HONG KONG — Car assembly plants and electronics factories in southwestern China have closed for lack of power. Owners of electric cars are …
Your Friday Briefing
A Russian Army recruiting billboard that reads: “Serving Russia is a real job!”Credit…Dmitri Lovetsky/Associated PressPutin to expand Russia’s …
Judge Strikes Down Texas Law Barring Adults Under 21 From Carrying Handguns
A federal judge in Fort Worth struck down a Texas law on Thursday that prohibits adults under 21 from carrying handguns, on the grounds that the …
Review: A Faithful ‘Kinky Boots,’ With All Its Pizazz and Pitfalls
You can’t keep a drag queen down, at least not for long. It was only April 2019 that the Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein musical “Kinky Boots …
Christie’s to Sell Paul G. Allen’s $1 Billion Art Collection
In the art world’s latest eye-popping development, Christie’s auction house announced on Thursday that it would sell the impressive art …
Why Your Social Life Is Not What It Should Be
One day Nicholas Epley was commuting by train to his office at the University of Chicago. As a behavioral scientist he’s well aware that social …
The Creep of History
Last week, the historian James Sweet found himself in the middle of one of the confusing messes that pop up from time to time in the highest …
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was briefly cut off from Ukraine’s grid, leading to outages, officials say.
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant was briefly disconnected from the nation’s power grid on Thursday for the first time in its …
Liberty Reflect on a Season of Changes
Two words echoed among the Liberty’s players in the days before the start of the W.N.B.A. season: “defense” and “identity.” They said they needed …
Oklahoma Executes Man Despite Clemency Recommendation
Oklahoma executed a man on Thursday for killing a co-worker in 1997, rejecting the recommendation of a state pardon board as it carried out the …