News
-
The Hunt for Big Hail
In August, a couple of days before his 68th birthday, Leslie Scott, a cattle rancher in Vivian, S.D., went to…
-
Strong Earthquake Shakes Southwestern China
BEIJING — A strong earthquake shook a mountainous, steep-sloped area in southwestern China shortly after noon on Monday, and China’s…
-
Suicide Attack Hits Russian Embassy in Afghanistan, Killing 2 Employees
A suicide bomber attacked the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Monday and killed two employees, the Russian Foreign…
-
Town After Town, Residents Are Fighting Affordable Housing in Connecticut
In the town of Fairfield, Conn., nearly 2,400 residents have signed a petition opposing a project proposed for downtown that…
-
Shopping for Runners
Do you really need a long rug in your hallway? Not necessarily. Bare floors are fine for getting from A…
-
How Long Can My Building Keep Scaffolding Up?
Q: My large, rent-stabilized building in New York City has been encased in scaffolding with a sidewalk shed for over…
-
The candidates sought to channel an icon of the right: Margaret Thatcher.
LONDON — When Rishi Sunak kicked off his campaign for leader of Britain’s Conservative Party and prime minister in July,…
-
With Boris Johnson’s departure, Ukraine loses a friend.
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson may be a polarizing figure in Britain, where his long association with scandal forced…
-
A frightening economic picture awaits the new prime minister.
For the past eight weeks through the Conservative Party’s leadership contest, the severity of Britain’s economic troubles only worsened. The…
-
As U.K. Prime Minister, Truss Faces Hard Times and Johnson’s Ghost
LONDON — In 1994, a passionate 19-year-old Oxford student, Elizabeth Truss, called for a referendum to abolish the British monarchy,…