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An Appeals Court Gave the Sacklers Legal Immunity. Here’s What the Ruling Means.

US actor Danny Masterson found guilty on two rape counts

NASA Panel Says Data Problems Make Explaining U.F.O.s Difficult

Sunak Still Can’t Put the Johnson and Truss Debacles Behind Him

Amazon to Pay $25 Million to Settle Children’s Privacy Charges

Jack London

Black bear walks into bakery and eats 60 cupcakes

Manhattanhenge: How to see it this year

Sacklers Can Be Shielded From Opioid Liability, Appeals Court Rules

Debt Deal Includes a Green Light for a Contentious Pipeline

Where to Find Family-Style Dining, and More Reader Questions

William Blake

Man uniting Indian families torn by colonialism

Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv Sends Civilians Racing for Cover

German police arrest stripper over toy gun

The war has stolen the normal experiences of teenage life.

Your Tuesday Briefing: Uganda Enacts an Anti-Gay Law

Leigh Hunt

With New Voting Bills, Texas Legislature Targets Elections in Democratic Stronghold

Erdogan hails election victory but Turkey left divided

US debt ceiling deal ready for Congress vote - Biden

Despite Inflation, Earthquakes and Tough Race, Erdogan Is Re-elected

A Way to Play Things

Your Monday Briefing: A U.S. debt-limit deal

John Berry

Sophia Loren

ChatGPT: US lawyer admits using AI for case research

Ken Paxton: Texas House votes to impeach Trump ally

What to know about the whistle-blowers who accused Ken Paxton of wrongdoing.

Who is Nate Paul, the donor at the center of the case?

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins the Palme d’Or

Stanley Engerman, Revisionist Scholar of Slavery, Dies at 87

Kenneth Hildebrand

IPL 2023: Who are India's next cricketing stars?

How Fighting for Conservative Causes Has Helped Ken Paxton Survive Legal Woes

Political Stagecraft Gone Awry

‘The Machine’ Review: A Hard-Partying Comedian Pays for His Sins

A Debt Deal May Be Near, but the Drama Is Not Over

Winnie the Pooh ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ Book Draws Parents’ Ire

Kahlil Gibran

DeSantis’s Twitter Event Falls Short of the Reach of Past Livestreams

Texas Panel Recommends Impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton

Is This Octopus Having a Nightmare?

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Biden Praises His Joint Chiefs Nominee as a ‘Top-Notch Strategist’

Charles Dickens

‘Work Hard Have Fun Make History’ Review: Labor, Meet Greed

Who Is David Sacks? A Fitting Bridge Between DeSantis and Musk

Police Officer Charged With Punching Man Acting Erratically, Breaking His Nose

A U.S. aircraft carrier visits Oslo, in a show of strength aimed at Russia.

Belgorod: Russian paramilitary group vows more incursions

Fed Officials Were Split Over June Rate Pause, Minutes Show

Jules Renard

‘Victim/Suspect’ Review: When the Accuser Becomes the Accused

ChatGPT: Can China overtake the US in the AI marathon?

Mexican President Said He Told Ally Not to Worry About Being Spied On

Mayor Adams Opposes Bills That Could Make It Easier to Leave Shelters

Surgeon General Warns That Social Media May Harm Children and Adolescents

J. G. C. Brainard

India wrestlers risk Olympic dream for '#MeToo' protest

Nashville Parents Ask: Must a Mass Shooter’s Writings Be Made Public?

E Jean Carroll seeks damages from Donald Trump for CNN remarks

Buddy Melges, American Sailing Champion, Dies at 93

Portuguese Police to Renew Search for British Girl Missing Since 2007

Yellen Warns Again That the U.S. Could Default as Soon as June 1

Arab Proverb

How jokes and ringtones spurred birth control in India

N.A.A.C.P. Issues Florida Travel Advisory, Joining Latino and L.G.B.T.Q. Groups

On the Denver Nuggets, the Role Players Get to Be Stars, Too

What Bills Did DeSantis Sign as He Propelled Florida to the Right?

Russia charges international court officials in retaliation for the war crimes case against Putin.

Mary Renault

The school in an empty department store

Secretariat’s 1973 Preakness is still a masterpiece, even if it took 39 years to recognize his record.

Thanks to an app, 382 investors in Mage await another shot at the winner’s circle.

Tensions Flare Inside The Messenger, a Fledgling News Site

The key events in the battle for Bakhmut, the war’s longest-running sustained fight.

Walt Whitman

Week in pictures: 13-19 May 2023

Shermane Billingsley, Guardian of the Stork Club’s Legacy, Dies at 78