Record Numbers of Public Document Requests Are in Limbo or Unfulfilled
A Times analysis of 16 years of available federal data shows federal agencies lag in processing requests for government records.
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New York’s Rollout of Its Second-Home Tax Is Confusing Some Residents
The state’s so-called pied-à-terre tax is causing anxiety for homeowners who feel outed by the publication of their addresses. Some…
Lawyer Who Represented Trump Is Appointed U.S. Attorney in Manhattan
Federal court judges appointed James M. McDonald, a former federal prosecutor, to the post. He represented President Trump in his…
Cuba, Lacking Fuel, Relies on Ingenuity to Defy Trump’s Blockade
President Trump has tried to strangle Cuba by blocking its oil imports. But six months later, the island is finding…
Trump Has Made Billions in Office. Will His Party Pay Politically?
The president took in a staggering $2.2 billion last year while in office. Democrats are hoping to make it a…
Two Tankers Hit in Apparent Drone Strike in Egypt
An explosion at a port on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast set fire to two ships, including a U.S. gas storage tanker,…
How to Tell if a Giant Manta Is Pregnant? Give Her an Ultrasound.
Scientists managed to confirm pregnancies in three giant mantas with underwater ultrasound scans, offering clues to the animals’ elusive reproductive…
Work Halted at Another Office Conversion in Midtown Manhattan
The Department of Buildings ordered work to stop on certain floors at 750 Third Avenue. It’s the third conversion project…
With Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies Continue
A seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney…
Salman Rushdie’s Attacker Found Guilty of Aiding a Foreign Terror Group
Hadi Matar stabbed Mr. Rushdie repeatedly at a literary conference in 2022 and could spend the rest of his life…