Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the anniversary of the fall of Saigon said they still felt sadness, anger and fury. And for some, finally, closure.
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11 High School Lacrosse Players Face Charges in Hazing of Teammates
The teenagers in Syracuse, N.Y., turned themselves in after the district attorney gave them 48 hours to surrender. He called the episode “hazing on steroids.”
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As Strike Looms, N.J. Transit Riders Are Warned to Prepare for ‘Chaos’
Tens of thousands of New Jersey commuters are being told that they may need to work from home if train engineers go on strike.
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Vietnam Veterans Worry That a War’s Hard Lessons Are Being Forgotten
The conflict profoundly affected the American troops who served there, as well as the nation’s culture and politics. But 50 years later, veterans say they see its mistakes being repeated.
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With Her Cabinet Hopes Dashed, Stefanik Considers Her Next Move
Styrofoam packing peanuts littered an empty office in the Rayburn House Office Building across from the Capitol on Monday morning as two moving men unpacked a plush couch, an upholstered armchair, lamps and a lucite side table. Representative Elise …
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Harvey Weinstein Pushed, Grabbed and Then Attacked, Witness Testifies
Miriam Haley is the first to testify of the three women whose accusations are at the center of the disgraced producer’s retrial on sex abuse charges.
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Columbia Student Who Was Arrested at Citizenship Interview Is Freed
Mohsen Mahdawi had been an organizer of pro-Palestinian protests at the university. Federal officials tried and failed to deport him for it.
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5th Straight Rent Increase Is Likely for a Million N.Y.C. Apartments
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board appears likely to vote in favor of rent increases for nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments as landlords say they face rising costs.
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This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump
Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.
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