Today is something of a curtain raiser for the U.S. National Parks system, ushering in its busiest season. Last year, nearly 312 million people visited the parks, hiking across the Grand Canyon, posting Instagram stories from Joshua Tree and waiting for Old Faithful by Yellowstone’s rainbow pools. (Reminder: Don’t touchContinue Reading
In a tough race, Erdogan is re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey beat the opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a runoff yesterday with 52.1 percent of the vote, according to Turkey’s Supreme Election Council, assuring the mercurial leader another five years in power. Erdogan, who has vexed his WesternContinue Reading
Tropical Cyclone Mawar intensified into a super typhoon on Friday, with winds peaking at 185 miles per hour, putting its strength at the same level as a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic. The storm has since weakened slightly and may fluctuate in intensity into the weekend. By the timeContinue Reading
When I picture time passing, I think of a calendar — specifically, a full-year calendar printed on one page, the sort that a bank or a restaurant might hand out as a freebie, emblazoned with its logo. The year is laid out as a grid: three rows, four months toContinue Reading
Beverly Cleary was put on academic probation after first grade, having fallen behind in reading. She found the assigned stories to be boring and unrealistic and wished somebody would write books about real kids. Michael K. Williams had his face sliced open inside a Queens bar on his 25th birthday.Continue Reading
The U.S. debt limit nears For months, the U.S. has thundered toward a debt limit crisis. Democrats refused to negotiate, and Republicans insisted on a deal stocked with right-wing policy priorities. More recently, President Biden has agreed to have his staff meet directly with Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s aides, and theContinue Reading
Americans are confronting a shortage of several major drug treatments. Some cancer patients are struggling to get chemotherapy drugs. Antibiotics are scarce after winter’s severe flu season. Medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are in short supply. Even children’s Tylenol has been hard to find, as my colleague Christina JewettContinue Reading
Heat likely to break records in the next five years Temperatures are likely to soar to record highs over the next five years, driven by human-caused warming and the El Niño climate pattern, World Meteorological Organization forecasters said. There is also a two-thirds chance that one of the next fiveContinue Reading
Ukraine is promised billions from Europe President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has been promised billions of dollars in new military aid during a whirlwind tour of European allies that reflects a striking shift in the political landscape, as Europe takes a more central role in arming Ukraine. In Britain, whereContinue Reading
And the lavish breakfasts in the ambassador’s residence? “I don’t eat breakfast,” Emanuel said. What the show gets right Multiple ambassadors said the relationship between Kate and her No. 2 in the embassy, the deputy chief of mission, was accurate — along with the show’s use of the acronym D.C.M.Continue Reading