I am really looking forward to the Bayeux Tapestry (really “Bayeux Embroidery”) coming to the British Museum next year. I have seen it only once, at home in Bayeux, and it was one of those famous objects that was even more impressive than I expected it to be. So, it will be great to be […]

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Police officers are pursuing burglary suspects driving at high speeds in Los Angeles County Friday night. The suspects are driving a white Toyota Mirai sedan as they weave dangerously between vehicles on the freeway. The passengers were seen tossing objects out the window at one point. Officers are following closely behind. It’s unclear how many […]

In the fall of 2018, Tia Goins was a new mother in crisis, facing eviction, unable to find room in a shelter, and confronting the prospect of homelessness in a Detroit winter—with her three-month-old baby. “It was like, what do I do?” Goins said earlier this year. “I just—I just didn’t want her to be […]

Penn Station handles 600,000 daily subway and commuter rail riders — more passengers than LaGuardia and JFK airports combined. Yet, despite being one of the most vital transportation hubs in North America, it remains one of the most frustrating.

For almost 1 million New York City residents living with type 2 diabetes, the silence from public officials as they fail to confront this epidemic with proven, highly effective strategies must end and it must end now. In the many neighborhoods where 25% or more of residents now have diabetes, normal life is broken. Even for those who are well, watching so many family members and friends in a constant battle for health is overwhelming.

Dear Eric: My son is divorced and has a contentious relationship with his ex-wife. They have three children together. I have left occasional communication open with his ex regarding my grandchildren due to my son’s lack of communication. If it weren’t for her, I would have missed important events in my grandchildren’s lives. My son has a significant other living with him, and they feel it is …

Michael LaPointe celebrates a century of The Great Gatsby; Miranda France discusses an epistolary novel by Natalia Ginzburg

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A stolen vehicle suspect is in custody after a pursuit ended in multiple crashes Wednesday night in Pasadena, resulting in the hospitalization of three people — including a Los Angeles Police Department officer. The pursuit began around 6:45 p.m., according to the LAPD, when officers responded to a report from the owner of a stolen […]