instead of death threats?
Civil servants, elected officials and judges did their jobs and protected democracy.
A metal monolith, planted firmly in the ground with no clear sign of where it came from or why it was there, was discovered at the base of a barren slot canyon in Utah’s Red Rock Country.
A team surveying bighorn sheep for Utah’s wildlife agency found the strange object, 10 to 12 feet tall, embedded in the ground in a remote part of Red Rock Country. It’s probably art, officials said.
A new series, Around the World at Home, lets readers channel the spirit of a faraway place without hopping on a flight.
With a few easy-to-find items, you can discover the archipelago’s breathtaking biodiversity, savor its flavors and music, even delight in an island-inspired Thanksgiving.
“The Freezer Door,” by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, reflects on the boundaries of gender and queerness, and the frustrating limitations of language.
As urbanites flock to forests and rivers to escape coronavirus threats, trailheads are cramped with parked cars and fishing on the Madison River is like a Disneyland ride.
Members of ski patrols nationwide are known for their beards, but many have shaved them to wear masks in the pandemic, causing good-natured angst.
As Black Lives Matter signs popped up in recent months, our columnist grew less wary of running in predominantly white neighborhoods. But is that optimism premature?
State and city leaders are trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus without full lockdowns. But whether curfews will help remains unclear.
Journeys through two states found Americans leading starkly different lives in the pandemic. New Mexico feels at a standstill. In South Dakota, life is going right on.
After a misdirected text, Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton became internet famous for their holiday celebrations. This year, they will feel major loss from the pandemic at their table.
The race to file lawsuits challenging the election results has forced lawyers into mistakes and uncomfortable court appearances.
Adre Jordan Baroz, who goes by the nickname Psycho, faces charges of homicide, assault and kidnapping, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Children have suffered because many mayors and governors were too willing to close public schools.
The authorities said they had obtained a homicide warrant for Adre Jordan Baroz, who is known by the nickname Psycho, after discovering the remains in a rural hamlet near the New Mexico border.
A Frank Lloyd Wright house outside Chicago, a rowhouse on Beacon Hill in Boston and a Queen Anne Victorian in Portland.
A Frank Lloyd Wright house outside Chicago; a rowhouse on Beacon Hill in Boston; and a Queen Anne Victorian in Portland, Ore.
With unsubstantiated claims of vote-counting errors and calls to officials in several states, the South Carolina senator seems bent on reversing Joe Biden’s clear victory over President Trump.
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Liberals got “trounced” in Montana, and the party will spend the next few years in the wilderness.
In the past, Latinos have reliably voted Democratic in the Rio Grande Valley and Miami-Dade County. So what happened this year?
In her latest work of graphic nonfiction, Lauren Redniss recounts what happened when a copper mining company decided to develop an Arizona tribe’s sacred land.
The toll of self-inflicted gun deaths has led to an unusual alliance between suicide-prevention advocates and gun-rights proponents.
When Michael Knapinski arrived at a Seattle hospital, his heart stopped for 45 minutes and he was put on life support. Two days later, he was walking.
When Michael Knapinski arrived at a Seattle hospital, his heart stopped for 45 minutes and he was put on life support. Two days later, he was walking.
The deluge of sex-abuse filings, coming ahead of a bankruptcy deadline, far surpasses the number of claims filed in Catholic Church cases.
The president’s efforts to use the courts to delay or block President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory were turned aside in cases in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona.
The president has suffered a string of defeats in pursuing legal action seeking to delay certification of his loss to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Officials vacuumed the country’s first nest of so-called murder hornets last month in Washington State. The invasive insects could multiply and kill native bee populations, endangering crops and ecosystems.
Some Trump allies have suggested that Republican lawmakers should override the will of voters who elected Joe Biden the next president.
Alyse Galvin, an independent, fell short in her bid to oust the dean of the House, who found himself vulnerable amid economic woes and President Trump’s troubles in Alaska.
It is illegal to touch or throw objects into hot springs or other hydrothermal features at the park, officials said.
Detectives used genetic genealogy to connect Terrence Miller to the killing of Jody Loomis outside Seattle. He was charged last year.
High West, a Utah distillery, sells two bottled cocktails worthy of holiday enjoyment.
They lost their jobs to the pandemic. Their home was destroyed by wildfire. James Goodrich and Jason Kramer are starting over, again.
Voters in red and blue states may be in accord on nothing else, but they passed measures to liberalize drug laws.
Dorie Miller saved lives at Pearl Harbor. He’s finally getting his due.
Biden’s lead is expected to expand again in Pennsylvania today.
Joe Biden also pulled ahead in Georgia, and maintained leads in Nevada and Arizona. President Trump and his team weighed legal options, but lawsuits this week have had no meaningful effect on the tabulation of ballots.
The president appeared to have little path through the courts to shift the outcome of the election, leaving him reliant on long shots like recounts or pressure on state legislatures.
Maricopa County spawned the careers of Republican hard-liners like Joe Arpaio. Now the children of immigrants targeted in the state’s nativist crackdown are challenging G.O.P. dominance.
Maricopa County spawned the careers of Republican hard-liners like Joe Arpaio. Now the children of immigrants targeted in the state’s nativist crackdown are challenging G.O.P. dominance.
The Trump campaign has intensified its efforts to stop vote counting and to question the validity of ballots, with nearly a dozen lawsuits in Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia.
El nominado demócrata ahora lidera en Georgia y Pensilvania y tal vez es solo cuestión de tiempo para que Pensilvania quede fuera del alcance de Trump.
Election officials in Nevada provided an update as the race for president tightens.
He now leads in Georgia and Pennsylvania, and it seems just a matter of time before the race in Pennsylvania is put out of reach.
Luis Solis and Hailey Terrell, each divorced and wary of new love, had a change of heart about marriage while in quarantine together.
The travel industry and the islands’ authorities say using testing could create a model for reopening international travel. But some locals object to being part of the experiment.
Creators of the Portland-area approach tried to avoid the pitfalls of similar policies elsewhere, and are giving teachers large raises.
The travel industry and the islands’ authorities say using testing could create a model for reopening international travel. But some locals object to being part of the experiment.
Joe Biden picked up votes in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia and urged patience with the slow-moving vote count. President Trump appeared in the evening to break his silence, lying about “illegal” votes.
Joe Biden picked up votes in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia and urged patience with the slow-moving vote count. President Trump appeared in the evening to break his silence, lying about “illegal” votes.
Most television networks cut away from the statement President Trump gave Thursday night from the White House briefing room on the grounds that what he was saying was not true.
Algunos medios creen estar seguros, pero en el Times no tenemos suficiente certeza de los votos que quedan por contar.
On Thursday, the registrar of voters for Clark County, Nev., said that election results may not be available until the weekend.
El conteo sigue, pero parece que estamos más cerca de un ganador.
El conteo sigue, pero parece que estamos más cerca de un ganador.
Cada elección se repite: ¿cómo votarán los “latinos”? En Estados Unidos se han negado a ver que esa categoría no existe. El desconocimiento tiene nombre, “Mariachi Politics”, la creencia de que todos los que venimos del sur pensamos y votamos igual.
He spent much of his life training to run the venerable Nevada red-sauce joint founded by his grandparents. Weeks after taking over, he died of Covid-19.
The count goes on, but we appear to be closer to a winner.
Fruit butters, a classic Palm Springs hotel reopens — and more.
Protesters marched in Minneapolis, New York and elsewhere against President Trump, while some of his supporters gathered near a Phoenix building where crucial votes were being counted.
The Henderson Police Department said that officers had fired at a man who they suspected had killed two women and was holding a 12-year-old boy at gunpoint.
The president pursued lawsuits in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and his campaign said it would demand a recount in Wisconsin.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. picked up victories in Michigan and Wisconsin, giving him an advantageous position, as President Trump prepared legal challenges.
Greg Gianforte’s victory is another step in the Republicans’ ideological conquest of the American West.
Hardened athletes and explorers weigh in on how to keep your kids warm.
Todavía es muy pronto para saberlo, pero hay indicios de lo que podría pasar.
Here are far-flung accounts showcasing Bavarian castles, Hawaii’s native plant species, Jean Prouvé’s prefab houses and a must-see museum in Singapore.
The Republican firebrand kept the seat in her party’s hands after toppling the incumbent in a primary, accusing him of being insufficiently supportive of President Trump.
Though they’re still too close to call, there are some indications of which way things might go.
Though they’re still too close to call, there are some indications of which way things might go.
Though they’re still too close to call, they’re tilting in Biden’s direction for now.
Although some are still too close to call, they’re tilting in Biden’s direction for now.
The Republican former state legislator succeeded in picking off the first-term Democrat in a rural district where President Trump is popular.
Steve Daines faced a tougher-than-expected re-election race, but Steve Bullock, the popular two-term Democratic governor, could not overcome Republican advantages in the state.
Senator Cory Gardner, a first-term Republican, had trailed throughout the race as his state increasingly tilted toward Democrats.
An investigation is underway at an apartment complex in Henderson, about 16 miles southeast of Las Vegas.
How different groups voted
How different groups voted
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How different groups voted
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How different groups voted
How different groups voted
How different groups voted
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How different groups voted
How different groups voted
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How different groups voted
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How different groups voted
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How different groups voted
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Here’s a look at the last major pre-election polls released in five swing states, with an eye toward what they say about the way the broader winds are blowing.
Artisan Revere makes ultrasharp knives in Idaho using a specialty steel.
Coronavirus case counts are at record highs, yet many in states like Idaho are embracing a let-it-ride approach. One county with a hospital nearing capacity repealed its mask mandate.
Here are the (other) races and issues our national correspondents are watching.
Living and working along the U.S.-Mexico border has meant watching the surreal, slow-motion leveling of the fragile ecosystems I’ve spent my career fighting to protect.
Trump enfrenta una avalancha de oposición nacional por parte de las mujeres, las personas de color, los votantes urbanos y de los suburbios, los jóvenes, los adultos mayores y los nuevos votantes.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. leads President Trump in Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona and, by a wide margin, in Wisconsin, according to a Times/Siena College poll.
Every four years, as Election Day draws near, we embrace America’s oddball geographic nicknames.
Here are 20 counties in battleground states that are crucial for a White House victory.
The researchers used a statistical model to extrapolate infections tied to 18 rallies, and the study’s figures were not based on individual cases traced directly to particular campaign events.
Immigration was a defining issue for President Trump in 2016. It’s less dominant in 2020, and it is motivating his critics as well as his supporters.
As President Trump urges supporters to watch for fraud at polling places, people inside the polls already are keeping watch — and usually not finding much.
When it comes to curbing violence by law enforcement, local elections matter most.