Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music Star, Is Dead at 73
He was best known for the 1970s hits “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,” and as the first popular Mexican American country artist.
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William H. Luers, Diplomat Who Backed Czech Dissident Leader, Dies at 95
His longtime career in the Foreign Service included protecting Vaclav Havel, the writer and dissident who became the first president of the Czech Republic.
Elon Musk Thought He Could Break History. Instead It Broke Him.
The partnership between the president and the richest man in the world is coming to an end. There is one clear loser in the breakup of this affair, and it is Elon Musk. He fell from grace as effortlessly as he had risen. Like a dime-store Icarus, he …
In Trump’s America, Every Parent and Child for Themselves
Last week, President Trump introduced the Special Education Simplified Funding Program as part of his 2026 budget proposal. The president’s budget isn’t binding, but it suggests that the way the administration proposes to allocate funds to the states …
The Many Meanings of ‘True’ Religion
More from our inbox: Stop the ElderspeakReligious believers have a renewed power in Washington. Credit…Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “Religion’s Role, Revisited,” by Lauren Jackson (Sunday Styles, April 20): About a third of …
Today’s Young People Need to Learn How to Be Punk
“Mr. Mitchell, how do we access the punk?” That’s what a student asked at Emerson College in Boston after a recent screening of “Shortbus,” my 2006 film, which chronicles a real-life bohemian New York City art and sex salon scene that flourished …
Why We Can’t Escape Alcatraz
When President Trump recently said he wanted to reopen Alcatraz, to “lock up the most dangerous criminals and keep them far away from anyone they could harm,” it was hard to know how seriously to take him. The federal government already houses its …
There Are Ways to Die With Dignity, but Not Like This
Early in my medical career, I was shocked to learn that intensive care units are full of patients who never expect to leave the hospital alive. Facing advanced disease and collapsing organ systems, they rely on the miracles of modern technology to …
Pope Leo Is All Over the Map, and That’s Driving Some People Crazy
President Trump is no longer the most important American in the world. He is certainly the most powerful, at least for three more years, but power is only one measure of importance. On Thursday, a Chicago native and Villanova University graduate …
The Flaws of Being a Perfect Mother
Are you a good mother? If you clicked on this essay, you probably are. You’re no doubt aware that your role is quite important for various health and well-being outcomes, and perhaps you spend time wondering if you are doing it right. That’s just the …