Salman Rushdie was preparing to give a talk to more than 1,000 people in an idyllic amphitheater along Chautauqua Lake when he suddenly became aware of a figure onstage, rushing toward him. “I was very struck by his eyes,” Mr. Rushdie, the renowned author, said. They were dark, he said. And ferocious. Before he could … Read more
Only one dog gets to leave the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with a silver bowl and a comically large purple-and-yellow ribbon, and it seemed pretty clear as the judging unfolded on Tuesday night that best in show would be bestowed upon Monty, a giant schnauzer. He came into the competition as the top-ranked dog … Read more
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at the Justice Department’s order to the U.S. attorney in Manhattan to drop charges against Eric Adams. We’ll also get details on a guilty plea by a Brooklyn man who was accused of carrying ancient Egyptian relics in suitcases he had checked on a flight to Kennedy International … Read more
A long legal saga for Stephen K. Bannon, a longtime adviser to President Trump, ended Tuesday when he pleaded guilty in Manhattan criminal court to a single felony count of defrauding donors who had sought to help build a wall at the southern border. Mr. Bannon had been charged by the Manhattan district attorney’s office … Read more
With the Justice Department on Monday ordering federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, the legal spotlight could shift to a local prosecutor — the Manhattan district attorney’s office, and its leader, Alvin L. Bragg. Mr. Adams was indicted on five counts of bribery conspiracy, fraud and … Read more
Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at the continuing fallout from the Justice Department’s order to drop federal corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams. We’ll also get details on a plea deal for the longtime Trump adviser Stephen Bannon. Mayor Eric Adams made it sound as if the federal corruption case against him had … Read more
Democrats, though, insisted the effort was not dead. “House Republicans were wiped out in New York last year, losing four seats even while Donald Trump was winning the presidency,” said Andy Eichar, a spokesman for Mr. Jeffries. He added: “Instead of whining about a good government election law change that remains under consideration by the … Read more
Helen Hays, an intrepid ornithologist who for nearly 50 years led scores of volunteers to Great Gull Island, a postage-stamp islet in Long Island Sound, where they endured dive-bombing birds and fierce ocean storms to help revitalize it as one of the world’s largest nesting sites for common and roseate terns, died on Feb. 5 … Read more
A few months ago, I fell down a rabbit hole. Actually, it was a noodle hole. It all started with an Instagram photo: a bowl of steaming beef broth as clear as a polished window, with a tight coil of noodles, a crimson puddle of chile oil, thin shingles of beef and radish, and cilantro … Read more
He has already upended the federal government and roiled global affairs. But in the opening weeks of his second term, President Trump is moving no less decisively to assert his vision over a far more familiar venue: New York City. In just the last few days, Mr. Trump has threatened to “kill” his hometown’s ambitious … Read more