Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 98
As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.
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How Cuts to Medicaid Would Imperil Rural Hospitals
More from our inbox: No Trump Third TermA Display of FaithLoud Music in PublicCredit…Sam Whitney/The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “Medicaid Cuts Would Gut My Rural Hospital,” by Kevin Stansbury (Opinion guest essay, May 3): Mr. Stansbury makes …
Walter Frankenstein, 100, Dies; Hid From the Nazis All Over Berlin
With his wife and infant sons, he took refuge in unlikely places, including an opera house, an abandoned car and a subway station converted to a bunker.
David Tracy, 86, Theologian Who Rejected Rome’s Supremacy, Dies
The author of influential books and essays, he was known for a contemporary theory of religion and Catholicism that advocated dialogue, not decrees.
Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95
He and his team of NASA engineers jumped into action to help three astronauts bound for the moon. His quick thinking earned him a shout-out from Richard Nixon.
‘This Is Less Like Governing and More Like a Really Nauseating Amusement Park Ride’: 3 Writers on Trump 2.0
Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Kristen Soltis Anderson, a contributing Opinion writer and Republican pollster, and Nate Silver, the author of “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything” and the …
Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless
House Republicans have proposed adding work requirements to Medicaid, the health insurance program serving tens of millions of low-income Americans. Their plan, unveiled Sunday, would, with a few exceptions, strip coverage from childless adults who …
This Land Was Your Land, This Land Was My Land. Now It’s for Sale.
For more than 100 days, congressional Republicans tolerated many extreme actions by the Trump administration and its supporters. Last week, however, one member of the House decided to take a stand. The issue was a House amendment to the Republican …
Ancient Romans, Pagans … and Trump?
More from our inbox: Trump’s Contempt for Ethical BoundariesCredit…Photo illustration by Balarama Heller for The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact,” by David Brooks (column, May 2): Mr. Brooks …
Romania Is About to Experience Disaster
We knew it was coming. Ahead of the first round of Romania’s presidential elections on May 4, it was obvious what would happen. This was, after all, practically a rerun of an election held last November that was won by a far-right candidate, Calin …