Category: Everydaynews


  • The U.S. Economy Is Racing Ahead. Almost Everything Else Is Falling Behind.

    A politically diverse group of scholars — who together have advised every president since Bill Clinton and who work at many of the country’s top think tanks — released a report card yesterday on American well-being. The scholars spent months debating which metrics best captured the state of the nation and ultimately agreed on 37.…

  • Is Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Too Controversial for the Super Bowl?

    Kendrick Lamar’s smash “Not Like Us” has been a lot of things since its release less than a year ago: a Drake-slaying diss track, a No. 1 single, a West Coast unity anthem, a Kamala Harris rally singalong, a World Series fight song, a bar mitzvah dance floor party-starter. At the Grammys over the weekend,…

  • A Trump. A Dead Duck. And an Uproar in Italy.

    President Trump has enraged his opponents in the United States by pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, investigating his enemies and revoking security clearances. But in Italy, it is a different Trump who has set off a furor, wearing a camouflage beanie and sitting in a hole in the ground. Italian lawmakers have accused Donald J. Trump…

  • Sweden Shooting: At Least 10 Killed at Adult School

    At least 10 people were killed and an unidentified number injured at a shooting at a school for adult education in central Sweden on Tuesday, the authorities said. The police said they had started a “major operation” and locked down the campus in the city of Orebro, after shots were heard about 12:30 p.m. local…

  • How an Activist Group Helped Torpedo MDMA Therapy

    After more than three decades of planning and a $250 million investment, Lykos Therapeutics’ application for the first psychedelic drug to reach federal regulators was expected to be a shoo-in. Lykos, the corporate arm of a nonprofit dedicated to winning mainstream acceptance of psychedelics, had submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration showing that…

  • New Syrian Leader Meets Erdogan in Turkey

    Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, was expected to discuss the future of Syria-Turkey relations on Tuesday during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. The meeting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, is Mr. Erdogan’s first with Mr. al-Shara, the rebel leader who led the opposition offensive that toppled Syria’s former autocratic leader, Bashar…

  • Officers Flee as N.Y.P.D. Confronts Its Billion-Dollar Overtime Problem

    Angeliesse and Mike Nesterwitz met and married as New York Police Department officers. They each made more than $100,000 a year, but life had become unbearable. The couple were eager to start a family, but they barely saw each other because they were constantly pulled into mandatory overtime shifts. Mr. Nesterwitz would often finish a…

  • Super Bowl: Eagles Superfan Wears Different Jerseys Every Day

    Dave Bergner has Eagles beer koozies and Eagles license plates. He has an Eagles mouse pad and Eagles bobbleheads and a sparkly Eagles Christmas wreath. His dog, a 15-year-old Chihuahua named Baby Girl, eats kibble from an Eagles dish. His garden gnome holds up a sign that reads “Fly Eagles Fly.” You may be beginning…

  • Trump and Netanyahu Meeting Is Expected to Focus on Gaza Cease-Fire

    President Trump will welcome Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the White House on Tuesday for his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power two weeks ago. The two are expected to discuss negotiations for the second phase of the fragile cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s efforts to build a nuclear…

  • Trump’s 10% Tariff on Chinese Goods Takes Effect

    President Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order issued over the weekend aimed at pressuring Beijing to crack down on fentanyl shipments into the United States. The Chinese government swiftly announced a series of retaliatory steps, including additional tariffs on coal,…