Herbert J. Gans, an eminent sociologist who studied the communities and cultural bastions of America up close and shattered popular myths about urban and suburban… Read More »Herbert J. Gans, 97, Dies; Upended Myths of Urban and Suburban Life
The Chinese are trolling the Trump administration. A YouTuber who used to make parody music videos about the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, produced “The Song… Read More »For China’s Trolls, ‘Chairman Trump’ and ‘Eyeliner Man’ Are Easy Targets
As Elon Musk sought to reassure Wall Street analysts on Tuesday that he would soon scale back his work with the federal government, the strain… Read More »Elon Musk Backs Away From Washington, but DOGE Remains
After weeks of bluster and escalation, President Trump blinked. Then he blinked again. And again. He backed off his threat to fire the Federal Reserve… Read More »Trump’s Tariffs Bump Into Reality as Economic Strategy Wavers
Two federal judges on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to arguments from elite law firms asking for definitive relief from President Trump’s executive orders targeting them. Lawyers… Read More »Perkins Coie and WilmerHale Ask Judges to Block Trump’s Orders
In 2023, the Winooski River in Vermont spilled its banks, kissing the green truss bridge that spanned it. River water poured onto the marble floors… Read More »New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay
For a president who advertises himself as a paramount deal maker, the next 11 weeks will be a pivotal test, as his advisers race to… Read More »Trump Team Races to Form Trade Deals After Tariffs Sow Global Chaos
Karen Durbin, a fierce feminist who championed sexual liberation and fulfillment as a journalist, served as the second female editor in chief of The Village… Read More »Karen Durbin, 80, Dies; ‘Fearless’ Feminist Who Edited The Village Voice
Jason Citron, a co-founder of the popular social chat app Discord, stepped down as the company’s chief executive on Wednesday, a significant management shake-up ahead… Read More »Discord’s Jason Citron Steps Down as CEO of the Social Chat App
Few domestic industries have been as devastated by the flood of cheap Chinese imports as manufacturers of face masks, exam gloves and other disposable medical… Read More »Tariffs on China Aren’t Likely to Rescue U.S. Medical Gear Industry
The video is short — just 19 seconds — and not particularly compelling. A viewer would be forgiven for clicking away before it ends. The… Read More »YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’
On a warm, still evening this month, Corey Trammel, a counselor at the Oakdale Federal Correctional Institution in central Louisiana, was at his 11-year-old son’s… Read More »Inside a Union’s Fight Against Trump’s Federal Job Cuts
Persuading people to spend money in a time of unpredictable tariffs is proving to be a complicated calculation for the $380 billion American advertising industry.… Read More »Tariff Confusion and Recession Fears Leave Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’
Even as the United States and China push their economies further apart with escalating tariffs, they share an inescapable challenge. Both depend on Taiwan for… Read More »Taiwan’s Chip Companies Are Caught in the U.S.-China Tariff War
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. At first, I had nothing… Read More »A Reporter on Steak Fries: Tasty Spud or Dud?
When Donald J. Trump championed the idea of a 10 percent blanket tariff during the campaign, many people, whether for or against, were taken aback… Read More »Trump’s 10% Tariff May Be Less Onerous but Still Raises Prices and Threatens Trade
Share prices of big technology companies declined in Asia on Wednesday, dragging broader markets lower, after Nvidia, the American chip giant, revealed that the U.S.… Read More »Stocks Tumble in Asia as Tech Investors Pull Back
This month in the White House’s Rose Garden, as he held up a placard showing the global wave of tariffs he wanted to impose, President… Read More »Trump Has Mixed Emotions Toward Japan
Wading into the trade war, Hong Kong said on Wednesday that its postal service will no longer send packages to the United States. It is… Read More »Hong Kong Suspends Packages to the U.S., Wading Into the Trump Trade War
President Trump’s tariffs have been good for China’s economic growth. At least they were over the first three months of the year, as the country’s… Read More »China Girds for Economic Stress of Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday outlining a series of actions intended to lower drug prices, including helping states import drugs from Canada.… Read More »Trump Seeks to Lower Drug Prices Through Medicare and Some Imports
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would no longer reserve a regular slot in the presidential press pool for three independent newswires that have… Read More »White House Ends a Regular Reporting Slot for Independent Newswires
This week, the actress Brooke Shields posted an image of an action-figure version of herself that came with a needlepoint kit and a pet terrier.… Read More »‘Human Made’: Artists Push Back on A.I. Dolls and Action Figures
Victims of sophisticated online scams are often dealt a double whammy. Not only is their money forever gone, but these stolen sums often generate giant… Read More »Some Online Scam Victims Can Now Seek Tax Relief on Firmer Ground
A retrial of the yearslong defamation case brought by Sarah Palin against The New York Times got underway before a Manhattan jury on Tuesday. Ms.… Read More »Sarah Palin’s Libel Trial Against The New York Times Begins
Reporters trying to get interviews with Steven Spielberg would sometimes grouse that his publicist’s job amounted to speaking a single word: “No.” But Marvin Levy,… Read More »Marvin Levy, Oscar-Winning Publicist to Spielberg, Dies at 96
Beginning next year, if you catch an American Airlines flight, you won’t have to pay to watch shows or movies, keep up with the latest… Read More »American Airlines Will Offer Free Wi-Fi on Most Flights Next Year
The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft was found to… Read More »The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.
President Trump’s decision to move a step closer to imposing tariffs on imported medicines poses considerable political risk, because Americans could face higher prices and… Read More »Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks
Stocks inched higher in early trading on Tuesday, as the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff rollout continues to spur volatility in the markets. The S&P 500… Read More »Stocks Edge Higher as Investors Assess Tariff Scenarios