Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months, W.H.O. Says
Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 540 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, but…
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Harvard Caps A’s as Selective Colleges Attack Grade Inflation
Faculty members overwhelmingly approved a limit on the number of top grades they can give to about a fifth of…
Australian Swimmer Who Crashed Beach Fashion Show Becomes the Star
David Handley was going for a swim in Sydney when he found himself walking on an Australian Fashion Week runway….
Interview With Australian Swimmer Who Crashed Beach Fashion Show
David Handley was going for a swim in Sydney when he found himself walking on an Australian Fashion Week runway….
Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86
Often voted the “brainiest,” “funniest” and “most eloquent” member of the House, he was also the first to come out…
Timmy the Whale Got Stranded Off the German Coast. Then Things Got Weird.
A humpback that became stuck in the Baltic seemed to unite a nation in hope. Rescue efforts followed, and then…
I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family
As part of the Justice Department’s deal, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving President Trump’s tax…
Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
The possibility that people who ransacked the Capitol could get money from the government they attacked is the latest head-spinning…
Doctors Asked Officers to Unshackle a Patient. They Refused for 26 Days.
A lawsuit challenges the police practice of shackling mentally ill arrestees in New York, sometimes for long periods, while they…
A Cattle Ranch Is Doing What Ivy League Colleges Can’t
College education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people…