If war flames in Ukraine, these two little enclaves may be the spark.
With Ukraine surrounded by Russian forces, Western governments warn that Moscow may use the two Russian-backed republics of Luhansk and Donetsk …
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Go to Mars, Never Die and Other Big Tech Pipe Dreams
In “More Everything Forever,” the science journalist Adam Becker subjects Silicon Valley’s “ideology of technological salvation” to critical scrutiny.
House Hunting in Israel: An Inventive Use of Concrete Outside of Tel Aviv
A Sleek Five-Bedroom House Near Israel’s Coast $3.85 MILLION (12 MILLION ISRAELI SHEKELS) Cast in concrete with wood, glass and aluminum …
Biden’s Pick for Bank Cop Faces a Contentious Senate Hearing
Sarah Bloom Raskin is a longtime Washington policy player with progressive credentials and a track record of speaking out against the fossil fuel …
U.K.’s Migrant Boat Dispute Has Eyes Fixed on the Channel
FOLKESTONE, England — Using high-powered binoculars and a telescope, three volunteers from a humanitarian monitoring group stood on the Kent …
The Cost of a White Christmas
Do you dream of a white Christmas, enjoy winter sports or just love snow? Finding a home in a snowy place shouldn’t be that hard, according to a …
I Almost Quit My Career for My Kids. Then I Met Joan Darling.
As Mother’s Day approaches, the Opinion Video above asks: Is it possible to be a great mom and have a great career? That question has plagued the filmmaker Shaina Feinberg. Before Ms. Feinberg was born, her mother dreamed of a successful career as a …
Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health
More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.
Ireland relaxes Covid restrictions and prepares for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
DUBLIN — Ireland cleared the way for its first full public celebration of St. Patrick’s Day in two years as the prime minister, Micheal Martin …
Trump’s Maximalist Assertion of Presidential Power Tests the Rule of Law
Nearly every president has pushed the bounds of executive power to try to achieve something specific. And a handful of presidents who took office during a true national crisis, like the Civil War or the depths of the Great Depression, swiftly made a …