‘The Demand Is Unstoppable’: Can Barcelona Survive Mass Tourism?
On a steamy August evening, a stream of young people bearing boxes of pizza and bottles of cheap cava began the uphill slog to Carmel Bunkers in Barcelona. Set on…
Opinion | ‘He Didn’t So Much Pass the Torch as Set It Ablaze’: The Best and Worst Moments From Night 1 of the Convention
Welcome to Opinion’s commentary for Night 1 of the Democratic National Convention. In this special feature, Times Opinion writers rate the evening on a scale of 0 to 10: 0…
He Regulated Medical Devices. His Wife Represented Their Makers.
For 15 years, Dr. Jeffrey E. Shuren was the federal official charged with ensuring the safety of a vast array of medical devices including artificial knees, breast implants and Covid…
Families Are Going Into Debt for Disney Vacations
Alyssa Leach and her husband have visited Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., every year since 2015. To them, the theme park feels like an oasis where they can escape…
War Is Draining Ukraine’s Male-Dominated Work Force. Enter the Women.
On a recent morning in eastern Ukraine, Karina Yatsina, a mine worker, was busy operating a conveyor belt in a dim, 1,200-foot-deep tunnel. Lights flickered at the end of the…
A Berry Pudding That Tastes Like Danish Summertime
In Denmark, rødgrød med fløde, a fruity, cream-topped pudding, is a traditional summer treat. But when the Danish designer Mette Hay was growing up in the town of Herning, 170…
Israel Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza
Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages from southern Gaza in an overnight operation, the Israeli military said on Tuesday, highlighting the plight of the scores of captives…
Search Resumes for Missing Passengers of Yacht That Sank Off Sicily
Deep-sea divers with Italy’s firefighter corps resumed their search on Tuesday morning for six passengers — including a British software mogul and his daughter — who are missing after a…
Why Amtrak’s Equipment Keeps Breaking Down: Some of It Is 100 Years Old
It was just before rush hour on a Thursday afternoon, and all of the trains between Philadelphia and New Haven, Conn., were at a standstill. But the alert Amtrak sent…
Scientists Seeking Life on Mars Heard a Signal That Hinted at the Future
At sunset on a late summer weekend in 1924, crowds flocked to curbside telescopes to behold the advanced alien civilization they believed to be present on the surface of Mars.…