Man rescued from car before collision with train
Police in the US state of Georgia rescued a man from an overturned patrol car seconds before it was hit by an oncoming train. The man had stolen a police…
Smaller Rate Increase by Federal Reserve Likely as Inflation Cools
Federal Reserve officials are widely expected to raise interest rates by a quarter point at their meeting this week, further slowing what had been an aggressive pace of rate increases…
Israel Launched Drone Attack on Iranian Facility, Officials Say
TEL AVIV — A drone attack on an Iranian military facility that resulted in a large explosion in the center of the city of Isfahan on Saturday was the work…
Scorpion Unit Emerged as Memphis Pursued Get-Tough Strategy
MEMPHIS — Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis had been on the job for only a few months in 2021 when she saw that homicide numbers were rising toward a record.…
71 Commands in 13 Minutes: Officers Gave Tyre Nichols Impossible Orders
When asked for comment on the officers’ conduct at the traffic stop, a spokesperson from the Memphis Police Department said: “All information that is available at this point has been…
California Has More Than 100 Gun Laws. Why Don’t They Stop More Mass Shootings?
A 2021 study by the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis, found that although gun violence restraining orders had been available in California for five years,…
Industry Gatekeepers
One company controls a wide swath of the concert industry, and lawmakers say music fans are paying the price.
The Sunday Read: ‘Has the Amazon Reached Its “Tipping Point”?’
Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna — with profound effects on the climate worldwide.
To Talk About Money, Hold the Judgment
It’s hard to get people to talk about money. A personal finance reporter explains how she helps sources open up about their spending habits and saving goals.
On the Fifth Try, a First Date to Remember
Rachel Honig had been on hundreds of dates. Grad Conn could barely muster the courage to go on one. But after canceling four times, the fifth time was a charm.