Reading My Grandfather’s Accounts of World War II, 75 Years Later
My grandfather died well before I was born, but his journal felt like a window into a man I had only heard about in passing.
California Today: How Polluted Is Your Beach? Here Are the 10 Worst
Friday: Monitoring beach pollution shows the effects of wildfires. Also: A lone orange grove and why you should order dessert.
Teenager Pleads Guilty to Abducting Endangered Lemur from California Zoo
Aquinas Kasbar, 19, faces up to a year in prison for stealing Isaac, who Santa Ana Zoo officials say is the oldest ring-tailed lemur in captivity in North America.
The Long History of the U.S. Government Asking Americans Whether They Are Citizens
Some form of the question has been asked by the Census Bureau for decades, as the Trump administration has said. But what was asked of whom, and why, has varied widely.
Why Everyone Wants to Go Back to the Moon
Something of a new lunar race is underway, but the motivations differ from what put men on its surface 50 years ago.
American Commandos Gear Up for New Shadow War With Russia
Even as President Trump courts Russia, Special Operations forces are teaming up with partners on Europe’s eastern flank to counter a mix of subterfuge, cyberattacks and disinformation.
Why Sanders Wanted His Meeting with a Rabbi Kept Secret
Bernie Sanders’s advisers and allies want him to get personal with voters as he struggles in the 2020 race. But that isn’t his style.
22 States Considered Eliminating the ‘Tampon Tax’ This Year. Here’s What Happened.
Menstrual products are subject to sales taxes in 35 states, and lawmakers’ efforts to exempt them have floundered. Now supporters of ‘menstrual equity’ are considering legal action.
Tropical Storm Barry Nears Louisiana City That Eluded Recent Hurricanes
Morgan City, a city of 12,000 people, may be the landing point for Tropical Storm Barry, which is predicted to turn into a Category 1 hurricane.
After Dozens of Fentanyl Killings, Hospital C.E.O. and 23 Employees Are Forced Out
The chief executive of Mount Carmel Health System in Ohio resigned one month after a doctor was charged with overprescribing fentanyl to 25 patients.
On Politics: Trump Abandons Census Fight
President Trump instead instructed the government to compile citizenship data from existing federal records.
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