Storm Delivers Gift to U.K. and Irish Bird-Watchers: North American Species
More than a dozen species of North American birds rarely seen in Britain and Ireland have been spotted along the…
Author: Matthew Sexton
Lina Khan Finally Takes On Amazon Over Its Market Power
A battle over Amazon’s dominance Lina Khan’s career has come full circle. The F.T.C., which she chairs, and 17 states…
Biden Administration Says Israelis Can Travel to U.S. Without a Visa
The Biden administration is announcing on Wednesday that it will allow Israeli citizens to enter the United States without a…
Ruling Against Trump Cuts to the Heart of His Identity
Nearly every aspect of Donald J. Trump’s life and career has been under scrutiny from the justice system over the…
What the U.S.-China Chip War Means for a Critical American Ally
Samsung and SK Hynix, the semiconductor titans of South Korea, have spent over $52 billion to build up their operations…
Crypto’s Wild D.C. Ride: From FTX at the Fed to a Scramble for Access
Cryptocurrency lobbyists were riding so high in early 2022 that an FTX executive felt comfortable directly emailing Jerome H. Powell,…
Las Vegas and Its Big, Big Ambitions
“Maybe a quarter of the travel market doesn’t like Las Vegas,” said Steve Hill, 64, the president of the Las…
In Rare Alliance, Democrats and Republicans Seek Legal Power to Clear Homeless Camps
Garbage, feces and needles run through the rivers in Missoula, Mont. On the streets of San Francisco, tents are so…
Former U.S. Military Bases Remain a Toxic Menace
For much of the 20th century, Fort Ord was one of the largest light infantry training bases in the country,…
Rankin County Sheriff Lied to Spy on His Girlfriend
In 2014, Bryan Bailey, the sheriff of Rankin County, Miss., made what seemed like a series of routine requests of…
America’s Black Cemeteries and Three Women Trying to Save Them
The child’s headstone is inscribed simply “Nannie,” marking the grave of a 7-year-old girl who died on May 18, 1856.…
How Training Repayment Agreements Trap Employees in Their Jobs
“I told myself mentally that I could never work for anybody that made me hate what I did,” she said.…
Lina Khan vs. Jeff Bezos: This Is Big Tech’s Real Cage Match
Jeff Bezos made his fortune with one truly big idea: What if a retailer did everything possible to make customers…