Howie Cohen, Whose Alka-Seltzer Ads Agreed With Viewers, Dies at 81
A copywriter, he and a partner in 1972 came up with “Try it, you’ll like it” and “I can’t believe…
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WCBS Radio Ends After Six Decades as ESPN NY Takes Over
The news radio mainstay is turning its airwaves over to ESPN, ending its continuous coverage of the five boroughs. The…
As Gaza Talks Near, Diplomats Try to Keep War From Spreading
Hopes for a breakthrough were damped after Hamas said it would not attend the peace talks set for Thursday.
Wednesday Briefing: Hamas Will Skip Upcoming Talks
Plus, in Russian territory captured by Ukraine.
Israel Was Less Flexible in Recent Gaza Cease-Fire Talks, Documents Show
The country made five new demands, according to documents detailing its newest negotiating positions.
Harris and Walz Plan Rally in Milwaukee During Democratic Convention
The event is planned for Tuesday, when Barack Obama speaks in Chicago, and the campaign hopes to hold it at…
The Democratic Convention Party Scene Is Taking Shape
John Legend is set to headline one of the week’s biggest events so far — a bash by Gov. J.B….
Seven Pro-Palestinian Activists Charged Over Break-In at Israeli Arms Company’s U.K. Site
Prosecutors argued in court that pro-Palestinian activists had vandalized a site belonging to Elbit, an arms manufacturer, and had committed…
A Newly Translated Oral History Reveals Krautrock’s Antifascist Roots
Christoph Dallach’s book explores how Nazism, a postwar German identity crisis and anti-authoritarian youth movements spurred some of the most…
George Santos May Be Gone From Congress, but His Trial Still Looms
With Mr. Santos’s federal trial scheduled for next month, a judge agreed to shield the identities of jurors but rejected…