Serve your guests a slice of Melissa Clark’s fuchsia-striped rhubarb pound cake and watch them happily murmur among themselves.
Sean Combs Jury to Decide if He Led an Entourage or a Criminal Enterprise
Selection of jurors is to begin Monday in a federal case that accuses the music mogul of deploying his employees to help him commit crimes.
A Grand Comeback for a Grand Seaside Hotel
Sign up for the Travel Dispatch newsletter. Essential news on the changing travel landscape, expert tips and inspiration for your future trips. Get it sent to your inbox.To the people who know it, the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego is not a page of …
The Tricky Politics of This Year’s Met Gala
The party and its related exhibition, about Black male style, land in a moment when anything to do with race and diversity is under added scrutiny.
Cable Theft in Spain Disrupts Train Travel for Thousands, Officials Say
Oscar Puente, the transport minister, said “a serious act of sabotage” had brought some service to a halt, delaying service into Monday.
French Police Rescue Kidnapped Father of Crypto Entrepreneur
The Paris prosecutor’s office said seven people had been arrested in connection with the abduction last week. It did not name the freed captive or his son.
Farewell, Ye Mighty Dollar. Was Nice Knowing You.
The U.S. dollar has been a symbol of American power for decades. Of the $7.5 trillion in global currency transactions that take place each day, some 90 percent feature the dollar. The majority of central banks see it as the core of their reserves …
Why the Italian Who Leads the Church in Jerusalem Is a Contender to Be Pope
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may give him an edge.
Congress’s Fight Over Trump’s Agenda Runs Through Alaska
Twice a month, planes land on the gravel airstrip in Noatak, Alaska, about 70 miles north of the Arctic Circle, carrying the diesel that residents need to heat their homes in the bitter cold. And once a month, they receive electricity bills four …
Planned Attack on Lady Gaga Concert in Brazil Is Foiled, Police Say
Her free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach was not disrupted. The police said a group had planned to attack it with improvised explosives.