Wanda Poltawska, 101, Who Forged a Friendship With a Future Pope, Dies
She survived gruesome medical experimentation at the Ravensbrück concentration camp to become a psychiatrist — counseled by the priest who would become John Paul II.
She survived gruesome medical experimentation at the Ravensbrück concentration camp to become a psychiatrist — counseled by the priest who would become John Paul II.
The hopes briefly raised by a handshake 30 years ago can be more than a sad footnote to history.
A Maine sheriff’s office tried to contact the gunman who later carried out America’s deadliest mass shooting this year, but the office ultimately left him alone.
With tentative agreements in place, a six-week strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis could soon come to an end. But the union’s rank-and-file members still need to approve the deals.
President Biden’s support for autoworkers helped them make big wage gains, and labor organizers are looking to bring about similar gains elsewhere as carmakers transition to electric vehicles.
Perry, who portrayed Chandler Bing, died on Saturday. He was 54.
The wrangling over concertina wire along the Rio Grande is the latest legal battle between Texas and the Biden administration over border security.
Business and entertainment leaders of South Asian descent celebrated the holiday at the Pierre on Saturday night.
At 6-foot-7 and 250-plus pounds, he was known for his tape-measure blasts for the Dodgers and the Senators — not to mention all those strikeouts.
Also, G.M. strikes a tentative deal with autoworkers
The latest from the Israel-Hamas war. Weekday afternoons with Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Times journalists on the ground.
The administration has become more critical of Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks, a shift that U.S. officials attribute to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his house in Los Angeles on Saturday, the police said. It could be weeks or even months before the cause of his death is established, experts said.
After an air campaign that killed thousands of Palestinians, Israel has begun a ground assault, but it took hours for outside observers to understand what was happening. The ambiguity was intentional.
A Colorado judge ordered a welding company to use a check or other conventional method to pay a settlement after it tried to deliver 6,500 pounds in coins.
The sweeping order is a first step as the Biden administration seeks to put guardrails on a global technology that offers both great promise and significant danger.
The sitcom’s final season was nearly two decades ago. But it remains popular on traditional TV and on streaming.
What outcome does Israel’s strategy avert that would be worse than the outcome it has already created?
City officials in Bologna have closed a city-center square as they study what to do about the Garisenda Tower. A solution could take years.
Perry will always be remembered as Chandler on “Friends,” but his performances in shows like “The West Wing” and “The Good Fight” revealed his subtle gifts as an actor.
The F.D.A. has approved many new programs that use artificial intelligence, but doctors are skeptical that the tools really improve care or are backed by solid research.
The social media company’s valuation was disclosed in the paperwork for stock grants that it handed to employees on Monday.
Is this a turning point for unions — and shared prosperity?
Asked during his cross-examination about his public statements and how he ran his crypto empire, the FTX founder repeatedly said he couldn’t remember.
Israel’s invasion of Gaza is proceeding more slowly than expected. That may suit the needs of its allies — and its adversaries, analysts say.
Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google, appeared in court to defend his company against a landmark federal antitrust case.
Dozens of displaced locals gathered in a converted shelter, waiting for resources to be delivered to their ravaged city.
Jake Roxander’s soaring Puck in “The Dream” was the highlight of American Ballet Theater’s final two programs this fall, the first season programmed by Susan Jaffe.
Investigators say they have figured out how bronze statues from a shrine built 2,000 years ago in Asia Minor to venerate the emperors of Rome ended up in museums around the world.
Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would be harder than ever, new calculations show, but less ambitious targets are still in reach.