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‘Freaknik’ Documentary Invites Viewers to Black College Spring Break
A new Hulu documentary delves into the legendary Atlanta event and surfaces relics of 1980s and ’90s culture that were essential to partygoers.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMass Tech Layoffs? Just Another Day in the Corporate Blender.
The wave of unnecessary layoffs sweeping Silicon Valley is the latest evidence of corporate America’s addiction to change for change’s sake.
New York Times Top StoriesCentene Health Care Fraud Case: How Private Lawyers Profited
A group of politically connected lawyers teamed up to go after insurers and made millions from one of the largest Medicaid settlements in history.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy ‘Uncle Vanya’ Is the Play for Our Anxious Era
Despite debuting 125 years ago, Anton Chekhov’s drama of claustrophobia, resentment and despair feels perfectly suited to present day America.
New York Times Top StoriesStates Have Spent $25 Billion to Woo Hollywood. Is It Worth It?
Dozens of states have lured film and TV production with financial incentives. Years after gutting its program during a budget crisis, Michigan wants to rejoin the arms race.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Missile Attack on Kyiv Leaves 10 Injured
Ukraine said it had intercepted all 31 missiles fired at the capital. But debris injured at least 13 people and damaged several buildings.
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia University Antisemitism Task Force Declines to Define Antisemitism
Definitions of the term are highly contested, so a group monitoring antisemitism on Columbia University’s campus has avoided picking sides. It is still facing criticism.
New York Times Top StoriesAs New York’s Congestion Pricing Nears Reality, It Faces Growing Opposition
A legal and political battle has erupted over the new $15 fee to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublican States Eye Immigration Legislation Similar to Texas
Iowa lawmakers passed a similar bill on Tuesday, and several other states are hoping to follow suit.
New York Times Top StoriesRichard C. Higgins, One of Last Pearl Harbor Survivors, Dies
Richard C. Higgins was stationed at the Hawaiian naval base as a radioman on the day of the Japanese attack, which pulled the U.S. into World War II.
New York Times Top StoriesRichard C. Higgins, One of Last Pearl Harbor Survivors, Dies
Richard C. Higgins was stationed at the Hawaiian naval base as a radioman on the day of the Japanese attack, which pulled the U.S. into World War II.
New York Times Top StoriesClimate Change Made an Early Heat Wave in West Africa 10 Times as Likely
Temperatures in the region rose above 40 degrees Celsius in February, with humidity pushing the heat index even higher.
New York Times Top StoriesVampire Weekend Did Not Make a ‘Doom and Gloom Record’
On its fifth album, suffused with thoughts of 20th-century New York City, indie-rock’s pop maximalists get noisier — but it’s a journey out of negativity into “something a little deeper.”
New York Times Top StoriesSenegal Is Witnessing a Messy, Buffoonish End of Rule
In Senegal, the worst could be still to come.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Missile Attack on Kyiv Leaves 8 Injured
The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, but officials said that at least eight people had been injured and that buildings had been damaged.
New York Times Top StoriesA Mexican Drug Cartel Targets Retirees and Their Timeshares
One of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups, Jalisco New Generation, runs call centers that offer to buy retirees’ vacation properties. Then, they empty their victims’ bank accounts.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Widens His Financial Lead Over Trump
New federal filings on Wednesday showed the president’s campaign with a nearly $40 million advantage over the Trump campaign at the end of last month.
New York Times Top StoriesWoman’s Arrest After Political Dispute Prompts a Lively Supreme Court Debate
A Texas city councilwoman, arrested on charges of mishandling documents after criticizing the city manager, said her First Amendment rights had been violated.
New York Times Top StoriesAt the Met Opera, the Show Goes On After a Technical Mishap
The company put on a semi-staged version of Puccini’s “Turandot” at the last minute, after a backstage lift got jammed.
New York Times Top StoriesM. Emmet Walsh, Character Actor Who Always Stood Out, Dies at 88
His roles in films like “Blood Simple” and “Blade Runner” were sometimes big, sometimes small. But he invariably made a strong impression.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Approves Prop. 1, a Mental Health Plan Aimed at Addressing Homelessness
The measure known as Proposition 1, which includes $6.38 billion for treatment and housing, was a top priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom to reduce homelessness in the state.
New York Times Top StoriesAppeals Court Shaped by Trump Is at Center of Texas Border Debate
The fight over a new immigration law is the latest national controversy to reach the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Immigration Law: Here’s the Latest on SB4
As dizzying legal developments sowed confusion along the border, an appeals court panel appeared split over whether Texas’ migrant arrest law should remain on hold while the court fight continues.
New York Times Top StoriesWar in Gaza Leaves Power Vacuum
Analysts say the Israeli military’s return to the largest hospital complex in the enclave may foretell more chaos without governance.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Potency of Trump’s ‘Lost Cause’ Mythmaking
Like the “Lost Cause” ideology, Donald Trump’s propagandistic mythology negates the truth.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Migrant Law Is Latest Test of America vs. Its States
The partisan gridlock gumming up Washington has prompted states controlled by one party to set off on their own.
New York Times Top StoriesFrans de Waal, Who Found the Origins of Morality in Apes, Dies at 75
An unusually popular primatologist, he drew the attention of Newt Gingrich, Isabella Rossellini, the philosopher Peter Singer and the reading public.
New York Times Top StoriesCondé Nast’s Owners Set to Reap a $1.4 Billion Windfall From Reddit
The Newhouse family, which controls the Advance media empire, made a 2006 investment of $10 million in the social site, which plans to go public on Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat $8.5 Billion Can Buy: Biden Aims to Bolster Chip Manufacturing
The president hopes the money will kick-start semiconductor production in America, but that might take a lot more investment in the future.
New York Times Top StoriesGoon Squad Officer Gets 40-Year Sentence for ‘Shocking, Brutal’ Acts
A second sheriff’s deputy received a lesser sentence for his involvement in the abuse of Mississippi residents.