State
-
Sports
At 100, the Rose Bowl Has Seen Many Sunsets
The modern-day sports stadium is something like an enormous outdoor (or indoor) living room. Roomy seats — even for those who can’t afford suites. Gourmet food. High-tech gadgetry. Video screens that are nearly the size of the field itself. The Rose ...
-
World
Arizona Doctors Cannot Be Prosecuted Under 1864 Abortion Ban, Court Says
The old law prohibited most abortions; the appeals court backed the state’s newer law that allows abortions at up to 15 weeks.
-
World
Why New York State Insists That the Penn Station Area Is ‘Blighted’
The congested, chaotic section of Manhattan near Pennsylvania Station, which teems with tourists, commuters and shoppers, is undeniably drab. Does that make it blighted? New York State has decreed that it is, and Gov. Kathy Hochul has recently ...
-
World
A Russian tycoon and his travel companion were found dead in India shortly after one another.
A wealthy Russian businessman and lawmaker was found dead over the weekend in India, shortly after another Russian national he was traveling with died at the same hotel, local media reported, citing police. The two men, Pavel Antov and Vladimir ...
-
World
Blue States Want Red States to Face Consequences, but Travel Bans Are Harmful
This past April, Georgia passed legislation that allows the barring of transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports. This was a devastating blow for transgender people across the country, as yet another state made it clear that they would be ...
-
World
Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help
Arizona’s water is running worryingly low. Amid the worst drought in more than a millennium, which has left communities across the state with barren wells, the state is depleting what remains of its precious groundwater. Much of it goes to private ...
-
World
Democrats, Feeling New Strength, Plan to Go on Offense on Voting Rights
After retaining most of the governor’s offices they hold and capturing the legislatures in Michigan and Minnesota, Democrats are putting forward a long list of proposals to expand voting access.
-
World
Arctic air hits New York State, along with some flooding.
As the first flakes of a predicted bomb cyclone snowstorm began to fall in New York State on Friday, officials sent out warnings for the region to brace for flooding, flash-freezing and Arctic air, cautioning that conditions would only get tougher as ...
-
Business
BlackRock’s Pitch for Socially Conscious Investing Antagonizes All Sides
Right-wing officials are attacking BlackRock for overstepping. Those on the left say the world’s biggest asset manager is not doing enough.
-
World
Donald Trump Is Now Forever Disgraced
On Monday, at the final public hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee, Representative Bennie Thompson said that any attempt to overturn the legitimate results of an American election, impede the peaceful transfer of power or foment an insurrection ...