DeSantis Reboots Struggling 2024 Campaign With Iowa Bus Tour
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s reboot of his struggling presidential campaign began in the spartan basement of a hotel in a rural Iowa town. No spacious event hall, as at previous campaign…
Mitch McConnell’s Senate Future Is in Doubt After Health Episode
It has been decades since there was any real uncertainty at the top of the Republican Party in the Senate. But Senator Mitch McConnell’s alarming freeze-up at a news conference…
Opinion | What’s in a Name? Musk/Twitter Edition
I have (well-managed) arthritis and take pain reducers every day. I normally buy generic acetaminophen; but many people still buy brand-name Tylenol, even though it costs much more. There’s a…
Bronny James, Recovering From Cardiac Arrest, Goes Home From the Hospital
Three days after LeBron James Jr. collapsed during a basketball practice, a cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said on Thursday that he “has been discharged home, where…
Putin, at Summit With African Leaders, Casts West as Mutual Foe
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday pledged free grain for some African countries and accused the West of “telling lies” about the dormant deal that had allowed Ukrainian…
Sinead O’Connor Was Ireland’s Alternative Moral Compass
And Ireland was in her songs. “Dublin in a rainstorm” was the setting for one of her finest, “Troy.” Her voice was pure and strong, and Anita Baker described it…
Facebook’s Algorithm Is ‘Influential’ but Doesn’t Necessarily Change Beliefs, Researchers Say
The algorithms powering Facebook and Instagram, which drive what billions of people see on the social networks, have been in the cross hairs of lawmakers, activists and regulators for years.…
Justice Dept. to Investigate Memphis Police for Civil Rights Abuses
The Justice Department said on Thursday that it had begun a sweeping civil rights investigation into policing in Memphis, examining allegations of pervasive problems with excessive force and unlawful stops…
Soft Landing Optimism Is Everywhere. That’s Happened Before.
In late 1989, an economic commentary newsletter from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland asked the question that was on everyone’s mind after a series of Federal Reserve rate increases:…
DeSantis’s Campaign Reboot Faces Donor Skepticism and Deepening Divisions
But Mr. DeSantis himself has yet to adopt his campaign’s newfound frugality. On Tuesday, he flew multiple trips on private planes to fund-raisers around Tennessee. The private flights help explain…
‘Haunted Mansion’ Review: A Disney Ride to Nowhere Fun
There is a mansion, it is haunted, boo, blah, the end. That’s pretty much all there is to say about “Haunted Mansion,” a live-action branding opportunity from Disney “inspired by”…
King Charles Doesn’t Have as Many Swans as He Used to
Six wooden skiffs set out from the town of Sunbury-on-Thames this month on a five-day mission with a single goal: to uphold one of Britain’s more obscure royal traditions and…
Sinead O’Connor’s Death Is Not Suspicious, Police Say
Sinead O’Connor was found dead in a private home in London, the city’s police said on Thursday, a day after the provocative Irish singer’s death was announced. While few details…
Elon Musk’s Quixotic Quest to Turn X Into an ‘Everything App’
Four years ago, a billionaire tech executive leading one of the world’s pre-eminent social platforms laid out a vision to transform it into an app that could do it all.…