The Supreme Court Considers a Football Coach’s Prayers
Joseph A. Kennedy, a former high school football coach, was fired after he made a habit of going to the 50-yard line after his team’s games to thank God and to lead his players in prayer.On Monday, th...
27 Apr 202231min
How a Sudden Mask Ruling Left the C.D.C. Reeling
In January 2021, one of President Biden’s first big moves in office was to sign an executive order mandating masks in airports and on planes and other forms of public transit.But an unexpected ruling ...
26 Apr 202228min
A Push for Traffic Stop Reform
A Times investigation last year found that minor traffic stops in the United States were far more deadly than widely thought — in the previous five years, 400 unarmed motorists who were not under purs...
25 Apr 202224min
The Sunday Read: ‘How Many Billionaires Are There, Anyway?’
America is home to 735 billionaires with a collective worth greater than $4.7 trillion, according to Forbes. There were just 424 billionaires in 2012, Forbes found, and only 243 a decade before that. ...
24 Apr 202235min
France’s Big Decision
When they go to the polls on Sunday, voters in France will be faced with the same two presidential candidates as 2017: Emmanuel Macron, the president and a polished centrist, and Marine Le Pen, the le...
22 Apr 202232min
When Texas Went After Transgender Care, Part 2
In Texas, a heated political battle is taking place over care provided to young transgender people, with Gov. Greg Abbott taking a leading role.The story of this confrontation began, improbably, with ...
21 Apr 202234min
When Texas Went After Transgender Care, Part 1
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of younger Americans who identify as transgender and are seeking medical intervention to support their transition. This increase has coin...
20 Apr 202235min
The Cost of Dissidence in Russia
Nearly two months into the war in Ukraine, many Russians have gone from shock and denial to support for their troops and anger at the West.What is behind this shifting view, and what does it mean for ...
19 Apr 202223min
