Family
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World
Family of Thai Farmworker in Israel Worries About His Fate
Kiattisak Patee, a chicken-farm worker, is feared to be one of 14 Thai citizens abducted during an attack in Israel by Palestinian gunmen. He remains missing, and his family in northeastern Thailand has spent the past few days racked with worry as it ...
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World
Wheat, Sunflowers and Dozens of New Graves
In Hroza, Ukraine, where one-sixth of the hamlet was killed in a missile strike, officials and survivors have begun the daunting task of identifying and burying the dead.
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Magazine
Something ‘Old World,’ Something New
Michael Mendieta, a comedy writer, and Whitaker Irvin Jr., an energy executive, blended their different backgrounds into a happy life together.
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Arts
Ghosts Come in Many Forms in Bryan Washington’s New Novel
In “Family Meal,” the author follows the jagged reunion of two former best friends, each grappling with grief and complicated relationships.
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World
A Ransom Note and a Fingerprint: How a Missing 9-Year Old Was Found
The rescue of Charlotte Sena began with a lucky break — and a possible missed opportunity — followed by old-fashioned police work.
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World
Mohamed al-Fayed, Tycoon Whose Son Died With Diana, Is Dead at 94
An Egyptian businessman, he built an empire of trophy properties in London, Paris and elsewhere, but it was all overshadowed by a fatal car crash that stunned the world.
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Arts
Want to Hear Michael Oher’s Version? Read His Books.
The former N.F.L. player and inspiration for “The Blind Side” just launched a legal battle with the family he once considered his own. Two memoirs tell Oher’s side of the story.
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Sports
The Blind Side of Sports Storytelling
“The Blind Side” played on sports fans’ penchant for too-tidy narratives, our columnist writes. A legal battle between the N.F.L. player and the family depicted in the film seeks to answer questions the dramatization looked past.
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Health
Addiction Treatment Eludes More Than Half of Americans in Need
About 30 percent of Americans have been addicted to opioids or have a relative who has been, researchers also reported.
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Magazine
The Frothy Saga of the Jacuzzi Family
Candido Jacuzzi didn’t set out to turn his last name into a global brand. Nor did he intend to power a business which, though it created the family fortune, nearly tore them apart. He just wanted to ease the physical pain suffered by his son, any way ...