A Newspaper’s Closing Deals a Blow to a Nation’s Democracy
“There was great excitement in going to the newsroom,” said Mr. Aceituno, who oversaw the paper’s cultural coverage and its Sunday edition. “We were together, and there was also a…
Getting to the Heart of Mexico, One Chile at a Time
The fruity chile odor filled my nostrils as I took a sip of the mezcal that Juana Amaya Hernandez had poured for me. I was drinking it out of a…
Opinion | What’s Happening to My Country Is a Tragedy
Many of my friends and family were among the nearly three million people who voted for Mr. Saied. Better him than his opponent, they said, a candidate supported by a…
Cherelle Parker Wins Democratic Mayoral Primary in Philadelphia
After a crowded primary, Cherelle Parker, a former state representative and City Council member who campaigned on hiring more police, won the Democratic nomination for Philadelphia mayor on Tuesday night,…
DeSantis Goes 0-for-2 on Election Night
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida went out on a limb. On Tuesday, it snapped. A day after he swooped into the Republican primary for Kentucky governor with a…
Ally of Mitch McConnell Wins G.O.P. Primary for Kentucky Governor
Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general and a close ally of Senator Mitch McConnell, clinched the state’s Republican nomination for governor on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, fending off a…
The Abortion Pill Ruling: What’s Happened, What’s at Stake, What’s Next
The future of a commonly used abortion pill is now before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which is poised to consider the availability of a…
North Carolina Legislature Reapproves Abortion Ban, Overriding Governor’s Veto
North Carolina’s Republican-dominated legislature upheld a bill Tuesday night that will ban most abortions after 12 weeks, overriding the Democratic governor’s recent veto of the new restrictions. The success of…
Sam Altman: CEO of OpenAI calls for US to regulate artificial intelligence
Sam Altman says government regulation is “critical” to control the risks of artificial intelligence.
Salman Rushdie warns free expression is under threat
“Now I am sitting here in the US, I have to look at the extraordinary attack on libraries, and books for children in schools,” he said. “The attack on the…