Isaac Wright took a vertiginous photograph of the Empire State Building after he climbed to the top of its spire — evidence the police used to arrest him.
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Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 98
As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.
Opposition Leader Is Arrested in Chad, Accused of Inciting Violence
A former prime minister and presidential candidate, Succès Masra, was detained by a government that has used the security forces and judiciary to quash opposition.
Deion Sanders thanks Mel Kiper for NFL Draft analysis of Shedeur: ‘You stood on the desk with great balance’
Kiper was among Sheduer Sanders’ most vocal advocates and expressed surprised at the QB’s slide in the draft.
Walter Frankenstein, 100, Dies; Hid From the Nazis All Over Berlin
With his wife and infant sons, he took refuge in unlikely places, including an opera house, an abandoned car and a subway station converted to a bunker.
The Road Trips That Changed Their Lives
Antoni Porowski, Rachel Kushner, Michelle Zauner and others on their most memorable driving vacations, from coastal Maine to the prairies of South Dakota.
David Tracy, 86, Theologian Who Rejected Rome’s Supremacy, Dies
The author of influential books and essays, he was known for a contemporary theory of religion and Catholicism that advocated dialogue, not decrees.
The Celtics are crushing the Knicks’ starters. Are changes on the way?
Boston’s first unit has outscored New York’s by 33 points during the teams’ second-round series.
At the Cannes Film Festival, the Mood Is Uncertain and Unsettled
The threat of tariffs and the struggles of Hollywood have dampened what is usually an international party. Even the early standouts are somber.
The caddie whose second chance has him standing with the PGA Championship leaders
Less than a year ago, Sam Matton was in the depths of self-imposed recovery.