Fred R. Harris, Senator Who Ran for President, Dies at 94

How Universities Cracked Down on Pro-Palestinian Activism

Stricter rules and punishments over campus protests seem to be working. Universities have seen just under 950 protest events this semester, compared to 3,000 in the spring.

Published: 2024-11-25 10:03:00

In California’s Heartland, Some Latino Immigrants Back Trump’s Border Stance

They said they believed that Donald J. Trump’s attacks on undocumented immigrants were directed at recent asylum seekers rather than their own community members.

Published: 2024-11-25 10:02:27

Dartmouth Sorority and 2 Fraternity Members Are Charged After Student’s Drowning

The 20-year-old student died this summer after attending an off-campus party. The fraternity members and sorority were charged with offenses related to providing alcohol to minors.

Published: 2024-11-24 20:47:11

Scholars Thought White Women Were Passive Enslavers. They Were Wrong.

For generations, scholars argued that white women were rarely involved in the active buying and selling of Black people. A growing body of research says otherwise.

Published: 2024-11-23 02:26:23

New Mexico City Reaches $20 Million Settlement in Death of Woman Shot By Police

New Mexico has among the highest rates of killings by police officers in the U.S., and officials are trying to reduce the number of deadly encounters.

Published: 2024-11-25 16:52:08

Democrats Rush to Regroup in the Southern Battlegrounds

With critical races in Georgia and North Carolina just two years away, the party is soul-searching on a time crunch.

Published: 2024-11-25 16:00:11

Trump’s Middle East Envoy Has Prior Ties to Oil-Rich Nations There

Steve Witkoff’s involvement with two sovereign wealth funds as he bought and then sold Manhattan’s Park Lane Hotel demonstrates the potential conflicts his new role will present.

Published: 2024-11-25 17:20:56

Can Wall Street Billionaires Deliver on Trump’s Blue-Collar Promise?

The president-elect has named wealthy financiers for key economic positions, raising questions about how much they will follow through on promises to help the working class.

Published: 2024-11-25 15:50:43

Regulator Sues Anti-Police Activist Who Spent Charity Funds on Himself

Brandon Anderson, who used his nonprofit’s accounts to rent mansions and buy luxury clothes, was featured in a New York Times story in August.

Published: 2024-11-25 14:42:12

An Emerald Taken From Brazil Decades Ago May Soon Be Returned.

A U.S. ruling set in motion the gem’s repatriation to Brazil, where it was first unearthed more than 20 years ago.

Published: 2024-11-25 10:04:09

Trump’s Judicial Hero Would Have Hated His Recess Appointments Plan

Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative giant, said attempts to circumvent the Senate’s responsibility to vet nominees were “ignoble” and “just made up.”

Published: 2024-11-25 10:04:02

Trump Cabinet: Inside the Many Ideologies of His Nominees

One faction of prospective nominees appears focused on revenge, another on calming markets and a third on relentlessly — perhaps hopelessly — cutting people and budgets.

Published: 2024-11-25 00:02:32

Tony Campolo, Preacher Who Challenged Religious Right, Dies at 89

A mesmerizing speaker, he urged his fellow evangelicals to turn away from politics in favor of the values of charity and love espoused by Jesus.

Published: 2024-11-24 20:22:11

What to Know About Brooke Rollins, Trump’s Choice for Agriculture Secretary

A Texas native, Ms. Rollins worked in the first Trump White House and has also led two influential conservative think tanks.

Published: 2024-11-25 13:19:37

Civil Air Patrol Plane Crashes in Colorado Mountains, Killing Two

A Cessna plane crashed while conducting a training exercise, killing the pilot and an aerial photographer, the authorities said.

Published: 2024-11-24 17:44:57

Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money

Breaking with past practice, President-elect Donald J. Trump has not agreed to disclose the donors paying for his planning effort or to limit their contributions.

Published: 2024-11-24 10:03:55

Immigrants Across U.S. Rush to Prepare as Trump Promises Mass Deportations

Donald Trump’s promise to carry out mass deportations has driven fearful immigrants to seek protections and advice.

Published: 2024-11-25 13:20:37

At Bible Study for the Homeless, a Search for Meaning

Religion is often overlooked as a factor in the lives of the needy, but those who gather at a center in Virginia say it helps sustain them.

Published: 2024-11-24 08:00:48

NYT Reporters Look Back on the Lady Jaguars Basketball Team

When we met them a dozen years ago, they were teenagers in trouble, playing for a basketball team that always lost. Did they find a way to win at life?

Published: 2024-11-24 22:35:44

Taking a Second Look at the Lives of Troubled Girls, a Decade Later

When they were teens, these girls were sent to a school for juvenile delinquents. Our journalists experienced the rare privilege of telling their stories twice.

Published: 2024-11-24 13:56:53