The Return of Midnight Basketball and Its Oakland Community
The program’s origins date back to 1986, when G. Van Standifer, the town manager of Glenarden, Md., started the inaugural chapter in his city to keep young men off the…
Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend’s Abortion, Report Says
ATLANTA — Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia and an avowed abortion opponent, paid for his then-girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009, according to a…
What Types of Exercise Reduce Dementia Risk?
“Some people work up quite a sweat when they are doing household chores,” said Dr. Sandra Weintraub, a neurologist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, who was not associated…
Is Pilates as Good as Everyone Says?
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. After Shari Berkowitz was injured during a live dance performance onstage, doctors…
Opinion | How Liz Truss Did So Much Damage in So Few Days
Liz Truss, who became Britain’s prime minister less than a month ago, may have set a political speed record. She certainly isn’t the first leader who has been forced to…
Opinion | Boys and Men Are in Crisis Because Society Is
Many years ago, I went to a nail salon at an upscale mall in Kampala, Uganda, and was surprised that almost everyone working there was male. When I asked one…
North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan in Major Escalation
SEOUL — North Korea on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, prompting a rare warning by the Japanese government for residents…
North Korea’s Arsenal Has Grown Rapidly. Here’s What’s in It.
SEOUL — North Korea has test-fired a flurry of missiles in recent weeks, culminating Tuesday with the launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan into the Pacific Ocean. The…
The Green Energy Scandal Exposed
A company that has received billions of pounds in green energy subsidies from UK taxpayers is cutting down environmentally important forests, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. Forests in Canada…
Timed Teaser: What’s the name of Elon Musk’s robot buddy?
Test your knowledge of the news these last few days – 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go!