Why New York City’s Lifeguard Shortage Is Even Worse This Year
As New York City’s 14 miles of public beaches open for Memorial Day weekend, the city is confronting its worst lifeguard shortage on record — something officials say is partly…
For These Veterans, ‘Free’ Health Care Is a 5-Hour Flight Away
Ovenny Jermeto was on a combat tour 7,000 miles away from his island home in the Pacific when a bomb blew up his vehicle in the Hindu Kush mountains of…
German Plan Would Ease Path to Citizenship, but Not Without a Fight
Young, educated and motivated, José Leonardo Cabrera Barroso is just the kind of immigrant the government says Germany needs. Originally from Venezuela, he settled into Germany, learned the language and…
It’s ‘More Expensive to Live,’ and Workers Are Cracing 401(k)s for Help
More Americans are raiding their retirement accounts as the cost of living climbs, and experts predict that the number of workers drawing on their 401(k)s to pay for financial emergencies…
Yellen’s Debt Limit Warnings Went Unheeded, Leaving Her to Face Fallout
In the days after November’s midterm elections, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen was feeling upbeat about the fact that Democrats had performed better than expected and maintained control of the…
Missteps and Miscalculations: Inside Fox’s Legal and Business Debacle
In August 2021, the Fox Corporation board of directors gathered on the company’s movie studio lot in Los Angeles. Among the topics on the agenda: Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion…
Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word?
When more than 11,000 film and television writers in the Writers Guild of America union went on strike this month, they called out deteriorating working conditions, criticized unfair pay and…
Ukrainian Soldiers Have Started Training on U.S. Abrams Tanks, Pentagon Says
The first group of about 400 Ukrainian soldiers has started training in Germany on how to operate and maintain American M1 Abrams tanks, according to the Pentagon, another significant step…
How Fighting for Conservative Causes Has Helped Ken Paxton Survive Legal Woes
A decade ago, in a courthouse north of Dallas, a lawyer forgot his $1,000 Montblanc pen in a metal detector tray and returned to find that it had been taken.…
Behind the Scenes: Midnight Calls and Marathon Meetings, Night After Night
On Capitol Hill, the delicate talks to avert default on the government’s debts this week took place over middle-of-the-night video calls, marathon meetings in an opulent conference room, and at…