This Japanese Shop Is 1,020 Years Old. It Knows a Bit About Surviving Crises.
A mochi seller in Kyoto, and many of Japan’s other centuries-old businesses, have endured by putting...
Barry Gibb Has a Mission: ‘Keep the Music Alive’
The last Bee Gee looks back at his wide-ranging catalog of hits, and ahead to an...
Can Trump Pre-emptively Pardon Himself? Clemency Power, Explained
The president has discussed potential pardons that could test the boundaries of his constitutional power to...
U.K. Approves Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine, a First in the West
The emergency approval, ahead of the United States and the European Union, clears the way for...
2,596 Trades in One Term: Inside Senator Perdue’s Stock Portfolio
The Georgia Republican’s stock trades have far outpaced those of his Senate colleagues and have included...
Joe Biden Interview: 'We’re Going to Fight Like Hell'
Here’s what Joe Biden had to say about the future in our interview.
U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug
A United Nations commission voted to remove marijuana for medical use from a list of the...
How Francis Ford Coppola Got Pulled Back In to Make ‘The Godfather, Coda’
The director and cast, including Al Pacino, Sofia Coppola and Andy Garcia, look back at making...
Vaccines Are Coming, but Pandemic Experts Expect a 'Horrible' Winter
With vaccines and a new administration, the pandemic will be tamed. But experts say the coming...
Elliot Page, Oscar-Nominated ‘Juno’ Star, Announces He Is Transgender
“Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they...
Utah Monolith Removed by Four Men, Photographer Says
A photographer said four men dismantled the mysterious shiny object that has captivated the country. On...
Trump Has Discussed With Advisers Pardons for His 3 Eldest Children and Giuliani
Rudolph W. Giuliani, who is promoting baseless claims of widespread election fraud, talked about a pardon...
Who Will Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First?
We answer that and other important questions about the distribution, safety and availability of the shots.
How Betsy DeVos Has Influenced Education Policy's Future
Betsy DeVos’s assault on public education has provided a chance for major policy renewal.
As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races
Some Republicans in the state fear that the doubt President Trump is sowing about the fairness...
New ‘BTS Law’ Is Passed in South Korea. An Army of Fans Rejoices.
The oldest member of BTS was saved at the last minute from having to join the...
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ghosts of Segregation
Vestiges of racism and oppression, from bricked-over segregated entrances to the forgotten sites of racial violence, still permeate...
Supreme Court Skeptical of Trump’s Plan to Not Count Unauthorized Immigrants in Redistricting
The administration’s efforts, which are subject to practical hurdles, would upset a constitutional consensus and could...
Teaching in the Pandemic: ‘This Is Not Sustainable’
Teacher burnout could erode instructional quality, stymie working parents and hinder the reopening of the economy.
Moderna Is Applying for Emergency F.D.A. Approval for Its Coronavirus Vaccine
The first shots could be given as early as Dec. 21, if authorization is granted.
Maggie Haney, Suspended Gymnastics Coach, Speaks Out
In her first public remarks since being suspended from the sport for eight years, Maggie Haney...
The Grit and Glory of Dolly Parton
More than 50 years into her legendary career, she’s still capturing America’s particular mythology — its...
Justice Barrett’s Vote Could Tilt the Supreme Court on Gun Rights
For years, conservative justices have said the court disfavors the Second Amendment. Justice Amy Coney Barrett...
New York City Will Reopen Elementary Schools and Reduce Hybrid Learning
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an abrupt shift in managing schools during the pandemic. Officials had...
The Lost Days That Made Bergamo a Coronavirus Tragedy
The northern Italian province became one of the deadliest killing fields for the virus in the...
A Rush to Expand the Border Wall That Many Fear Is Here to Stay
Despite the president-elect’s vow to halt the project, the Trump administration is expanding the wall at...
Watch a Lunar Eclipse, or at Least Try To
Penumbral eclipses are subtle, but there are good reasons to try to notice one.
Utah Monolith Mysteriously Disappears From Desert
The metal structure has been removed, Utah officials said on Saturday, adding that they had not...
Tony Hsieh, Longtime Chief of Zappos, Is Dead at 46
In the early days of online retailing, he realized that the key to success was making...
How Democrats Suffered Crushing Down-Ballot Losses Across America
In statehouse races, suburban voters’ disgust with President Trump failed to translate into a rebuke of...
Virus Deaths Approach Spring Record Amid Changing U.S. Crisis
On April 15, more Americans were reported dead of Covid-19 than on any other day of...
Gunmen Assassinate Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist in Ambush, Provoking New Crisis
Iran expressed fury over the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, blaming it on Israel and the United...
Iran's Top Nuclear Scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Assassinated: Live Updates
U.S. and Israeli intelligence described the scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, as the force behind what they call...
Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree Without Equal
The company has added 427,300 employees in 10 months, bringing its global work force to more...
E.P.A.’s Final Deregulatory Rush Runs Into Open Staff Resistance
As President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency rushes to complete its regulatory rollbacks, agency staff, emboldened by...
Pregnant, Exhausted and Turned Back at the Border
The Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies have not deterred pregnant women from seeking to enter the...
Cuomo Attacks Supreme Court, but Virus Ruling Is Warning to Governors
The court signaled that if unconstrained religious observance and public safety are sometimes at odds, then...
Trump Gave W.H.O. a List of Demands. Hours Later, He Walked Away.
When President Trump quit the health organization, he left a list of seven demands on the...
Biden’s Plan for Seniors Is Not Just a Plan for Seniors
The incoming administration aims to tackle child care, elder care, preschool and more in one ambitious...
‘Loser’: How a Lifelong Fear Bookended Trump’s Presidency
The president’s inability to concede the election is the latest reality-denying moment in a career preoccupied...
Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden
Taking questions from reporters for the first time since Election Day, the president also said he...
The Coronavirus Won't Stop Evolving When the Vaccine Arrives
The coronavirus is not a shape shifter like the flu virus, but it could become vaccine...
Why Did So Many Americans Vote for Trump?
To the dismay of Democrats, the president’s strategy of ignoring the pandemic mostly worked for Republicans.
Coronavirus Strands Millions of Migrants
Millions of people have been displaced by the pandemic. Jessika and her 6-year-old, Sebastián, are among...
Midnight Ruling Exposes Rifts at a Supreme Court Transformed by Trump
The justices issued six opinions, several of them unusually bitter, in upholding challenges from churches and...
Senate Democrats Face Power Struggle for Top Judiciary Job
Senators Richard J. Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse are vying to be the top Democrat on the...