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Biden and First Lady commiserate with victims' families in New Orleans

With only two weeks left in the Oval Office, President Joe Biden continues to take care of pressing matters, including traveling to New Orleans to commiserate with the families who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack on New Year's Day. He conducted this visit on Monday as Vice President Harris lowered the gavel, certifying Trump's victory in the presidential election.

Deadly beating of Robert Brooks magnifies state prison conditions

Organizer Rev. Kevin McCall sees the deadly beating of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility as the \"George Floyd\" for incarcerated New Yorkers.

Sylvia Fowles savors her selection to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame will induct its 2025 class in June in Knoxville, Tenn., and Sylvia Fowles is still processing her inclusion.

Nets continue to make moves to position themselves for the future

The Nets are still open for business. Two weeks after trading point guard Dennis Schröder to the Golden State Warriors on December 15, the Brooklyn Nets dealt forward Dorian Finney-Smith and guard Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers for guard D'Angelo Russell; forward Maxwell Lewis; and second-round picks in 2027, 2030, and 2031.

The Prudential Center host the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic

The New York Tri-State area has historically been a beacon of college basketball and that tradition will continue on January 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Some of the top women's basketball teams will compete in the event.

Disastrous season for Jets ends with numerous unanswered questions

After another disastrous season for the New York Jets ended on Sunday with a 5--12 record after a 32-20 win at home over the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium, what seems like an endless number of questions are left unanswered.

Doula Teresa Lasbrey Peters on empowering individuals going through the birthing process

Teresa Lasbrey Peters is a birth and postpartum doula and a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) through the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP)).

Closure of Crown Heights Middle School postponed

The planned closure of a predominantly Black and Brown middle school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, was postponed last month by the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) due to an outcry from parents at a public hearing.

City officials race to get National Guard out of migrant shelters

New York City officials are racing to scale back the use of National Guard members in migrant shelter operations before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, THE CITY has learned.

'Get Out, Get Out Now'

The fire rose from the bone-dry hills, as so many others have, and then rapidly tore across the coast and hills of one of America's most famous cities-oblivious to the demographics of the lives it disrupted. It burned mansions in Malibu and low-income housing in Pasadena.

OpenAI CEO Altman Denies Sister's Sexual-Abuse Claims

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman is being sued by his sister over allegations that he sexually abused her for several years when they were children. Altman denies the accusations.

A Solitary Samurai Born of Collaboration

One reason movie lovers the world over hold the filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in such high regard is that he instilled visceral excitement into Japanese cinema as no one had before him. Whether he was more influenced by Hollywood or the other way around remains debated. But what isn't in doubt is the hold his pictures had-and continue to have-on audiences since his international breakthrough, the landmark \"Rashomon\" (1950).

Keep Performance Notes To Bolster Career Goals

If you're angling for a raise or a promotion this year, do this one thing before anything else: Start taking notes.

Americans Toast French Flour

Some bakers, and bread-lovers with gluten sensitivity, swear by the more expensive import

Ringo Starr's Twangy Turn

The former Beatle highlights his love of country music on an album produced by T Bone Burnett

Israel Says Dead Hostage Found With Captors' Bodies

The Israeli military said it had retrieved the body of a hostage who had been held in the Gaza Strip, as the Biden administration struggles to secure a deal that would pause the fighting between Israel and Hamas, and bring home dozens of hostages still in captivity before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Xi Muzzles Economist In Drive To Silence Criticism

A prominent Chinese economist raised doubts about Beijing's economic management at a Washington forum in December and said China's economy might have grown at less than half the roughly 5% pace flaunted by authorities.

Riches, Routes Draw Trump to Greenland

President-elect Donald Trump has set his sights on a vast, ice-covered and sparsely populated island with a strategic location on the edge of the Arctic and a whole lot of mineral riches.

'Nosferatu' Upends the Modern Vampire

In \"Nosferatu,\" Robert Eggers's new take on the classic vampire-horror film, there are no heart-throbs who glisten in the sun like Edward Cullen in \"Twilight\" or smolder like Lestat in \"Interview With the Vampire.\"

Defense Industry Is Booming in Israel

Regional war, quest for aerial-defense systems fuel a surge despite embargoes

Social-Media Giants Retreat on Policing Speech

Social-media companies never wanted to aggressively police content on their platforms. Now, they are deciding they don't have to anymore.

America Gets a Taste of Glasnost

Soviet Russia opened up in 1988, but its freedom proved fleeting. We should guard ours vigilantly.

Panama Canal Chief Rebuts Claims About China, Shipping Rates

The leader of the Panama Canal Authority denied President-elect Donald Trump's claims that China is controlling the vital trade route, and said Trump's suggestion that U.S. ships get preferential rates \"will lead to chaos.\"

Billionaire Leon Black in Talks To Back Bid for U.K.'s Telegraph

Leon Black, the co-founder and former chairman and chief executive of Apollo Global Management, is in talks to become the anchor investor behind the planned purchase of the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Quantum Stocks Sink On Nvidia CEO Remarks

lonQ and other quantumcomputing stocks slid after Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang played down the likely utility of the technology in the near- or medium-term.

The Shocking Loss That Turned Notre Dame Into a Contender

THE GREATEST MOMENTS in Notre Dame Fighting Irish history are the stuff of college football legend. There's Joe Montana's last-second heroics in the \"Chicken Soup Game.\" There's the fumble recovery that sealed the \"Catholics vs. Convicts\" showdown against the Miami Hurricanes. And there's Knute Rockne inspiring his players to \"win one for the Gipper\" in a 1928 upset of Army.

Shell Warns on Earnings, Cuts Production Outlook

Shell warned of significantly lower earnings in its integrated gas division and cut production guidance across its oil and gas segments.

Private Equity’s Role in Healthcare Blasted

Senate report says Wall Street investors are putting medical system at risk

U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Decline Slightly

Fewer Americans filed for initial jobless benefits last week, according to the Labor Department, a further sign that a softening labor market has continued to dodge a big uptick in job cuts.

The Coach Who Keeps Coming Up Short

Penn State's James Franklin is aiming to shed his reputation for big-game letdowns