Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Grammys
The big news at the 65th annual Grammy Awards: Beyoncé broke the record for most wins in the event’s history. But her four victories didn’t come in the major, all-genre…
In Gaziantep, the epicenter of the quake, news of the devastation spread by cellphone before dawn.
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — In the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, the epicenter of Monday’s earthquake, some people fled their homes in the cold and rain and took shelter in their…
After the Quake: Photos From Turkey and Syria
It was one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Turkey, even shaking buildings hundreds of miles away in Israel. Most of the initial casualties from the magnitude 7.8…
Kamala Harris Is Trying to Define Her Vice Presidency. Even Her Allies Are Tired of Waiting.
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris was frustrated. The text of a speech she had been given to deliver in Chicago to the nation’s biggest teachers’ union was just another dreary, scripted…
Beyoncé Makes History at a Star-Powered Grammy Ceremony
LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé made Grammy history on Sunday night, setting a record at the awards’ 65th annual ceremony for the most career wins by any artist, after picking up…
A Foreign Spy Craft. Superpowers on Edge. But It Was 1960, Not 2023.
The echo from the episode, though, serves as a reminder that powerful countries regularly spy on one another, which generally becomes a problem when it goes public or leads to…
Balloon Incident Reveals More Than Spying as Competition With China Intensifies
Of course, there is nothing new about superpowers spying on one another, even from balloons. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized surveillance of the Soviet Union by lofting cameras on balloons…
In West Bank, Settlers Sense Their Moment After Far Right’s Rise
After a surge in violence, there are fears of a wider escalation in the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlers see an opportunity, and Palestinians fear what’s next.
Flowers, Fresh Fish and Movies: China Is Spending Again, Cautiously
The outlook for the world’s second largest economy is brighter as consumer spending picked up after “zero Covid” was lifted. But scars remain from the harsh pandemic restrictions.
As G.O.P. Rails Against Federal Spending, Its Appetite for Earmarks Grows
While Democrats claimed a larger share than Republicans of the nearly $16 billion in earmarks in the latest federal spending bill, G.O.P. projects jumped by 85 percent.