Tom Green, Former Provocateur, Is Building Something New
“We probably won’t fall through,” Tom Green said as he stepped out onto an expansive frozen lake that sits along his bucolic 150-acre farm in the hinterlands of Ontario, periodically…
Inside the $32 Billion Industry Transforming Marijuana
An email obtained by The Times shows that one committee leader, Representative Sharon Wylie, a supporter of the industry, shared a draft of the bill with a cannabis lobbyist. “Thank…
The Evidence For the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Explained
Before their immune systems mature, young children are especially vulnerable to infections — and to falling far more ill than adults might with certain common illnesses. That’s why childhood vaccination…
Japan Once Dominated the Art Market. Is the Country Ready for a Comeback?
Yuko Mohri thought she knew what the Japanese government wanted from its artists: something conservative and quiet. It certainly wasn’t a renegade punk rocker with a penchant for moldy fruits.…
What We Know About the Released Hostages
Hamas released four female Israeli army soldiers on Saturday as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange, more than a year after the women were taken captive during the Hamas-led attack on…
In Buffalo, There Are Two Words on Everyone’s Lips: ‘Go Bills’
Maceo Skinner, a Bills fan since the team’s inception in 1960, sat at a bar near downtown Buffalo on Tuesday. Outside, the temperature hovered in the single digits and lake-effect…
Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
President Trump fired 17 inspectors general, the internal watchdogs who monitor federal agencies, on Friday night, capping a week of dramatic shake-ups of the federal bureaucracy focused on loyalty to…
Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown, Deportation Fears Spread Among Immigrants With Provisional Legal Status
The memo leaves unclear exactly who could be deported. Frantzdy Jerome, a Haitian migrant who had scheduled an appointment at a port of entry along the southern border, was admitted…
U.S. Military Planes Carrying Migrants Land in Guatemala
Two military jets landed in Guatemala City on Friday carrying deported migrants from Tucson, Ariz., and El Paso, according to local migration authorities and the American Embassy in Guatemala. Guatemala…
Trump Officials Pause Programs to Let In Immigrants, Including Ukrainians
Department of Homeland Security officials have ordered what amounts to a pause for a range of programs that allowed immigrants to settle in the United States temporarily, including a key…