Adams’s Effort to Control Migrant Buses Faces Instant Obstacles
A chartered bus from Texas filled with migrants pulled onto a street near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan at 10:03 p.m. Thursday. It was about 24 hours…
‘There’s No Other Job’: The Colonial Roots of Philippine Poverty
Rodino Sawan stepped into the wire harness and dug his toes into the muddy track that threads the sweltering plantation. He pushed forward, straining against the cargo trailing behind him:…
Workers on a Philippines Coconut Farm: Born Poor, Staying Poor
Like most of the those working in the coconut groves that fill out the northern lip of the Philippine island of Mindanao, Diego G. Limbaro has never imagined another life.…
N.Y.C. Officials Reassure Revelers Ahead of New Year’s Eve Festivities
New York officials on Friday tried to reassure people planning to take in Times Square on New Year’s Eve that there were “no specific credible threats” against Sunday’s festivities. The…
The Weekender
Times editors have handpicked 11 stories for you to enjoy. Welcome to The Weekender. _____ The ambitious Ministry of State Security is deploying A.I. and other advanced technology to go…
Opinion | A Midwestern Republican Stands Up for Trans Rights
As 2023 slouches to an ignominious end, some news came Friday that gave me an unexpected jolt of hope. I have spent much of the year watching with horror and…
Shenna Bellows: Top Maine election official defends taking Trump off ballot
“That requires me, under Maine election law, to hold an administrative hearing to review the evidence and the facts,” Ms Bellows told the BBC, adding that both sides were represented…
Kai Zhuang: Police in Utah say Chinese exchange student kidnapped
Officers in Utah say they believe Kai Zhuang, 17, is being held against his will for ransom.
Surfers take on giant waves as storm hits California
Waves as tall as 70ft have been surfed at the notorious break known as Mavericks.
Sam Bankman-Fried: Convicted ‘Crypto King’ will not face second trial
Sam Bankman-Fried is already facing decades behind bars on fraud and money laundering charges.