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Who Is Behind the Campaign Against Maimonides?

It’s Friday. We’ll look at a campaign that’s highly critical of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn and comes with a mystery: Who’s paying for it? We’ll also see what the House Ethics Committee is seeking to determine now that it has opened an investigation of Representative George Santos. A group called Save Maimonides has financed […]

Snow and Sleet Are Coming to the Northeast After a Winter Lull

The Northeast is forecast to get sleet and snow starting on Monday and continuing into Tuesday after a mild winter in which the region has been spared the kinds of snowstorms that have affected other parts of the United States over the past week. Four to more than six inches of snow are possible in […]

Many Undocumented Immigrants Are Departing After Decades in the U.S.

In August 2021, more than three decades after sneaking across the southern border as young adults to work and support their families in Mexico, Irma and Javier Hernandez checked in at La Guardia Airport for a one-way flight from New York to Oaxaca. They were leaving behind four American children, stable jobs where they were […]

Many Undocumented Immigrants Are Departing After Decades in the U.S.

In August 2021, more than three decades after sneaking across the southern border as young adults to work and support their families in Mexico, Irma and Javier Hernandez checked in at La Guardia Airport for a one-way flight from New York to Oaxaca. They were leaving behind four American children, stable jobs where they were […]

Tennessee Becomes First State to Ban Drag Shows on Public Property

Tennessee on Thursday became the first state to sharply restrict drag performances as the state’s governor, Bill Lee, signed a bill banning the shows on public property and in places where they could be watched by minors. The law, which limits “adult cabaret” performances that feature “topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or […]

What Phone and Other Data Showed About the Night of the Murders

As they built their case against Alex Murdaugh, law enforcement officials used a wealth of data to detail the key moments on the night his younger son, Paul Murdaugh, and his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, were murdered. Here is a look at the roughly 25-minute period on June 7, 2021, that became the focus of the […]

As Trump Inquiry Continues, Republicans Seek Oversight of Georgia Prosecutors

ATLANTA — To Fani T. Willis, the district attorney in Atlanta, several bills in the Georgia legislature that would make it easier to remove local prosecutors are racist and perhaps retaliatory for her ongoing investigation of former President Donald J. Trump. To the Republican sponsors of the bills, they are simply a way to ensure […]

For the First Time in 52 Years, There’s No Skating Through the Capital

While people in the Ottawa area were reluctant to admit it, the announcement on Friday was widely expected: For the first time since its creation 52 years ago, the Rideau Canal Skateway, which bills itself as the “world’s largest skating rink,” will not open this season. The canal had already long passed its previous latest […]

Chicago Police Superintendent Steps Down After Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Defeat

CHICAGO — David O. Brown, the embattled superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, announced his resignation on Wednesday, on the heels of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s defeat in a mayoral race that was dominated by voter concerns about public safety. Superintendent Brown’s resignation will take effect on March 16. After Ms. Lightfoot lost her bid for […]

California Digs Out From Barrage of Snow Before the Next Storm

Snow has engulfed mountainous regions of California in the past week, shutting down long stretches of roadways, closing Yosemite National Park and burying many communities. The extreme weather forced Yosemite to close on Saturday, initially for a few days and now indefinitely. Structures in the park and rangers’ homes remain encased in deep snow, and […]