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Will Wildfires Like These Become the New Normal?
NEW YORK — With so much toxic wildfire smoke moving across the Canadian border and upending life across the eastern United States, it raises a troubling question: Will there be more of this in the years ahead, and if so, what can be done about it?
Inside Trump’s Club When the Call Came: You’re Indicted
Former President Donald Trump was gathered with his core political advisers in the office near his poolside cottage at his club in Bedminster, New Jersey, when his phone rang around 7 p.m. on Thursday. On the line, according to two people with knowledge of the call, was one of his lawyers, informing him he had been indicted for the second time in less than three months.
A New Front in Reparations: Seeking the Return of Lost Family Land
For much of their lives, the Jones siblings had passed by a parking lot on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville without giving it much thought. Then one day, a relative casually pointed to the spot and said she thought it was once owned by their ancestors, who had farmed the land since the 1870s.
Wildfire Smoke Hovers Over U.S. for 3rd Day, Pushing South and West
Hundreds of fires raging across eastern Canada continued to spread clouds of dangerous pollution across much of the eastern United States on Thursday. Officials issued warnings about air quality in a broad swath of the country, from New York west to Indiana and as far south as the Carolinas.
The Presidential Candidate Who Has His Own Supporters Scratching Their Heads
FARGO, N.D. — With Gov. Doug Burgum’s money and his family’s vision, Fargo, North Dakota, has undoubtedly changed in recent decades. Broadway, its main drag, is packed with restaurants, cafes, retailers and offices lovingly converted from old factories.
Grand Jury in Florida Hears Testimony in Trump Documents Case
A federal grand jury in Miami continued hearing from witnesses Wednesday in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s possession of hundreds of classified documents and other presidential records at his private club in Florida after he left office.
Doug Burgum, Wealthy North Dakota Governor, Enters Presidential Race
Gov. Doug Burgum, the Republican governor of North Dakota who rose from a chimney sweep to become one of the richest men in the state, announced a campaign for president on Wednesday, entering an increasingly crowded race in which he faces exceedingly long odds.
Unhealthy Air Envelops Much of North America; Set to Worsen in New York
Commuters donned COVID masks to walk the streets, children were kept indoors at recess and officials warned millions of people to avoid going outside Wednesday as plumes of smoke continued to billow across the United States from Canadian wildfires, blotting out the sun in parts of upstate New York.
Bolsonaro to Face Trial Over Electoral Fraud Claims
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is scheduled to go on trial this month on charges that he abused his power as president to make baseless attacks against Brazil’s election systems. If convicted, he would be ineligible to run for office for eight years.
Being Gay Is Illegal in Many Countries. LGBTQ Travelers Are Going Anyway.
A romantic island getaway in the Maldives. A safari in Kenya. A visit to the pyramids in Egypt. Apart from being popular on bucket lists, these vacations have one thing in common: Their destinations have strict anti-LGBTQ legislation. In the Maldives, gay sex may be punished with lashes and up to eight years in prison. In Kenya, it can bring a sentence of up to 14 years. And in Egypt, the authorities are known to throw people in jail for simply waving a rainbow flag.
He Devoted His Life to Compassion. His Killer Showed None.
DAVIS, Calif. — It felt as if he had always been there, a steady sight on a busy corner in a college town. Hovering above 6 feet tall with hazel eyes and hair streaked with gray, David Breaux was a graduate of Stanford University and had been an aspiring screenwriter. But such details belonged to a past he rarely spoke of. He had re-imagined his purpose, becoming a fixture at the intersection of Third and C Streets in Davis, California.
NYPD Anti-Crime Units Returning to Illegal Tactics, Report Shows
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department’s anti-crime units are still stopping, frisking and searching too many people unlawfully — almost all of them people of color — despite assurances from Mayor Eric Adams that new policies and training would end the practice, according to a new report by a court-appointed monitor.
A Negro Leagues Star Is Still Sharing His Story
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The older pastor, wearing a long purple robe, ascended the steps to the pulpit. “God has always had a plan and a purpose for each of our lives,” Rev. William H. Greason said in a slow, gentle voice. From the pews came affirmations of “Amen!” and “All right!”
What Happened When a Brooklyn Neighborhood Policed Itself for Five Days
NEW YORK — It had been a quiet April afternoon until about a dozen teenagers began running up Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, yelling and cursing. They were chasing a girl of about 14, and it was clear they wanted a fight.
Inside the Complicated Reality of Being America’s Oldest President
WASHINGTON — There was the time last winter when President Joe Biden was awakened at 3 a.m. while on a trip to Asia and told that a missile had struck Poland, touching off a panic that Russia might have expanded the war in Ukraine to a NATO ally. Within hours in the middle of the night, Biden consulted his top advisers, called the president of Poland and the NATO secretary-general, and gathered fellow world leaders to deal with the crisis.
Can New Jersey’s New Festival Top Coachella or SXSW? It Thinks So.
Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, along with first lady Tammy Murphy, had a vision: A new performance festival in their home state that could rival South by Southwest in Texas or Bonnaroo in Tennessee. And they had a plan to distinguish it.
U.S. Defense Chief Vows to Continue Military Actions Near China
SINGAPORE — The United States military will keep passing through Asian skies and seas where China has become increasingly pugnacious, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in Singapore, where the Chinese defense minister’s refusal to hold talks with him has highlighted the rifts between Beijing and Washington.
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