Supreme Court Secrecy Includes Reasons for Recusal
Justices often don’t disclose why they disqualify themselves from hearing cases. Their silence echoes the court’s unexplained emergency …
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Brown University Keeps Police Chief Who Took Over After Shooting
Hugh T. Clements Jr. was a fixture of the Providence Police Department before becoming Brown’s interim chief after the fatal attack in Dec…
San Quentin Uses Sports as Rehabilitation. It Could Soon Be a Model Elsewhere.
Eli Tan, who covered the San Quentin Giants last year, shares how the story inspired one effort to expand prison sports in California.
F.B.I. Arrests Ex-Army Employee Who Detailed Harassment to Journalist
Courtney Williams, who worked at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, was accused of leaking classified information to a reporter.
At Least One Dead After Parking Garage Partially Collapses in Philadelphia
Two others are missing after a roof segment fell in a building under construction on Wednesday.
The First Race of the L.A. Olympics: Buying Tickets
The winners of a lottery for a presale prioritizing locals often came away with sticker shock. Still, organizers said early sales had “sig…
These Homesteaders Live Off the Land (and Prep for the End of the World)
Homesteading, for all its bucolic imagery, taps into the desire to escape from the disquiet of modern America, where anything can happen.
In a Deep Red Town, Locals Vent Over a Planned ICE Detention Center
The Tremont, Pa., area has roughly 2,000 residents and limited resources. The Trump administration plans to convert a warehouse there to hol…
How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations
Judges are ordering an unprecedented number of people deported after coming under significant pressure from the administration to do so or r…
Why Manatees Need Humans to Slow Down and Pay Attention
These gentle giants forage in shallow waters, primarily along the coast of Florida, and often have fatal encounters with boats. What can be …
Democrats Embrace a Four-Letter Word
In person, on social media and in campaign ads, Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at President Trump.
Clean Energy Slate Wins Control of Arizona’s Biggest Utility
Proponents of renewable power will control the Phoenix area utility’s policymaking for the first time after they won an unusually contenti…