The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Biden administration had overstepped its authority with its plan to wipe out more than $400 billion in student debt, dashing the hopes of tens of millions of borrowers and imposing new restrictions on presidential power. It was a resounding setback for President Biden, who had vowed to […]
New Yorkers who do not have a doorman or friendly neighbor to sign for their package deliveries will soon have a new option: sidewalk lockers for the public. The electronic lockers, which city officials announced on Friday, will be free to use 24 hours a day. Once a shipping company delivers a person’s package to […]
While other Republicans prepared to celebrate Independence Day with the traditional red-white-and-blue glad-handing, Representative George Santos found himself in the labyrinth of the American court system, appearing on Friday before a federal judge for the first time since he pleaded not guilty to 13 felonies in May. Mr. Santos’s case is still in limbo, with […]
At least 10 states from the Midwest to the Northeast on Friday will again face smoky conditions created by raging wildfires in Canada, capping a week in which millions of people struggled to cope with poor air quality. Smoke that has obscured skylines and made it difficult for some to breathe was expected to linger […]
When forecasters predicted that oppressive heat would settle over much of the South for days this month, one of the first thoughts for staff members at the Mobile Botanical Gardens was how to protect their most sensitive plants. But with the prolonged heat now stretching toward the weekend, their focus has shifted to the safety of the […]
At English High School, she went by Ellie. At Jeremiah E. Burke High School, she introduced herself as Daniella. But the authorities have now learned that Ellie and Daniella were the aliases for Shelby Hewitt, a 32-year-old former state social worker who they say posed as a high school student at three Boston public schools […]
A Philadelphia towing company has been charged with buying millions of dollars’ worth of stolen catalytic converters from a network of thieves over three years and reselling them for a profit, local prosecutors announced this week. The company, TDI Towing, and 11 people were charged in connection with the theft ring, which the authorities said […]
Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died on Thursday. She was 95. Her death was announced by her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, in a statement. It did not say where she died. Ms. Farris, Dr. King’s older sister, supported him politically and personally. She joined […]
When trees, branches and leaves are burned in wildfires, they emit gases. Some of the molecules in the gases might be causing the smell, an expert said. By Gaya Gupta As wildfire smoke continued to cloak parts of the United States and Canada, some residents reported that they smelled a burning campfire. But other residents […]
The New York Police Department has determined that a woman who accused the actor Jonathan Majors of assault attacked Mr. Majors herself and believe that there is enough evidence to support her arrest, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Mr. Majors, who starred in “Creed III” and was to appear in several […]