Experts have been quick to reassure the public after the deaths aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, but images and turns of phrase have rekindled anxieties from Covid’s early days. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/h...

M.I.A. made the comments at a concert in Dallas, drawing boos from the audience and criticism online. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/a...

A former employee returned to a franchise in Grapevine, Texas, to process 800 phony refunds to his credit cards, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

Many of the deaths were attributed to a lack of heat at an unauthorized warehouse that Sloth World was using, officials said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/u...

Ms. Noem, the homeland security secretary at the time, was at a restaurant in Washington with her family when her bag was taken with $3,000 and her security badge inside. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

The bureau has informed high schools, colleges and volleyball clubs in the New York City area that the coach, Edgar Lazaro Castillo, is being investigated in connection with sexual assault. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/n...

The singer was charged in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...

The boat was carrying 19 migrants from Mexico to Southern California when it overturned in May 2025, the authorities said. Two of the victims were children. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...

For decades, draft-eligible men ages 18 to 25 have been required to register with the Selective Service System. Most states offer a registration option on driver’s license applications. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

Gerhardt Konig, 47, an anesthesiologist from Maui, attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, on a hiking trail near Honolulu, prosecutors said. He claimed it was self-defense. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...

Lynette Hooker was traveling with her husband from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on Saturday when she went overboard, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

The hip-hop titan was forced to sign papers releasing a rapper known as Pooh Shiesty from his record contract during an armed confrontation in January at a Dallas music studio, officials said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

American woodcocks, also known as timberdoodles, are bopping and shimmying through the park, charming visitors during a pit stop on their northerly migration. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/n...

The Swiss actress Ursula Andress, whose breakthrough came in “Dr. No” in 1962, accused a former wealth manager of embezzlement. He died in an apparent suicide last year. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...

The shiny inflatable first appeared around Valentine’s Day, quickly becoming a social media darling while inspiring inevitable puns. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/n...

Officials in Monrovia, Calif., had lobbied state wildlife officers to relocate the bear and her two cubs to the Angeles National Forest instead. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to stealing at least $270,000 from the St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, Calif. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

Dominic M. Miller, 20, was sentenced to two years in jail as part of a plea agreement related to the 2024 killing of Lisa Lopez-Galvan. He has already served most of his time. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

President Trump demanded that Iran capitulate in the war with the United States, invoking a phrase made famous by statesmen and generals. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/w...

The Kakapo, which is reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, is found only in New Zealand. It feeds on the fruit of the rimu tree. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/s...

The band condemned the Trump administration for using the song “Let Down” in a post showing victims of violent crimes that federal officials said had been committed by illegal immigrants. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

The lawyer Thomas C. Goldstein, who co-founded the SCOTUSblog website, hid millions in gambling income from the government, federal prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b... The prediction-market platform said it had reported the employee to federal regulators. The show’s parent company said it had “no tolerance for this behavior.”

The man, Dawson Maloney, of Albany, was heavily armed during the attack on Thursday in Boulder City, Nev. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police said. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

The steamer Lac La Belle, which was carrying passengers and cargo, sank in a storm in 1872. Eight people died when one of its lifeboats capsized. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

Weeks of freezing temperatures and winter storms across parts of the United States have increased the demand for firewood and manufactured fire logs. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...

The couple, who were banned for life from a country club in Port Orange, Fla., face felony battery charges after the fight, which involved 20 people, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

The officer was traveling 74 miles per hour in a 25-m.p.h. zone when he hit Jaahnavi Kandula in a crosswalk while responding to a call. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...

Salisbury, Conn., has been hosting ski jumping competitions since 1926, when the Satre brothers from Norway brought the sport to Litchfield County. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/n...

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n... West Haven, Conn., has budgeted $16,000 for an acoustics expert to try to pinpoint the source of a low-frequency disturbance that has disrupted residents’ lives.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u... An all-white jury convicted Tommy Lee Walker of rape and murder, relying on inadmissible evidence and a coerced confession that he immediately recanted, county officials said.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u... The club, Vendôme, was hosting several right-wing influencers, including Andrew and Tristan Tate, the brothers who are being investigated in Europe for alleged human trafficking.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u... The Justice Department has sued about two dozen states over access to voter rolls, as the federal government pushes to create a national database.

Robert G. Kramer sold nearly 90,000 shares of his stock in Emergent BioSolutions, knowing that large quantities of vaccine materials were contaminated, the lawsuit said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

A bystander captured the misadventure in a video that drew widespread attention online. Lifeguards and a snorkeler helped rescue the man www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

The restrictions, signed into law by Gov. Philip D. Murphy on Thursday as one of his final acts in office, will take effect during the 2026-2027 school year. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n...

Austin Peay State University in Tennessee also reinstated Darren Michael, a tenured acting professor whose post about Charlie Kirk’s killing inflamed conservatives. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

Austin Smith resigned from the group founded by Charlie Kirk and suspended his bid for re-election to the Arizona House in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...

Some state-issued identification cards issued to legal immigrants could be valid longer than the people holding them are allowed to remain in the United States, state officials said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...

A veteran jazz ensemble and a New York dance company have canceled events at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, intensifying the fallout at one of the nation’s pre-eminent arts centers after it was renamed to include President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/a...

Officials in Vermont and Buffalo, N.Y., warned residents to stay off the roads as a winter weather system brought thick sheets of ice and snow. Tens of thousands of power customers faced outages. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...

The trees have become a sought-after backdrop for social media posts, holiday cards and even marriage proposals. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/t...

Austin Dirks used a Garmin satellite device to reach emergency responders, who rescued him in a remote canyon in Arches National Park. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...

The birds lingered for days at a Catholic school near Cincinnati as agencies haggled over who was responsible for removing them. Officials said the public health risk was low. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

The pilot was in stable condition after losing control of the fighter jet near Trona, Calif., about 180 miles northeast of Los Angeles. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...

“I’ve always tried to put a big moment in a song, but nothing, of course, worked as good as that one,” David Foster, who produced and arranged the song for Ms. Houston, said in an interview. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/s...

Natalie Greene, 26, who worked for Representative Jeff Van Drew, a Republican, falsely claimed she was attacked at a nature reserve, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/n...

James Donald Vance Jr., of Grand Rapids, Mich., had also threatened President Trump, according to a criminal complaint. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...

John Beam died after being shot at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., where he was athletic director. A man was charged in connection with the shooting. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

The coaching fixture John Beam was gravely wounded in a shooting at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., a commuter school where he is athletic director, according to a city councilman. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...