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Remembering Bill Russell

Trailblazing Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols dies at 89

Morning Person

Former Kremlin adviser is hospitalized in Europe.

Your Monday Briefing: Civilians in Donetsk Are Urged to Evacuate

Last Conviction in Salem Witch Trials Is Cleared 329 Years Later

Cancer survivor objects to Spanish beach ad image

Nichelle Nichols, Lieutenant Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 89

Keri Hulme

Kenya election: The influencers paid to push hashtags

The woman declared stateless in India, UK and Uganda

Flooding Across Iran Leaves Dozens Dead

Why? Well, Why Not?

Prince Charles’s Charity Accepted Millions From Family of Osama bin Laden

Alex Jones Puts Company Behind Infowars Empire Into Bankruptcy

The U.S. offer to swap a Russian arms dealer for Brittney Griner highlights uncomfortable choices.

Gordon Atkinson

A Disputed Blast Kills P.O.W.s

Explosion Kills Dozens of Ukrainian Captives at Russian-Held Prison

A Ukrainian appeals court reduces the life sentence of a Russian soldier tried for war crimes.

Fed’s Kashkari says officials are ‘a long way’ from backing off inflation fight.

Biden’s Vaccine Plan for Fall

The tally of people unaccounted for after a disaster is often a sign of uncertainty.

Henry Miller

The Prisoner Swap

Washington DC at 'tipping point' as migrants arrive from border

Instagram rolls back some product changes after user backlash.

Apple and Amazon sales up despite rising prices

Take Your Cakes to the Upside Down

Five-Year-Old L.A. Times Investigation Becomes the Talk of the Town

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Man Accused in Jan. 6 Assault on Officer Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charges

First ever sales fall for Facebook owner Meta

Meta reports first revenue decline and a 36 percent profit drop.

Ford quarterly profit is up 20% from a year earlier.

The U.S. has offered a prisoner swap to free Brittney Griner and another American, an official says.

Dorothy Parker

Love or Hate Emmanuel Carrère’s Forceful Tangents, They’re Back in ‘Yoga’

Alphabet’s profit dropped 14 percent in the second quarter.

Black Portraits Get New Names, and a New Show

A Tale of Golden Age Hollywood, Co-Starring Art and Agitprop

DR Congo: Violence flares in anti-UN protests

The Power of Negative Thinking

Tamales in the Village, Whole Lobster and More Reader Questions

Sir Francis Bacon

Locals evacuate California's largest wildfire in 2022

Inside the Azovstal Siege

Paul Sorvino: 'Goodfellas' actor dies at 83

Your Monday Briefing: Russia Seeks African Support

Former Top Pence Aide Testifies to Grand Jury in Jan. 6 Investigation

David Trimble, Peace Prize Winner in Ulster Strife, Dies at 77

Katherine Paterson

Your Monday Briefing: Russia Seeks Support in Africa

Afghan trans woman finds new home in Brighton

Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies: ‘Our Priority Is Not to Save the Planet’

He Runs a New York Real Estate Empire. Did He Steal It?

Biden’s Covid Symptoms Continue to Improve, Doctor Says

Kenneth Hildebrand

Going Somewhere?

U.S. Taking Emergency Steps to Protect Sequoias From Wildfires

23dc-beagles

The Italian prime minister’s downfall could affect Europe’s fight against Russia.

Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Arrested on Federal Charge

Michael Henderson, Funk Bassist Turned Crooner, Dies at 71

John Burroughs

Huge jellyfish swarm surrounds boat in Israel

What’s the Best Lingerie for a Grown-Up Woman?

Pizza delivery man saves children from burning house

6 New Paperbacks to Read This Week

China heatwave: Temperatures of 40C expected this weekend

Diana Goetsch on ‘This Body I Wore’

Robert C. Pollock

Thomas Fuller

Polio: New York reports first US case in nearly a decade

President Biden Tests Positive for the Coronavirus

Biden has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral medication shown to prevent serious Covid cases.