June Sarpong has been a familiar face on British screens for two decades. Now, she’s in charge of bringing greater diversity to the country’s public broadcaster. Continue reading The Former Youth TV Star on a Mission to Transform the BBC

Gabriel Byrne, known for his contemplative performances in “The Usual Suspects” and “In Treatment,” contends with his unlikely path to acting in his memoir, “Walking With Ghosts.” Continue reading This Time, He Stars In His Own Story

Wednesday wasn’t Trumpism’s “last gasp.” It was the manifestation of a long-held fantasy. And most perpetrators walked away, uncuffed, to fight another day. Continue reading The Far-Right Told Us What It Had Planned. We Didn’t Listen.

And what else you need to know today. Continue reading Rampage at the Capitol

The New York City Administration for Children’s Services will no longer work with Theo Sandfort, a professor who headed a separate study on L.G.B.T.Q. youth in foster care. Continue reading Child Welfare Agency Cuts Ties to Professor Over Pedophile Studies

Pushed by German Chancellor Merkel of Germany near the end of her tenure, the trade deal may complicate agreement on an effective trans-Atlantic policy toward China. Continue reading Will the Sudden E.U.-China Deal Damage Relations With Biden?

The $95 billion in damage came in a year marked by a record number of named Atlantic storms, as well as the largest wildfires recorded in California. Continue reading U.S. Disaster Costs Doubled in 2020, Reflecting Costs of Climate Change

Mr. Stewart turned a rundown beach hotel in Montego Bay, in his native Jamaica, into the flagship of a chain of luxury resorts. Continue reading Gordon Stewart, Founder of Sandals Resorts, Dies at 79

A mob incited by President Trump stormed into Congress, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory. We hear from our colleagues who were inside the building. Continue reading An Assault on the Capitol

Israel imposed a tighter lockdown as coronavirus infections soared, the variant spread, vaccines were running out and a debate erupted over the country’s responsibility to the Palestinians. Continue reading After Quick Vaccine Success, Israel Faces New Virus Woes