An Alligator Captivates Chicago from Deep Inside a West Side Lagoon
Chicago is hardly alligator country, which makes the spotting of a four-feet-long creature in a city park all the more fascinating to residents. “Chance the Snapper,” they named him.
Trump Says He Will Seek Citizenship Information From Existing Federal Records, Not the Census
Mr. Trump announced in the Rose Garden on Thursday that he was giving up on the census question two weeks after the Supreme Court rebuked the Trump administration over its effort to modify the census.
Epstein Offers Mansion and Jet as Bond to Avoid Jail Before Trial
Prosecutors have argued that the financier, who is accused of abusing underage girls, posed “an extraordinary risk of flight.”
F.E.C. Allows Security Company to Help 2020 Candidates Defend Campaigns
Federal lawyers previously advised the commission to block the company, Area 1, from providing services to presidential candidates at a discount.
California Lawmakers Give Utilities a Backstop on Wildfire Liability
Legislators moved to create a fund to help cover claims from blazes caused by the companies’ equipment. The bill aimed to shore up investor confidence.
What Leonardo da Vinci Couldn’t Finish
“Saint Jerome Praying in the Wilderness” at the Met Museum is a masterpiece in progress from a perfectionist who hated to say “done.”
How the Case Against Jeffrey Epstein Unfolded Over More Than a Decade
The financier was friends with celebrities at the same time prosecutors say he was exploiting a network of girls.
Forgot to Sign Up for Minor League Hockey Alerts? You Missed Some Drama
An estimated 30,000 hockey fans received bizarre push alerts on Wednesday demanding $6,000 from a man named Stewart Zimmel and accusing him of threatening to punch someone in the throat.
As Climate Changes, Hurricanes Get Wetter
The Gulf Coast is being inundated with rain and preparing for possible landfall of a tropical storm. A study of recent hurricanes found that climate change increased rainfall by up to 9 percent.
Tropical Storm Barry: Why Rainfall Is Its Biggest Threat
The slow-moving storm is making its way toward an expected landfall on Saturday, possibly as a hurricane. The Louisiana coast should prepare for rain, and a lot of it.
Here’s One List Where Kirsten Gillibrand Is Winning and Kamala Harris Is Tied With Marianne Williamson
A study of the Democratic presidential contenders says Gillibrand, Warren and O’Rourke have done the most to help build the party by boosting state legislative candidates.
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