Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has arrived in New York for a UN summit after a…
Day: August 28, 2019
Guantánamo Prison Commander Was Fired for Mishandling Classified Information
This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba…
Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Race
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who presented herself in the presidential race as a champion…
Jetcar racer dies in crash while trying to break speed record
Jetcar racer Jessi Combs has died in a crash as she tried to break a speed…
Overlooked No More: Elizabeth Rona, Pioneering Scientist Amid Dangers of War
Overlooked is a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported…
New Government Takes Shape in Italy, Sidelining Salvini and the Hard Right
ROME — Italy’s warring political parties struck a deal on Wednesday night to form a new…
Tim Bell, 77, Dies; Brazen P.R. Man for Thatcher and Other Leaders
Tim Bell, an irrepressible pioneer in the field of political public relations who helped Margaret Thatcher…
Polling Picture Comes Into Focus: Biden Leads a 3-Way Race at the Top
New polls published on Wednesday show Joseph R. Biden Jr. with a significant national lead in…
What Did Boris Johnson Just Do to Parliament?
ImagePrime Minister Boris Johnson has promised that Britain will leave the European Union on Oct. 31,…
One Thing We Can Do: Drive Less
Welcome to the Climate Fwd: newsletter. The New York Times climate team emails readers once a…
These Marsupials Go Out With a Bang
Kalutas live fast and die young — or, at least, the males do. Male kalutas, small…
U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran’s Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — A secret cyberattack against Iran in June wiped out a critical database used by…
Now Therapists Have to Figure Out Astrology, Tarot and Psychedelics
Jonathan Kaplan, a clinical psychologist in New York, recently noticed that more and more of his…
Canada Set to Deport Chinese Dissident
BEIJING — Canada is set to deport a veteran Chinese dissident, Yang Wei, on the grounds…