Cocaine found in White House sparks brief evacuation
The US Secret Service is investigating how the substance got into the West Wing.
Biden officials must limit contact with social media firms
A judge bars officials from contacting platforms over “content containing protected free speech”.
Grace Helbig: YouTube star reveals breast cancer diagnosis
The internet personality, 37, says it is “beatable” and urges other women to get any lumps checked.
How the US celebrated Independence Day in 2023
Americans celebrated Independence Day with eating contests, colourful parades and marching bands.
The hazy history of Nathan’s hot dog eating contest
The Fourth of July marks Independence Day in the US. It is also a big day for hot dog lovers.
Social Class Is Not About Only Race
The University of Virginia, one of the country’s top public universities, enrolls a strikingly affluent group of students: Less than 15 percent of recent undergraduates at UVA have come from…
An Artist Whose Language Is Painting
Growing up in Los Angeles as the fair-skinned daughter of a Black father and a white mother, Christina Quarles, 38, can recall the first time her sense of identity was…
The D.N.C. Has a Primary Problem
As chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Jaime Harrison, a 47-year-old who rose to his position two years ago from statewide politics in South Carolina and whose profile has risen…
Michelle Wie West Wants One More Crack at a Major
You could see the head tilts and darting glances when people peered around Pebble Beach’s Gallery Cafe, or as visitors sat on the patio that looks toward the cypress-guarded 18th…
Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray Are Separating
About two months ago, after another stale Saturday night of binge-watching television at their Brooklyn home, Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray surprised themselves. It began with an offhand remark:…