How Much More Can the U.S. Travel Industry Take?
Politics and border hassles have chased away foreign visitors, costing businesses billions. Some fear next year’s World Cup won’t be enough to bring tourists back.Read More
Mamdani Inauguration to Usher in ‘New Era’ With Broadway Block Party
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as New York City’s new mayor on Jan. 1, alongside a party spanning seven blocks that will accommodate 40,000 spectators, his transition team said.Read More
Move Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, is among the latest politicians to be tagged with the term, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?Read More
How the Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling Could Affect Voters
Hundreds of thousands of Americans in rural and urban areas alike could see their votes rejected if the court decides that ballots must arrive by Election Day.Read More
The Trump Vibe Shift Is Dead
What will come in its wake?Read More
My Oldest Old Friend
She was a great-grandmother, and I was a millennial. We could have talked forever.Read More
The A.I. Models Are Competing for Your Affection
Major A.I. companies are competing to give their models the most appealing personality.Read More
‘It’s Just Us’: The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice
For two decades, Luis Martinez has fought wildfires for the U.S. government. Now he’s facing down cancer, debt and the threat of separation from his 11-year-old.Read More
When Something Goes Wrong With Your Flight, These People Take Charge
Inside a tornado-hardened office in Texas, 1,700 American Airlines employees manage the carrier’s operations, responding to bad weather, plane trouble and ailing passengers.Read More
Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists
An increasingly loud contingent supports the Trump administration’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants.Read More