Congress is working to overhaul air travel at a time of growing dysfunction and disruption in the system, as lawmakers haggle over a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration…
In 2020, amid the disruptions of the pandemic and the social upheaval following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the United States saw the largest increase in its…
The recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic was the shortest on record, thanks to rapid, robust and bipartisan congressional action. It took just over two years to regain all of…
To take, momentarily, a slightly more optimistic view, here is the best case for Biden: His presidency has thus far meant a re-establishment of norms, a return to government function…
Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music The New York Times Audio app includes podcasts, narrated articles from the newsroom and other publishers, as…
Scarlett Fascetti approached the dilapidated red house as if it were a shrine. “I couldn’t wait to see it. I’m so into this thing,” said Ms. Fascetti, 51, a teacher…
China has an answer to the heat waves now affecting much of the Northern Hemisphere: burn more coal to maintain a stable electricity supply for air-conditioning. Even before this year,…
How does life in your state compare to the rest of America? CNBC released its rankings of the best and worst states to live in the United States last week.…
Police in Alabama shared more details about Carlee Russell, a 25-year-old woman who has returned home after being reported missing over the weekend. At a press briefing Wednesday afternoon, Hoover…
The Miami Police Department on Tuesday honored and celebrated a 6-year-old girl for bravely fighting off an abduction attempt by biting her accused abductor on the arm. The young girl,…