Opinion | Could Peer Influence Be a Cause of the Global Baby Bust?
I read several papers on peer effects on fertility with Angrist’s caveats in mind. One, by Jason Fletcher and Olga Yakusheva, looked at American teenagers and found that a 10…
A Judy Blume Classic on Film and More: The Week in Reporter Reads
This weekend, listen to a collection of articles from around The New York Times, read aloud by the reporters who wrote them. Written and narrated by Melena Ryzik There is…
N.F.L. Suspends Five Players for Gambling
The N.F.L. suspended five players on Friday for violating the league’s gambling policy, including three who were banned for at least the entire 2023 season, in the biggest group of…
7 Inspiring Reads for Earth Day
For the past 53 years, April 22 has been Earth Day. It started as a call for a regeneration of a polluted environment and has since come to focus on…
Testimony Suggests Trump Was at Meeting About Accessing Voting Software
ATLANTA — Former President Donald J. Trump took part in a discussion about plans to access voting system software in Michigan and Georgia as part of the effort to challenge…
Bragg Agrees to Let Ex-Prosecutor Testify About Trump Case in Congress
A former prosecutor who once helped lead an investigation of Donald J. Trump will testify before Congress next month, ending for now a legal dispute between Republican lawmakers and Alvin…
My Pillow boss Mike Lindell to pay $5m to man over bogus election claim
The My Pillow boss challenged people to prove his data wrong. A software expert did exactly that.
Alejandro Toledo: Peru ex-president to be extradited from US
Alejandro Toledo’s lawyers unsuccessfully attempted to stop his extradition earlier in the week.
Oklahoma man saves wife from being sucked away by tornado
Scott Curry and his wife had to hold on to each other to survive a storm that killed three people.
Utah police stop car going wrong way on motorway in intentional crash
Sgt Chad McCoy said he did not have time to think before crashing into the car in Utah.