SpaceX Sets a Starship Launch Goal: Don’t Burn Up This Time
Starship, the gargantuan rocket under development by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is scheduled on Thursday morning to make a fourth attempt to get to space and back. The previous three flights…
The Mayday Call: How One Death at Sea Transformed a Fishing Fleet
The call from the Atlantic Ocean sounded over VHF radio on a midsummer afternoon. “Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the transmission began, then addressed the nearest U.S. Coast Guard command center. “Sector…
Office Building Losses Start to Pile Up, and More Pain Is Expected
Since the early days of the pandemic, owners of big buildings in New York and other large cities have been desperately hoping that the commercial real estate business would recover…
A Republican Election Clerk vs. Trump Die-Hards in a World of Lies
Cindy Elgan glanced into the lobby of her office and saw a sheriff’s deputy waiting at the front counter. “Let’s start a video recording, just in case this goes sideways,”…
Bombed and Bruised, a City Braces for Another Russian Onslaught
It was the dead of night and a fire was raging in the apartment building where a Russian drone had struck just minutes earlier. Through the smoke, residents stumbled down…
Plans for an Ailing Forest Include Logging, and Some Are Suspicious
Across a patch of the Pacific Northwest, one of North America’s most important tree species is dying at an alarming rate. This spring, as in the past several years, the…
U.C. Berkeley’s Leader, a Free Speech Champion, Has Advice for Today’s Students: Tone It Down
Waves of boos, angry chants and the steady rhythm of feet pounding on metal seats were upending the graduation ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley. “Viva, viva Palestina!” students…
Congestion Pricing Delay Leaves the M.T.A.’s Budget in Limbo
For the first time in decades, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had been on the verge of having as much money as it needed to run and repair the continent’s biggest…
New Jersey Law Will Limit Access to Government Records
Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey has signed into law a measure narrowing access to government records, angering activists who have argued that the legislation will allow public corruption…
In Global Elections, Strongmen Are Taken Down a Notch
In India, a powerful leader wins another term but sees his party’s majority vanish. In South Africa, the governing party is humbled by voters for the first time since the…