A federal judge overseeing New York City’s jails took Rikers Island out of the city’s control on Tuesday, ordering that an outside official be appointed to make major decisions regarding the troubled…
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How Pandora Is Surviving Trump’s Trade War
Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry company, is based in Denmark and has nearly 500 stores in the United States, more than any of its other key markets. But in some ways, its…
Germany Bans Far-Right ‘King of Germany’ Group and Arrests Its Leaders
Germany announced on Tuesday that it was banning a far-right group that refuses to recognize the German state and that has set up aspects of a parallel one of its own that…
Book Review: ‘Original Sin,’ by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
ORIGINAL SIN: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson In Christian theology, original sin begins with Adam and Eve eating the…
Opinion | Shamelessness Is Trump’s Superpower
“Trump,” Dallek wrote by email, is the most brazenly corrupt national politician in modern times, and his openness about it is sui generis. Trump 2.0 is emboldened on many fronts. He now…
In Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Trial, Cassie Is the Star Witness
The identity of the individual referred to in waves of dramatic legal filings as Victim-1 — the woman at the very center of the racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking case against the music…
Colbert Thinks the Nickname ‘Lady Giuliani’ Suits Jeanine Pirro
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies…
Inside a Google Street View Car: A Celebrity on Wheels
The online job posting was cryptic. A driver was needed, that much Joe McCallen knew. The mission? That was secret. When he stepped inside the tricked out Honda HR-V — outfitted with…
In Illinois, ‘Crime-Free Housing’ Laws May Evict Some for Minor Offenses
Catherine Lang was evicted from her apartment outside Chicago after the police saw her swerving in traffic and charged her with driving drunk. A jury found her not guilty, but by then…
Six Ways Cities Are Trying to Keep Rental Properties and Tenants Safe
This spring, as lawmakers in the Illinois State Senate debated a bill that would restrict local programs known as crime-free housing, hundreds of witnesses showed up to share their views on the…