The United States and its biggest trading partners were hurtling on Sunday into a new era of protectionism as Canada, Mexico and China said they would adopt countermeasures against new tariffs levied by President Trump. From honey to tomatoes, and from clothes to toilet bowls, a wide range of American goods that cross the border…
The authorities have drawn closer to finding and identifying all victims of the midair collision last week between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter just outside Washington, D.C., officials said at a news briefing on Sunday. John Donnelly, the chief of Washington’s fire and emergency medical services department, said that remains of 55 of…
Allies of former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have quietly taken steps to form a new super PAC intended to boost his candidacy for mayor of New York City should he enter the race, according to email correspondence and two people familiar with the planning. The planning for a super PAC is being guided by one…
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a lawsuit by a woman who accused Derek Chauvin, a former police officer, of kneeling on her back, four months before he killed George Floyd using a similar restraint. The settlement, unanimously approved by the Minneapolis City Council on Thursday, is the latest in…
Marion Wiesel, who translated many books written by her husband, Elie Wiesel, including the final edition of his magnum opus, “Night,” and who encouraged him to pursue a wide-ranging public career, helping him become the most renowned interpreter of the Holocaust, died on Sunday at her home in Greenwich, Conn. She was 94. Her death…
It was a sunny mid-December day in Westfield, Ind., and the iced-over pond across the street from David Fisher’s home was starting to melt when his son rushed in from the driveway. A large dog had fallen in the pond while chasing geese, Mr. Fisher’s 19-year-old son, Felix, said. The dog’s owners, a mother and…
A week ago, OpenAI released a tool that can go online to shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. Now it is offering A.I. technology that can gather information from across the internet and synthesize it in concise reports. OpenAI unveiled the new tool, called Deep Research, with a demonstration on YouTube on Sunday,…
So far this awards season, nostalgia for classic Hollywood has dominated red-carpet looks. But compared with occasions like the Golden Globes and the Oscars, the Grammys have always been a little looser and more eclectic, sartorially speaking. While there may be plenty of glamour and elegance, the artists who attend “music’s biggest night” tend to…