Saturday, June 29, 2024

Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes.

The Detroit Police Department arrested three people after bad facial recognition matches, a national record. But it’s adopting new policies that even the A.C.L.U. endorses.

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Friday, June 28, 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Austin airport offering new TSA PreCheck enrollment option, no appointment required



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NBA Draft Fits: 24 Prospects Discuss Their Red Carpet Style

Before they were drafted, the N.B.A.’s top prospects stopped to show off their clothes and discuss their decisions of how to represent themselves.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Plea Deal in Highland Park Parade Shooting Falls Apart

‘All I wanted was to be able to fully grieve my mom,’ one victim’s daughter said. The shooting at a Fourth of July parade two summers ago killed seven and wounded dozens more.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

NFL Sunday Ticket Lawsuit: Why TV Deals Are So Valuable

A class-action lawsuit over the cost of Sunday Ticket subscriptions underscored how valuable broadcast deals have been for the league’s success.

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Monday, June 24, 2024

Saturday, June 22, 2024

American arrested in Turks and Caicos over ammo in bag is sentenced



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Heat-Related Illnesses Spiked in Some Regions This Week, CDC Data Shows

Regions that had “extremely high” rates of such illnesses included swaths of New England, the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic, all areas that have been hit the hardest by the heat wave.

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Friday, June 21, 2024

Neighbors Fight Affordable Housing, but Need Libraries. Can’t We Make a Deal?

An uplifting new library in Manhattan comes with 12 floors of subsidized apartments. It’s a clever way to find community support for housing.

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Judge in Trump Documents Case Rejected Suggestions to Step Aside

Two federal judges in South Florida privately urged Aileen M. Cannon to decline the case when it was assigned to her last year, according to two people briefed on the matter. She chose to keep it.

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Donald Sutherland, ‘M*A*S*H’ and ‘Hunger Games’ Star, Dies at 88

Never anyone’s idea of a heartthrob, he had a chameleonlike ability to be endearing in one role, menacing in another and just plain odd in a third.

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Climate Protesters Arrested After Spraying Stonehenge With Orange Paint

Two climate protesters sprayed the powder onto the ancient stones on Wednesday, as the Summer Solstice was to be celebrated at the English site, a popular destination on the longest day of the year.

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Target Tests an A.I. Tool to Help Its Workers Aid Shoppers

The retailer is rolling out a chatbot to help workers answer questions from shoppers — and workers.

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Monday, June 17, 2024

Roberto Gerosa Converted a Milan Woodshop into a Maximalist Home

The Italian architect and designer Roberto Gerosa has converted a disused wood shop into a live-work space where his imagination can run wild.

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Saturday, June 15, 2024

Thursday, June 13, 2024

A Basket Maker Keeping Alive, and Reinventing, an Ancestral Craft

Mary Jackson, who is featured in museums like the Smithsonian, works in the fiber-arts tradition of the Gullah Geechee of coastal South Carolina.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

A NYCHA Playground Ban on Outsiders Angers Upper West Side Neighbors

Signs put up at Wise Towers say the playground is only for residents. There have been tense encounters with some neighbors on the wealthy, liberal Upper West Side.

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Sunday, June 9, 2024

Biden Visits a Military Cemetery in France That Trump Once Snubbed

President Biden wrapped up a five-day trip by visiting a cemetery for American soldiers killed in World War I that Donald J. Trump skipped during a similar trip in 2018.

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Hey, Siri! Let’s Talk About How Apple Is Giving You an A.I. Makeover.

Apple, a latecomer to artificial intelligence, has struck a deal with OpenAI and developed tools to improve its Siri voice assistant, which it is set to showcase on Monday.

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What Hochul’s Move to Pause Congestion Pricing in NYC Says About Leadership

The city was built on bold ideas. Suddenly Gov. Kathy Hochul paused a game-changing plan to fight congestion. Can we still do big things in a polarized moment?

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Ukrainian Activist Traces Roots of War in ‘Centuries of Russian Colonization’

One Ukrainian researcher and podcaster is a leading voice in efforts to rethink Ukrainian-Russian relations through the prism of colonialism.

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Johnson Names Hard-Right Trump Allies to Intelligence Panel, Prompting Concerns

Both Representatives Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Ronny Jackson of Texas are close allies of the former president who have faced legal and ethical issues.

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Former N.J. Attorney General Takes the Stand in Menendez Bribery Trial

Prosecutors say Senator Robert Menendez contacted Gurbir S. Grewal in an effort to quash an insurance fraud investigation on behalf of an ally.

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When a Bank Rescinds a Job Offer Because It Canceled Your Credit Card

Last year, JPMorgan Chase wanted to pay Mansoor Shams a low-six-figure salary to work in a marketing role. Then it reviewed his account activity.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

May restaurant inspections are in. See which eight restaurants were cited in Jackson area



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What Did Jenna Lyons Sell at Her Stoop Sale?

A garment she wore to Michelle Obama’s birthday party was just one of the things the former J. Crew president and reality television star added to the sale.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Dave Ramsey Says Take Social Security at Age 62, But Only If You Do This With Each Check



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Traveling to Europe, Biden Will Find Both Solidarity and Isolation

The president leaves on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France, where he will rally American allies in defense of Ukraine even as he defies them on the war in Gaza.

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Monday, June 3, 2024

A Local’s Guide to Paraty, Brazil

A guide to Paraty, on the Costa Verde, with tips on where to stay, shop and island hop from the artist Vik Muniz and four other insiders.

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Sunday, June 2, 2024

Vegas woman details how Walmart is locking up items priced as low as $1.50. Here's why it's happening



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Elecciones en México: dos mujeres compiten para gobernar el país

La votación muy probablemente le otorgará la presidencia del país a una mujer por primera vez en su historia, lo que exhibe inmensos avances de género en la escena política de México.

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