‘Everybody Is Welcome Here’
PORTLAND, Ore. — The soccer coach looked out at two dozen or so of his players and felt nervousness course through him like a rip...
All Hail the King (of the Termites)
While millions of eyes are on the coronation of Charles III this weekend, other male monarchs will carry on ruling in obscurity — literal obscurity,...
Before Jordan Neely’s Death, Doctors Long Warned About Chokeholds
When a subway rider in New York used a chokehold that ended up killing a 30-year-old homeless man, Jordan Neely, he was employing a technique...
Northern Lights Are Seen in Places Where They Normally Aren’t
An unusually wide swath of the Northern Hemisphere’s sky lit up with a brilliant show of color late Sunday and early Monday, bringing vivid purples,...
The Rays Are Better Than Everyone. At Everything.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays had just won again Tuesday night, but their architect was flustered by a small crack in the...
Missing Idol of Lord Shiva Linked to Dealer Who Pleaded Guilty To Trafficking Stolen Antiquities in 2021
An ancient idol of Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu religion’s most recognized deities, was found to have been replaced by a replica in the Korukkai...
An Ace’s Return Steadies the Ship, Even in a Loss
In Justin Verlander’s first start of the season, he pitched like an ace. No, he wasn’t particularly dominant. And no, the Mets did not win....
W.H.O. Dismisses Covid Origins Investigator for Sexual Misconduct
The World Health Organization dismissed a lead investigator into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic “following findings of sexual misconduct,” according to an agency spokeswoman....
‘The Godfather of AI’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
Geoffrey Hinton was an artificial intelligence pioneer. In 2012, Dr. Hinton and two of his graduate students at the University of Toronto created technology that...
Covid Remained a Leading Cause of Death Among Americans in 2022
Why It Matters: More evidence that the pandemic is easing The Covid death rate fell by almost half last year, as the age-adjusted figure dropped...
Italian Historian Claims Bridge in Background of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa Is from Small Town in Tuscany
An Italian art researcher says “he had no doubt” about which bridge had been painted into the background of the Mona Lisa, the iconic Leonardo...
Charles Lieber, Ex-Harvard Professor, Sentenced in China Ties Case
Background Dr. Lieber, now 64, had been chairman of Harvard’s chemistry and chemical biology department. For his work on nanotechnology, he had been seen by...
Alabama Fires Baseball Coach After Reports of Suspicious Betting on Team’s Game
Alabama fired its head baseball coach, Brad Bohannon, on Thursday, days after unusual bets were detected on a game involving the team. The university said...
Chess’s Governing Body Delays Report on Cheating Scandal
In September, when the five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen accused a 19-year-old American player named Hans Niemann of cheating at a tournament in St....