Who Can Afford Three Kids in New York City?

The number of city households with three or more children has dropped by nearly 17 percent over the past decade as families struggle with the cost of child care and rent.Read More
10 Months Later, Russia Admits Deadly Downing of Azerbaijani Plane

President Vladimir Putin’s rare acknowledgment of a Russian military mistake came as relations have deteriorated between the two former Soviet states.Read More
Thomas Pynchon Saw Where We Were Headed. How Does “Shadow Ticket” Hold Up?

The novelist anticipated our bizarre present. How does his latest book hold up in an age of eroding reality?Read More
Netanyahu’s Political Fortunes May Be Transformed by Gaza Deal

The Israeli prime minister appeared backed into a corner in Gaza diplomacy. But this deal could greatly increase his room for maneuver, analysts said.Read More
At the Met’s ‘Divine Egypt,’ the Gods are Eternally Fabulous

A once-in-a-decade exhibition of ancient deities — many are goddesses — ranging over more than 3,000 years, from monumental statues to gleaming figurines.Read More
Appeals Court to Weigh Legality of Deploying Troops to Portland

Judge Karin Immergut blocked President Trump from sending National Guardsmen to defend against a “rebellion.” Now three judges will hear the government’s appeal.Read More
Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The prize committee said the Hungarian writer’s work “reaffirms the power of art.”Read More
Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians

The Trump administration has said that it is attacking boats and killing their occupants because they are smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the United States.Read More
Judge to Hear Arguments on Whether Guard Troops Near Chicago Can Stay

As local anxiety builds, Illinois officials say the deployment of Guard troops violates state sovereignty, while the White House says the troops’ presence is needed.Read More
Appeals Court to Weigh Legality of Deploying Troops to Portland

Judge Karin Immergut blocked President Trump from sending National Guardsmen to defend against a “rebellion.” Now three judges will hear the government’s appeal.Read More