Hoping to Stay in the Shohei Ohtani Business
The day after slugging his 40th home run of the season — and leaving his pitching duties early because of a cramp in his right middle finger — Shohei Ohtani…
Opinion | The Prosecution of Trump May Have Terrible Consequences
It may be satisfying now to see Special Counsel Jack Smith indict former President Donald Trump for his reprehensible and possibly criminal actions in connection with the 2020 presidential election.…
Opinion | In Paris, I Get Judged on What I Speak, Not How I Look
France has its own history of linguistic subjugation, forcing French language instruction on students in its colonies and attempting to eradicate other languages. As for the former colonies of France,…
Once Rare, Impeachments and Censures Have Become the Norm in Congress
When the House formally censured Representative Paul Gosar, Republican of Arizona, in November 2021, it was the first time in more than a decade that the punishment had been handed…
Opinion | The Two Adverbs That Define Biden and Trump
Presidents are forever linked to their most memorable lines or slogans, phrases that become inseparable from their passage through history. Ronald Reagan proclaimed morning in America. Barack Obama promised America…
Opinion | In Our Cynical Era, We Need Cringe Music. Enter the Indigo Girls.
As one might expect, the soundtrack of the delightful new “Barbie” movie is dominated by the jaunty beats and dulcet tones of some of the reigning queens of female power…
Under a Hellish Ocean Habitat, Bizarre Animals Are Lurking
Off the western shores of Central and South America, there is a Lovecraftian, lava-licked realm thousands of feet beneath the ocean. There, on the seafloor, volcanically powered exhaust ports known…
How New York Lost and Regained Control of Union Square
About 12:30 p.m. Friday, the New York Police Department’s entertainment unit saw that Kai Cenat, a social-media streamer who has more than 6 million followers, had said that he would…
Man fatally shoots 8-year-old Chicago girl, gunman shot in struggle over weapon, police say
Chicago police are investigating after they say a man fatally shot an 8-year-old girl in the head over the weekend after neighbors said the man was complaining about noise children…
UK moves first migrants onto giant barge
A small group of asylum-seekers has been moved to a barge moored off southern England as the government tries to cut the cost of sheltering a rising number of people…