How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country
Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners. Federal cuts risk putting a solution further out of reach.Read More
‘SVU’ Star Mariska Hargitay on Her Mother Jayne Mansfield
In a new documentary made by the “Law & Order: SVU” star, she examines her own clouded origins and the mother she barely knew: Jayne Mansfield.Read More
‘Little Lobbyists’ Urge Senators to Oppose Trump’s Bill Cutting Medicaid
Children with disabilities and their parents who rely on the health insurance program took to Capitol Hill this week to warn that the proposed reductions could be ‘devastating.’Read More
In Crisis With Iran, U.S. Military Officials Focus on Strait of Hormuz
Pentagon officials are trying to prepare for all of the ways Iran could retaliate, as President Trump hints at what he might do.Read More
Record Debt Limit Increase Would Break Republican Precedent
A proposed $5 trillion debt limit increase could make it hard for Republicans to maintain their fiscal hawk credibility.Read More
Court Leaves States to Decide on Trans Treatments for Minors
The Supreme Court decision upholding a Tennessee ban on gender transition care for trans youths means a state-by-state patchwork of policies will remain.Read More
What to Know About United States v. Skrmetti
A Times examination shows how a landmark case about gender-affirming care for minors was built on flawed politics and uncertain science.Read More
U.S. v. Skrmetti: How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost
The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation.Read More
No Sting, No Mercedes: A Russian Expo Shows Cost of Divorce With the West
The annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to host multibillion-dollar deals and performances by global music stars. With the war in Ukraine still raging, the mood has shifted.Read More
China Is Hacking Russia to Steal War Secrets
Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting.Read More