2025 Booker Prize Goes to David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’
The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book “singular” and “extraordinary.”
The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book “singular” and “extraordinary.”
Chi Ossé, a New York City councilman, has told allies he is preparing to challenge Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the House.
Staysha Quentrill is part of a small group trying to revive Appalachia’s tradition of at-home midwifery — in a state where women drive hours for obstetric care.
The sharp-tongued architect and professor built Manhattan’s most luxurious towers, but his new book shuttles from Billionaires’ Row to the Bronx. (Plus, what he thinks of Rem and Zaha.)
Forecasters expect the rain to kick off in the north on Wednesday before moving south by Thursday. It brings a risk of flash flooding and landslides.
Zohran Mamdani navigated a media landscape similar to the one that helped Trump win over young men.
Ms. Watson Coleman, 80, the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in Congress, said she would not run for a seventh term in the state’s 12th Congressional District, near Trenton.
The disease was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not any more — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen.
The British public service broadcaster apologized on Monday for a misleadingly edited documentary about President Trump. But the scandal had already claimed two of its top executives.
Federal prosecutors say two pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians tipped off bettors about what pitches they would throw, setting up rigged “microbets.”
Neros, a company founded in 2023 by former teenage drone racers, won a coveted Army contract and is gaining popularity in the defense sector.
In one of his final missives as the company’s leader, Mr. Buffett said he would accelerate his plans to disburse his fortune to his children’s foundations.
A delay in SNAP benefits mixed with a decline in foot traffic has many stores, restaurants and food producers concerned about sales.
Christine Pelosi, a Democratic activist, announced that she will run instead for a California State Senate seat, ending speculation that she would try to succeed Nancy Pelosi in the U.S. House.
The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient.
The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. But her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal.
Sasha Suda claims the museum did not have a valid reason for abruptly firing her last week from one of the most prominent jobs in the art world.
Reporters and editors shared the holiday dishes they love. Here are their recommendations for Thanksgiving side dishes, turkey and more.
The police confirmed there were fatalities from a car explosion, but it did not give exact numbers or say what caused the blast.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named Dean Fuleihan, a former deputy mayor and budget director, to be his first deputy mayor. Elle Bisgaard-Church will serve as his chief of staff.
At this year’s climate summit, the United States is out and Europe is struggling. But emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment.
A lawyer for the president said the BBC’s editing of a speech Mr. Trump gave on Jan. 6 was “defamatory.” The broadcaster on Monday apologized for an “error in judgment.”
Months after Ukraine’s president tried to cripple them, the agencies said they had uncovered a major scheme involving the state-owned nuclear energy company.
Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
A Times investigation found that children are routinely deprived of birth certificates, medical care and education. Diplomats and police officers turned the mothers away.
The latest strikes raised the death toll in the campaign to 76 people in 19 attacks in the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea since early September.
A ruling late Sunday offered a possible reprieve for people who receive assistance from the program known as SNAP.
After days of pressure, two top executives quit after a memo by a former adviser said that the public broadcaster had misleadingly edited a speech by President Trump.