New E.P.A. Plan Could Free Coal Plants to Release More Mercury Into the Air
The proposal could set a precedent reaching far beyond mercury rules and would represent a victory for the coal industry.
Democrats Vow Not to Seat Republican Who Claimed Victory in North Carolina
The pledge by the incoming House majority leader came after North Carolina’s elections board dissolved, throwing a contested race into greater turmoil.
‘That’s Shiny’: How a U.K. Plane Spotter Cracked the Secret of Trump’s Iraq Visit
An aviation enthusiast saw something shiny out of his kitchen window. Public data, and a community of online sleuths, did the rest.
Trump Threatens to Close Border if Congress Won’t Fund Wall
The president’s tweets were the latest indication that he was digging in for a protracted partial government shutdown.
Syria’s Kurds, Feeling Betrayed by the U.S., Ask Assad Government for Protection
Other powers in Syria have begun positioning themselves to take advantage of the vacuum left by a U.S. withdrawal.
gender letter: 2018: Year of the Woman, in 5 Powerful Quotes
The stories that defined this year for women around the world.
California Today: California Today: Could This Be the Year California Sends Four Teams to the N.B.A. Finals?
Friday: Considering whether all of the state’s teams can make the playoffs, President Trump weighs in on the killing of a police officer, and the year in pictures.
18 Memorable People We Met Across the Country in 2018
In a chaotic year, these 18 people left indelible impressions on both our readers and journalists.
Your Friday Briefing
Shutdown, New York Sky, ‘Bandersnatch’: Here’s what you need to know.
‘I Feel Invisible’: Native Students Languish in Public Schools
At Wolf Point High School in rural Montana, Native American students face the same neglect Native students across the U.S. do as they navigate a school system that has failed American Indians.
A Second Chance for Prisoners, and Their Warden
As a school board member in Wolf Point, Mont., Ron Jackson couldn’t help struggling Native American students as much as he hoped. Now some of them are his inmates.
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