Gov. Hochul Defends Bail Reform as Mayor Adams Presses for Changes
Hours before Mayor Eric Adams held a news conference on Wednesday to argue that an “insane, broken system” allowed repeat offenders to keep …
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As China Plans Drills Circling Taiwan, U.S. Officials Fear a Squeeze Play
WASHINGTON — For years the deliberate “strategic ambiguity” in Washington’s China policy has left unclear how the United States would respond to …
Pelosi in Taiwan: Sharp Views All Around
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Vin Scully Was Los Angeles
He was Venice Beach, Pink’s hot-dog stand and the Hollywood Bowl all rolled into one. He was Los Angeles, the sound of summer, the poet laureate …
Paige Bueckers Tears A.C.L. in Pickup Basketball Game, Will Miss Season
UConn’s star point guard Paige Bueckers tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Monday and will miss the 2022-23 women’s …
Switzerland, a leader in gold refining, bans Russian gold imports.
Switzerland on Wednesday banned imports of Russian gold and gold products, on the heels of similar moves by the European Union and the United …
The U.S. Senate is poised to vote to accept Sweden and Finland into NATO.
WASHINGTON — The Senate was expected to give final approval on Wednesday to a treaty that would expand NATO to include Finland and Sweden, with …
Welcomed by Taiwan, Pelosi Leaves Rising Tensions With China in Her Wake
After weeks of silence ahead of a high-stakes visit to Taiwan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was anything but understated on Wednesday during a day of …
With Scully in the Booth, California Baseball Took Root
At the end of the 1957 baseball season, Brooklyn Dodgers management packed up for a long-threatened move across the continent. Into the …
Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58
Richard Tait, an entrepreneur, business executive and venture capitalist who helped invent the board game Cranium, a familiar part of American …