World
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The Brilliant Comic Who Shined Brightest Out of the Spotlight
A new biography of the performer, writer and director Elaine May has the intensity to match its subject.
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Divorced, Disheveled and Hiking Toward Love
In David Nicholls’s “You Are Here,” a boggy trek through the English countryside becomes an unlikely impetus for midlife romance.
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Congestion Pricing Could Bring Cleaner Air. But Maybe Not for Everyone.
Officials expect New York City’s new tolling system to reduce air pollution, as well as carbon emissions. The impact may…
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A Deadline Approaches on a Campaign Against Plastic Waste
The New York State Legislature is reviewing a bill that could reduce the state’s use of plastic packaging by a…
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The Untold Story of the Network That Took Down Roe v. Wade
It happened almost by accident, over cocktails. Exactly the kind of accident that Leonard Leo intended to happen at his…
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Calls Mount to Let Ukraine Strike Russia With Western Weapons
The U.S. and other allies have banned Ukraine from firing Western weapons into Russia. Kyiv says that has handcuffed its…
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World Leaders Denounce Deadly Strike in Rafah
An Israeli airstrike on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that killed dozens of displaced Palestinians drew widespread international condemnation…
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Why Lawmakers Are Brawling and People Are Protesting in Taiwan
Supporters of President Lai Ching-te are protesting legislative amendments introduced by the opposition that would limit his authority.
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What We Know About the Papua New Guinea Landslide
Nearly five days after the disaster hit a remote section of the country, officials have started evacuating residents. But the…
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Jaap van Zweden’s Brief, Fraught Time Atop the New York Philharmonic
On a balmy spring morning, after a breakfast of coffee and plain yogurt at a luxury Manhattan hotel, Jaap van…