Illinois Town Grieves After Car Slams Through Building, Killing 4 Young People
The car veered off a road and through a field, crashing into a center where children were cared for after school. The dead ranged in age from 7 to 18.
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The Unabomber’s Brother Turned Him In. Then Spent 27 Years Trying to Win Him Back.
It was May 1996, and David Kaczynski, a counselor for troubled youth in upstate New York, sat down to write a letter to his brother Ted. A month earlier, his brother had been shockingly unmasked as the shadowy Unabomber, responsible for a 17-year …
French Lawmakers Cracking Down on Drug Traffickers
A rare consensus in France’s lower house of Parliament prompted by fears that drug-related violence has grown out of control.
New York Bans Smartphones in Schools, Joining National Movement
Gov. Kathy Hochul argued that the “bell-to-bell” ban — which restricts the devices during class, lunch and other parts of school — would help prevent disruption and cyberbullying.
Deadly Garage Collapse Was Caused by ‘Reckless’ Repairs, Report Finds
An investigation by New York City agencies and an outside engineering firm found unsafe demolition caused the collapse, killing one person and injuring seven others.
Weinstein Accuser Tells Her Story of Coerced Sex for a Second Time
Miriam Haley, one of three women who prosecutors say were victims of Harvey Weinstein, testified at his retrial in Manhattan.
U.K. Crossbow Attack Suspect Voiced Racist and Misogynist Views
The British police said a man accused of an attack on the weekend in Leeds died from a self-inflicted injury. Investigators are reviewing two Facebook accounts associated with him.
A Killing in a Mosque Puts France’s View of Muslims Under Scrutiny
The victim was stabbed dozens of times last Friday while he was praying, and critics say officials were slow to call it a bias crime or show concern.
In Breakneck 2nd Term, Trump Turns to Falsehoods to Justify His Agenda
The president’s dizzying efforts to reconfigure the global economy, reshape the federal government and restrict immigration have been undergirded by a nonstop distortion of facts.
How Spain’s Success in Renewable Energy May Have Left It Vulnerable
The Iberian Peninsula’s widespread blackout raises questions about the resilience of the electric power infrastructure in the two countries — and to an extent, the rest of Europe.