The Gaps Get Smaller as the World Cup Gets Larger
Given where the journey had started and where it had led, it was no wonder that watching the Philippines win a game at the Women’s World Cup felt as if…
How Could the M.T.A. Spend a Congestion Pricing Windfall?
A long and expensive wish list to upgrade New York City’s subway system is about to get a multibillion-dollar investment from the state’s much-contested plan to toll drivers for entering…
Heat Is Costing the U.S. Economy Billions in Lost Productivity
As much of the United States swelters under record heat, Amazon drivers and warehouse workers have gone on strike in part to protest working conditions that can exceed 100 degrees…
Who Paid for a Mysterious Spy Tool? The F.B.I., an F.B.I. Inquiry Found
When The New York Times reported in April that a contractor had purchased and deployed a spying tool made by NSO, the contentious Israeli hacking firm, for use by the…
China Details Plans to Stimulate Consumer Spending
Chinese drivers who trade in older cars for newer models will be eligible for subsidies, as will rural households that buy insulation and other home renovation materials to improve energy…
A Month of Record-Breaking Heat Pushes Phoenix to Its Breaking Point
Patients with heat stroke and burns from the asphalt are swamping hospitals. Air-conditioners are breaking down at homeless shelters. The medical examiner’s office is deploying trailer-sized coolers to store bodies,…
Russia’s Wartime Spending Raises Fears of an Economic Bubble
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Anna Gromova, a Russian entrepreneur, made a snap decision to open a real estate agency, hoping to create a safety net from the economic fallout of…
Israel’s Justice Minister Is the Brains Behind Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul
When Israeli lawmakers passed a deeply contentious law last Monday to weaken the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not linger in the voting chamber to celebrate. Instead, the…
A New Era of Soccer Moms Navigates a Rapidly Changing Game
When Iceland’s Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir took maternity leave from her French team, Olympique Lyonnais, in 2021, the team refused to pay her full salary. So with the help of FIFPro,…
Opinion | Jack Smith’s Experience in The Hague and the Trump Investigations
Both the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials convicted senior leaders for atrocities committed while in government, treating their deeds not as acts of state but as personal crimes punishable by law.…
Opinion | Are Eating Disorders Inherited?
When the sonographer told us we were having a girl, I panicked. It was July 2022, and the prospect of giving birth to a girl in the United States was…
Opinion | The Biden Family Drama Is Far From Over
Gail Collins: Bret, I suspect our first big argument today will be about Hunter Biden. But I feel sorta obliged to start with Donald Trump. I mean, how often do…
Why Austria Is Struggling to Break Away From Russian Gas
In the 17 months since Moscow ordered soldiers into Ukrainian territory, countries across Europe have moved with surprising speed to reduce their longstanding dependence on cheap Russian gas. Germany, which…
Trump Crushing DeSantis and G.O.P. Rivals, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Former President Donald J. Trump is dominating his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, leading his nearest challenger, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, by a landslide 37 percentage points nationally…