50 Years Ago, Philippe Petit Was a ‘Dot in the Sky’
The man who walked a high wire between the World Trade Center towers is now 75.
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Off to Norway, With Three A.I. Travel Assistants
Can artificial intelligence devise a bucket-list vacation that checks all the boxes: culture, nature, hotels and transportation? Our reporter put…
Canceling Congestion Pricing Could Kill 100,000 New York Jobs
Thousands of high-paying jobs in the state could be at risk if the funding that had been expected from congestion…
A Quiet Morning, a Sudden Fire and a Feel-Good New York Story
Michael Wilson, who writes about crime for the Metro desk, reported on a fire at a Manhattan cafe that could…
How the War in Gaza Disrupted an Elite Private School
The Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, like similar institutions across the city, was consumed by strife…
Rogue to Victim: What Australia Sees in Julian Assange
Broad support for his release seems to have grown more out of resentment of his treatment by the U.S. justice…
Russia to Start Trial of Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal
Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal has endured 15 months in prison by reading letters and Russian classics, while…
In N.Y. Assembly Primaries, the Power of Incumbency Prevailed
While many contested races had moderate and left-leaning Democrats squaring off, the deciding factor seemed to be the power of…
China’s Anguished Debate: Do Its Children Have a Crime Problem?
China has been considered relatively progressive on juvenile justice. But several high-profile killings have prompted calls for the law to…
Who Is Julian Assange? What to Know About the WikiLeaks Founder and His Plea Deal
The deal ends a period of confinement that lasted about a dozen years, first in the self-exile of the Ecuadorean…