Katie Ledecky waves to the crowd after the 800-meter freestyle final, Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the eighth day of the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. PARIS — Every Olympics has its defining moment: Usain Bolt in the 100 meters at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games or Sydney Crosby’s…
Jul 11, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes (30) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports ARLINGTON, Texas — The 2024 All-Star Game isn’t short on storylines. From Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. returning to his hometown under the…
Jun 25, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe (14) reacts after center fielder Mickey Moniak (16) hits a grand slam home run against the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Up-and-coming catchers playing leading roles will go head-to-head Wednesday night when…
Jun 21, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Landon Knack (40) delivers to the plate in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Dodgers will introduce rookie right-hander Landon Knack to what has become a one-sided rivalry when…
Good morning. It’s Friday. Today, and on Fridays through the summer, we’ll focus on things to do in New York over the weekend. Diana Rodriguez, the chief executive of Pride Live, which runs the new Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, pointed to an old-fashioned jukebox. “Go ahead, give it a whirl,” she said. I dropped…
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a provision at the heart of a multibillion-dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma that would have channeled billions of dollars to help curb the opioid epidemic in exchange for shielding members of the wealthy Sackler family from related lawsuits. In a 5-to-4 decision, written by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, a…
For about 15 years, Paula Span has dedicated much of her journalism career to covering one subject: aging, and the challenges that come with it. Ms. Span writes The New Old Age, a twice-monthly column for the Health section at The New York Times about issues affecting older Americans. Among the topics she has recently…
The Biden administration, under acute pressure from House lawmakers, moved on Wednesday to ban funding for a prominent virus-hunting nonprofit group whose work with Chinese scientists had put it at the heart of theories that Covid leaked from a lab. The decision, announced in a letter from the Department of Health and Human Services, came…
President Biden will travel to Wisconsin on Wednesday to announce the creation of an artificial intelligence data center, highlighting one of his administration’s biggest economic accomplishments in a crucial battleground state — and pointing up a significant failure by his immediate predecessor and 2024 challenger. At a technical college in Racine, Mr. Biden will announce…
Isaiah StewartPhoto: AP Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was arrested for assault Wednesday after punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks well before the game actually tipped off. Phoenix police gave Stewart a citation and then released him. Stewart had already been ruled out of the game with a sprained ankle. Eubanks went on to play,…
