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What Happened to the Bus Lanes New Yorkers Were Promised?
Buses are often unreliable and slow (thanks to clogged streets), but even projects to ease these problems are getting delayed. Is Mayor Eric Adams to blame?
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JB Pritzker Is Ready to Party at a Convention He Made Happen
An unusual and chaotic set of political circumstances forced Illinois’s billionaire governor to take the lead in securing the Democratic convention for Chicago.
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Once the Global Economy’s Savior, China Is Now Its Biggest Threat
The party is over for China’s economy, and poor nations around the world are feeling the effects.
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Businesses Are Already Girding for Next Phase of the U.S.-China Trade War
Alarmed by the prospect of increased tariffs on Chinese goods if Donald Trump is elected, some American companies are stockpiling parts and delaying expansions.
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Sparing the Horse, Brussels Warms Up to the Electric Carriage
The city’s last horse-drawn carriage operator says business is good since making the switch, placing the Belgian capital in the vanguard of a global change.
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Elon Musk Closes X Office in Brazil Over Fight With Judge
The billionaire said he would shutter his social network’s Brazil operations instead of complying with a Brazilian judge’s orders to suspend accounts.
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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in Connecticut Leads to Car Rescues
There were no immediate reports of injuries from the flooding. The New York City area was also getting heavy rain.
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3 More Victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Found With Gunshot Wounds
Officials are exhuming bodies to learn more about the victims of one of the worst racial attacks in U.S. history.
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Democrats Unveil Convention Platform With Familiar Themes
The party is calling for tax increases on corporations and the rich while also focusing on working families, infrastructure, climate change and abortion rights.
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A.I. Is Helping to Launch New Businesses
Entrepreneurs say use of artificial intelligence for a variety of tasks is accelerating the path to hiring and, ideally, profitability.
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Statue of John Lewis Replaces a Confederate Memorial in Georgia
The 12-foot-tall bronze statue of the civil rights leader was commissioned after Mr. Lewis died in 2020. It stands where a Confederate memorial was erected in 1908.
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Trump Has Turned the Democratic Party Into a Pitiless Machine
The former president’s victory made it ruthlessly pragmatic.
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Social Media Influencers to Speak at the Democratic Convention
While they have millions of followers on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, this week they will share the podium with the top tier of Democratic politics.
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Vance Cites ‘Gangs of New York’ to Defend Claims About Immigration
Citing the movie “Gangs of New York,” JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, said that immigration would create “ethnic enclaves” that spur violence and crime.
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To Undecided Voters, Harris Is Famous, but Unknown. They Want to Learn More.
Vice President Kamala Harris has lit a fire among loyal Democrats. But many voters still want to know more about what she stands for.
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Alain Delon, French Film Star, Dead at 88
The César-winning actor was an international favorite in the 1960s and ’70s, often sought after by the era’s great auteurs.
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Blinken Travels to Israel Amid Push for Gaza Cease-Fire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that the negotiations were “very complex,” as the secretary of state flew to Israel to try to clinch a deal.
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The 47 Seconds That Saved Kamala Harris’s Political Career
Nearly 14 years ago, Kamala Harris’s opponent in the California attorney general’s race gave an answer at a little-watched debate that was frank — and fateful for the future Democratic presidential nominee.
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In JD Vance’s Backyard, Conspiracy Theories About Migrants and Voting Abound
A far-right plank on immigration that is rooted in a baseless theory has found purchase among Republicans and right-leaning independents in parts of Ohio.
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Jim Foley’s Legacy Helped Change Hostage Policy
Americans held captive overseas deserve all of our help.
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