101°F in the Ocean Off Florida: Was It a World Record?
The reading from a buoy off Florida this week was stunning: 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit, or just over 38 Celsius, a possible world record for sea surface temperatures and a stark…
Here’s What Happened When Hunter Biden Went to Court With a Plea Deal
Judge Maryellen Noreika kicked off Wednesday’s hearing on Hunter Biden’s proposed plea deal with the Justice Department by telling lawyers that they did not need to keep “popping” up and…
‘I Feel Like I’m in Hell’: High Heat and Housing Crisis Collide in Florida
As Orlando, Fla., experiences what could be the hottest July on record, soaring rents and an affordable housing crisis are pushing a growing number of people onto the streets. NAISTHE…
Fed Raises Rates After a Pause and Leaves Door Open to More
Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates to their highest level in 22 years, continuing their 16-month campaign to wrestle inflation lower by cooling the American economy even as they left…
Mitch McConnell Suffers an Episode at the Capitol, Freezing Midsentence
Senator Mitch McConnell, the longtime Republican leader who had a serious head injury in a fall earlier this year, froze midsentence during an appearance at his weekly news conference in…
Bo Goldman, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter, Dies at 90
Bo Goldman, one of Hollywood’s most admired screenwriters, who took home Oscars for his work on “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) and “Melvin and Howard” (1980), died on…
Lawmakers and Ex-Officials Press for Answers on U.F.O.s in Hearing
Even by the extraordinary standards of contemporary political theater, Wednesday’s House Oversight subcommittee hearing on U.F.O.s stood out. There, in a somber chamber of the Rayburn House Office Building, a…
Opinion | Business Is Betting That Consumers Have Gotten Used to High Prices
“Rockets and feathers” is economists’ name for how prices change in some less-than-competitive markets. When companies’ input costs go up for some reason, the prices they charge their customers go…
Sinead O’Connor Remembers Things Differently
Sinead O’Connor is alone, which is how she prefers to be. She has been riding out the pandemic in a tiny village on an Irish mountaintop, watching murder shows, buying…
Biden Orders U.S. to Share Evidence of Russian War Crimes With Hague Court
President Biden has quietly ordered the U.S. government to begin sharing evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine with the International Criminal Court in The Hague, according to officials familiar…
Sinead O’Connor, Outspoken and Evocative Singer, Dies at 56
Sinead O’Connor, the outspoken Irish singer-songwriter best known for her strong, evocative voice, as showcased on her biggest hit, a breathtaking rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” as well…
This Hummus Holds Up After 800 Years
You take chickpeas, hard and dry, and boil them until their skins loosen and they reveal themselves, tender little hulks with souls of butter. Maybe you think of the 13th-century…
Is Miami English, Heavily Influenced by Spanish, a Dialect?
The stereotype of how many Miamians speak involves a sing-songy rhythm with a heavy-sounding “L” and a generous sprinkling of Spanglish. But what if the conversational language of South Florida…
Looming Retraction Casts Shadow Over Ranga Dias and Study of Superconductors
A major physics journal is retracting a two-year-old scientific paper that described the transformations of a chemical compound as it was squeezed between two pieces of diamond. Such an esoteric…