Some areas north and west of the Interstate 95 corridor in New Jersey and Pennsylvania may get more than a foot of snow on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. Continue reading Storm May Bring Over 6 Inches of Snow From Virginia to New England

“There’s nothing like playing the race or gender card to stifle criticism,” Paul A. Gigot said as he accused Democrats of orchestrating a coordinated response to an op-ed piece. Continue reading Wall Street Journal Opinion Editor Defends Item on Dr. Jill Biden

Families of some who perished have written pointedly about the virus in remembrances. They tell of agonizing final days. They plead for wearing of masks. Continue reading As U.S. Deaths Approach 300,000, Obituaries Force Reckoning with Covid

But that’s not why they make the best gifts. Continue reading Books Are Really Easy to Wrap

He wants to wield power without winning it legitimately. Continue reading Trump Has Never Believed in Democracy

The decision comes amid a wider push for sports teams to stop using Native American names and imagery as team names and mascots. Continue reading Cleveland’s Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name

The announcement removes a major hurdle to approving a plan to hunt for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, part of a push to allow drilling there by the Trump administration. Continue reading Arctic Seismic Work Will Not Hurt Polar Bears, Government Says

The justices struggled to decide whether a 1976 law that bars most suits against other nations allows Jewish victims to sue over the theft of their property. Continue reading Supreme Court Hears Holocaust Survivors’ Cases Against Hungary and Germany

A short cab ride, a new place in the West Village and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Continue reading ‘I Asked the Driver to Take Me to a Place That Was Seven Blocks Away’

Researchers in China spent a decade studying this question. Continue reading Why Are Pandas Covering Themselves With Horse Manure?