A water main break in Times Square flooded Midtown Manhattan streets early on Tuesday and disrupted service on major subway lines, upending the morning commute. The 20-inch water main gave way just before 3 a.m. on Seventh Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets, the police said, sending water pouring into the subway system below. There […]
A late-summer wave of coronavirus infections has touched schools, workplaces and local government, as experts warned the public to brace for even more Covid-19 spread this fall and winter. Hospitalizations have increased 24 percent in a two-week period ending Aug. 12, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. […]
At a time when trust in institutions is at an all-time low, Americans still seem to have faith in their fellow citizens serving on juries. Nearly 60 percent of Americans say they have at least a fair amount of trust in juries, according to a new survey — higher than for any other group in […]
During his afternoons at work, Bryan Ortiz wraps tourniquets around the arms of intravenous drug users to help them find a good vein. If asked, he will even insert the needle, and pull the plunger back, before letting the user push the drug in. Mr. Ortiz, 29, is the “responsible person in charge” — his […]
A gang vying for control of a swath of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, opened fire on Saturday on protesters organized by a church leader, killing at least seven people, human rights groups said. The outburst of violence points to escalating violence around the city. “This shooting is symptomatic of the state’s inability to protect its citizens,” […]
California has long beckoned with its coastal beauty and bustle — the magnetic pull of Hollywood, the power of Silicon Valley. That allure helped make it a cultural, economic and political force. For 170 years, growth was constant and expansion felt boundless. And it was easy to be drawn in by the lore. “Everybody knew […]
Bob Barker, the longtime host of the television game show “The Price Is Right” who died on Saturday, made animal rights advocacy a hallmark both of his career in show business and his life after retirement. Over decades as the host of the longest-running game show in American television history, Mr. Barker, beginning in the […]
The Latest The Oklahoma Board of Education imposed strict oversight over Tulsa public schools on Thursday, but it allowed the district to continue operating, averting a takeover of the state’s largest school system. The decision came after a fraught standoff between Ryan Walters, the state’s hard-charging Republican superintendent, and the school district in left-leaning Tulsa. […]
As most Californians know all too well, the rain that drenched the state this week was extreme and often record-breaking. As Tropical Storm Hilary passed through California, more rain fell in San Diego and Los Angeles on Sunday than on any other August day on record. The same was true in the desert city of […]
For all of California’s many charms, living here isn’t always easy. There’s the astronomical cost of housing, of course, and the seemingly constant threat of catastrophe, whether from earthquakes, fires or extreme heat. Especially as the effects of climate change increase, disaster often seems to be lurking right around the corner. This newsletter recently covered […]