Police Start to Rethink the Rules on Using Deadly ForceNYT Now
Some law enforcement officials are calling for a rethinking of axioms that have emphasized how to use force, not how to avoid it.
Top News
Negative View of U.S. Race Relations Grows, Poll Finds
The findings highlight challenges for the police and others trying to maintain order while sustaining faith in the criminal justice system.
Gunman Slain at Anti-Islam Exhibit Is Tied to Jihad CaseNYT Now
Officials identified two men who were killed after they opened fire in Garland, Tex. One of them was charged in 2010 with plotting to engage in “violent jihad.”
Obama Announces Nonprofit Aimed at Young Minorities
President Obama traveled to the Bronx to present a spinoff from his My Brother’s Keeper initiative, which addresses the lack of opportunities for young black and Hispanic men.
Stripped of Young Men, Nepal Faces Future
Healthy young men were leaving to find work in great waves before the quake. Now, even before the dead are fully counted, it is clear that Nepal cannot afford the losses.
About New York
Scandal in New York and New Jersey, but No Shame
What distinguishes the charges against Dean G. Skelos, the state Senate leader, and his son is the absence of a survival instinct.
New York Officer Dies, Days After Being Shot in HeadNYT Now
Brian Moore, 25, was critically wounded over the weekend in Queens after driving up in an unmarked car to question a man.
Red Carpet Watch
The Met Gala — China: Through the Looking Glass
The red carpet at the Costume Institute Gala, an annual fund-raiser for the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute, is a crossroad of the arts, fashion and entertainment.
Ghostly Voices of Edison Dolls Can Now Be Heard NYT Now
New technology allows the nursery rhymes on the talking toys’ cylinders, the first entertainment recordings, to be played without touch.
How Some Men Fake an 80-Hour Workweek
A look at how the professional world differs for men and women, and an implicit critique of a corporate culture that values long hours.
New York’s Tea Lovers Find Larger Dating Pool
Restaurants, salons and supermarkets in the city are going beyond black tea bags, offering extensive selections to capture tea’s nuances.
The Opinion Pages
Dean Skelos Must Go
We are sick of the sleaziness that serves as everyday business in the state capital.
Menagerie
The Fox Who Came to Dinner
I often find that feeding others is a way of feeding myself.
Editorial | Transgender Today
The Quest for Transgender Equality
Being transgender is still hard. But it is far from hopeless.
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Sports
Periscope, a Streaming App, Steals Boxing’s Night
Users taking advantage of the app Periscope to watch the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight sent a worrisome signal to rights holders.
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Books
Germans Reflect on Satire About Hitler
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Opinion
Letters: When Food is Genetically Modified
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Sunday Book Review
Review: Kate Atkinson’s ‘A God in Ruins’
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Opinion
Op-Ed: Insuring for Disaster
We can’t prevent tragedies like the Nepal quake, but we can find a better way to help.
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Food
Goat Cheese Strata Gets an Update
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Fashion & Style
Oh, Those Clever #Bookface Librarians
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Technology
Looking Back on Microsoft After 40 Years
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Opinion
Menagerie: The Fox Who Came to Dinner
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N.Y. / Region
Clashing Views in Effort to Revive Yacht Club
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Opinion
The Stone: The Conference Manifesto
The time has come to ask: If this is what the humanities have become, should they continue to exist?
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Music
Review: ‘The Waterfall,’ by My Morning Jacket
Real Estate »
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A Mansion Where an Astor Lived
An Italianate villa in Westchester, once home to John Jacob Astor III, is poised to enter the market with a price tag of $14.75 million.
Big Deal
Naming a New York Building
New York City’s residential buildings have been named with historic reference, with lofty aspiration, and sometimes with the developer’s own moniker.