A Supreme Leader’s Final Crowds
What you could see when Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin was being driven to a public space in Tehran.
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Midtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse
The complex, which once housed offices for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, is being converted to residences. Officials inspecting it found…
Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports
As the administration works to expand gun rights, hospitals and community groups have lost funding, and reports on preventing firearm…
Mike Wallace, Who Wrote an Acclaimed History of New York, Dies at 83
His 1998 book, “Gotham,” which told the city’s story to 1898, focused on social and economic conflict. It won a…
Farage Says He Will Resign From UK’s Parliament, Setting Off a By-Election
Nigel Farage, leader of the populist right-wing party Reform U.K., has come under increasing pressure after a series of revelations…
Prince Harry Loses Privacy Lawsuit Against Daily Mail Publisher
The case brought by Harry and other celebrities against Associated Newspapers was one of several legal battles that the prince…
Nancy Ward, the Cherokee Leader, Stokes Division Even 250 Years Later
In 1776, Cherokee leaders looked for ways to navigate a foreboding future. Nanyehi, a.k.a. Nancy Ward, is venerated and reviled…
Death Toll From Oppressive Heat in New Jersey May Be as High as 29
In New York City, emergency rooms last week logged the highest number of patients treated for heat-related illnesses in years.
Dolly Parton to Celebrate Turning 81 With a Musical About Her Life
The show about the country music queen, “Dolly: A True Original Musical,” will begin performances on Broadway in December.
Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse.
By 2018, fentanyl overdoses in Estonia had plummeted. But powerful new drugs are appearing fast, with the authorities racing to…