Nebraska Lawmakers Sustain Veto of Needle Exchange Bill
As the harm reduction approach to illegal drug use loses favor across the country, Nebraska legislators failed on Tuesday to override the […]
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Taxing the Rich, School Funding, Housing: N.Y. Budget Battle Begins
Both of New York’s legislative chambers have announced their budget proposals. They have until April 1 to hash out a spending plan […]
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Avalanche Expert’s Death Shows Dangers of Backcountry Skiing
Nick Burks, 37, an avalanche forecaster and experienced backcountry skier, was killed while skiing in the Elkhorn Mountains in northeastern Oregon last […]
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Navigating Israeli Restrictions, Many Palestinians Find It Hard to Reach Al Aqsa
Muslim access to the mosque compound has long been a point of contention as Israel has exerted tighter control.Muslim access to the […]
Read moreReview: Two Electric Debuts at the New York Philharmonic
An exciting program featured the conductor Elim Chan and the cellist Sol Gabetta in a pairing of music by Martinu and Rimsky-Korsakov. […]
Read moreReview: Igor Levit Wields Orchestral Power With Just a Piano
For his latest Carnegie Hall appearance, Levit played solo piano transcriptions of symphonic works by Mahler and Beethoven. For his latest Carnegie […]
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Judge Throws Out Defamation Lawsuit Against Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Meghan’s half sister had accused her of making “disparaging, hurtful and false” statements in an interview with Oprah Winfrey and in a […]
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Germany Helps Evacuate Gazan Orphans in Rafah to the West Bank
The German Embassy said it had helped a charity, SOS Children’s Villages International, move nearly 70 children from the city of Rafah […]
Read moreReview: The Met’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ Is Saved by Its Stars
Bartlett Sher’s middling production returned to the Metropolitan Opera, with a glorious Benjamin Bernheim and Nadine Sierra in the title roles.Bartlett Sher’s […]
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Republicans Can’t Restructure North Carolina Election Boards, Judges Rule
A panel made up of two Republicans and one Democrat ruled that a law passed last year to change the makeup of […]
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