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Cuts to Biden’s Spending Bill Shouldn’t Harm Disabled Americans

MIA IVES-RUBLEE

Proposed cuts to President Biden’s spending bill would hurt disabled and older Americans who have supported progressive agendas for decades.

What Sandra Day O’Connor Stood For on the Supreme Court

LINDA GREENHOUSE

Forty years after her appointment as the court’s first female justice, it’s worth reflecting on the path she took.

Antitrust Law Might Help You Get the Bigger Paycheck You Deserve

ERIC POSNER

Millions of Americans are paid thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars less than they should be paid. Maybe antitrust law can help.

After F.D.A. Approval, C.D.C. Is Set to Decide Who Qualifies for Booster Shots

THE NEW YORK TIMES

A decision is expected on Thursday on that thorny question. And Alaska’s hospitals are struggling in latest coronavirus surge.

America Strong: Immigrant-founded nonprofit gives laptops, tech to students in need

First Tech Fund started giving out laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots during the pandemic to address the access-to-tech gap in NYC schools.

Kids are bringing pandemic stress to school. Here's how to spot it

With children returning to school, there's a massive effort underway within many districts around the country to keep Covid-19 at bay. But additional issues -- stress and anxiety -- are finding their way in. Doctors and psychiatrists want parents to take note -- children may be bringing last year's pandemic stress into the classroom.

Terence Blanchard,

ZACHARY WOOLFE

Terence Blanchard, a jazz trumpeter best known for scoring Spike Lee films, reopens the opera house with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.”

Merkel Campaigns for Laschet Days Before Germans Vote

MELISSA EDDY

The race for chancellor is tightening, but Angela Merkel says Armin Laschet is the man to fill her shoes.

Authorities identify woman believed to be victim of Samuel Little, America's most prolific serial killer

Nearly 44 years after hunters discovered human remains near a Mississippi highway, authorities have identified the victim as Clara Birdlong -- who they believe was killed by Samuel Little, America's most prolific serial killer.

For a Parent This Anxious Delta Fall, the Only Way Out Is Through

ALI SMITH AND JOSHUA BRIGHT

The familiar act of bringing a child to school has become daily trial for a mother in Manhattan.

COVID-19 live updates: Hospitalizations reach all-time high in this US state for 2021

The number of daily deaths from COVID-19 are continuing to rise, even as hospitalization rates begin to decline.

How people will be affected if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling

The battle over raising the debt ceiling may seem like political gamesmanship on Capitol Hill, but it has real-life implications for tens of millions of Americans.

White House Is Set to Announce Limits on HFCs

LISA FRIEDMAN

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue a final regulation on Thursday morning that will slash the use of hydrofluorocarbons, widely used in air-conditioning and refrigeration.

Pence hopeful the Supreme Court will restrict abortion in US

"We may well have a fresh start in the cause of life in America."

Marines' gesture to woman stuck in flood waters draws over 4 million views

This TikTok video went viral showing US Marines walking toward a vehicle on a side of a flooded roadway.