W.S. Merwin, Poet of Life’s Evanescence, Dies at 91
Mr. Merwin, one of the world’s most decorated poets, sang of silence and nature with an oracular voice. Later in life he became an ardent conservationist.
At Yale, a Crooked Soccer Coach Becomes an Enigma
Rudy Meredith spent nearly a quarter-century coaching soccer at Yale. In his final years, he began taking bribes to get students into the college.
Trump Issues First Veto After Congress Rejects Border Emergency
The veto will send the legislation back to Congress, which most likely doesn’t have enough votes for an override, meaning the declaration of an emergency at the Mexican border will remain in effect.
Trump: White Nationalists ‘Small Group of People’
President Trump said Friday that he didn’t see white nationalism as a growing threat worldwide. A man in New Zealand who appeared to be a white nationalist extremist was charged with murder on Friday after 49 people were killed at two mosques. Mr. Trum…
Trump Issues His First Veto
President Trump rejected legislation on Friday that would have blocked his declaration of a national emergency to fund a wall along the southwestern border.
Black Editor Who Took Over Alabama Newspaper That Called for K.K.K. to ‘Ride Again’ Steps Down
The new editor said her predecessor, who wrote the incendiary editorial, was still interfering with the publication of The Democrat-Reporter.
Ted Cruz’s 2012 Senate Campaign Is Fined $35,000 for Unreported Loans
The loans for his first Senate race, totaling more than $1 million, became an issue during his 2016 race for president.
Trump Issues First Veto After Congress Rejects Border Emergency
The veto will send the legislation back to Congress, which most likely doesn’t have enough votes for an override, meaning the declaration of an emergency at the southern border will remain in effect.
Methadone Helped Her Quit Heroin. Now She’s Suing U.S. Prisons to Allow the Treatment.
About to enter a federal prison, a Massachusetts woman is not permitted to continue taking the opioid as a treatment to block cravings and withdrawal from heroin addiction.
A History of College Admissions Schemes, From Encoded Pencils to Paid Stand-Ins
College admissions scandals have run the gamut through the years. In one, expert test takers in New York memorized the answers and phoned them to people taking the exam hours later in Los Angeles.
Mail Bomb Suspect Who Targeted Clinton, Obama and Other Democrats to Plead Guilty
Cesar Sayoc, a Trump supporter who prosecutors say mailed pipe bombs to prominent Democrats, has decided to enter a guilty plea, according to a court docket.
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