How to Stay Safe From Wildfire Smoke If You’re High Risk
As wildfire smoke blankets large swaths of the eastern United States, many people are experiencing physical symptoms, like prickling, stinging eyes; a scratchy throat; a...
Welcome to Zev Yaroslavsky’s Los Angeles
Los Angeles can be harder to understand than most big cities. It isn’t like eastern destinations, with their dominant and familiar identities. Move to Boston...
Florida Woman Arrested After Fatally Shooting Her Neighbor After Dispute
A woman in Florida who was accused of fatally shooting her neighbor after a dispute involving the victim’s children was arrested on Tuesday, the authorities...
Mike Johnston Declares Victory in Denver’s Mayoral Election
Mike Johnston, a former Colorado state senator buoyed by millions of dollars in outside spending, declared victory on Tuesday night in Denver’s mayoral election, beating...
New York City Air Is ‘Very Unhealthy,’ Mayor Adams Says
Mayor Eric Adams said in a news release late Tuesday that by 10 p.m. air quality in parts of New York City had become “very...
Prosecuting Florida’s Migrant Flights Would Face Legal Hurdles
When a private plane chartered by the government of Florida dropped off bewildered Latin American migrants recently on a pair of flights from Texas to...
Missouri Executes Michael Tisius After Jurors Waver on Death Sentence
The News On Tuesday evening, the state of Missouri executed Michael Tisius, a 42-year-old who murdered two jail guards in 2000. His case attracted international...
Columbia University Drops Out of U.S. News Rankings for Undergraduate Schools
Columbia University announced on Tuesday that its undergraduate schools would no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, the first major...
Family Seeks Arrest in Shooting Death of Ajike Owens in Florida
A woman in Ocala, Fla., who confronted a neighbor who had thrown an object at her children, was shot and killed “through the door” of...
Wildfire Smoke Blots Sun and Prompts Health Alerts in Much of U.S.
An eye-watering and cough-inducing smoky haze from Canadian wildfires smothered a swath of the eastern and northern United States on Tuesday, with officials warning residents...
Authorities Investigate Virginia Plane Crash That Followed D.C. Sonic Boom
Federal authorities on Monday were investigating what caused an unresponsive private aircraft to fly over Washington, D.C., on Sunday, triggering a response by military jets...
Judge Sides With Families Fighting Florida’s Ban on Gender Care for Minors
A federal judge in Florida issued a scathing assessment on Tuesday of the state’s ban on gender transition care for minors, asserting in a ruling...
Afghan Women Who Aided U.S. Military Wait for Asylum in America
It was almost 3 a.m. in New York, but Nazdana Hassani refused to fall asleep. She stared at her phone, closing and refreshing WhatsApp, hoping...
Plans to Build in Berkeley Spark Familiar Fights
As California’s housing crisis spiraled out of control in the 2010s, with rates of homelessness soaring and even affluent families struggling to buy Bay Area...