11 things we’d Really like to know: Will We Ever Cure Alzheimer’s?
Few drugs have been approved for treatment of this dementia, and none works very well. It has become one of the most intractable problems in medicine.
He Led the Bin Laden Raid. Now He’s a Trump Target.
President Trump has caused a stir with criticism of a retired Navy admiral, William H. McRaven. How did Mr. McRaven, the former Navy SEAL commander who oversaw the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, become a political target of the president? It all star…
Florida Election Finally Ends, but Criticism of It Does Not
The Republican candidate for commissioner of agriculture conceded his loss, but expressed widely held concerns about mishaps by elections officials in two counties.
Science Times at 40: ‘Enough Is Enough’: Science, Too, Has a Problem With Harassment
Many women in science thought that meritocracy was the antidote to sexism. Now some have decided on a more direct approach.
‘Message of Change’: 16 Rebel Democrats Vow to Oppose Pelosi
The Democrats who went public in a letter with their demand for new leadership hailed Nancy Pelosi as “a historic figure” but pledged “to change the status quo.”
Science Times at 40: Some Good News, and a Hard Truth, About Science
Lost in the swirl of alternative truths is the fact that science is a verb, not a noun.
Fact Check of the Day: Trump’s Misleading Claim That He Warned About Osama bin Laden
The warning amounted to a fleeting mention in his 2000 book, which was published after Osama bin Laden was already one of the world’s most wanted terrorists.
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: These Divided States
Readers tell us stories of politics affecting their personal relationships; plus, a dispatch from the home of a civil rights icon in Mississippi.
Four People Dead in Shooting at Chicago Hospital
A police officer, a doctor and a pharmacy employee were among the dead in the shooting at Mercy Hospital.
In Mississippi, Issues of Race Complicate a Senate Election
An election that seemed a sure win for the Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith has become competitive after she made widely criticized remarks referencing “a public hanging.”
Chris Watts Receives ‘Maximum Sentence’ for Killing Family
A judge in Colorado sentenced Chris Watts to life in prison for the murder of his two daughters and pregnant wife. In exchange for pleading guilty, prosecutors agreed not to pursue the death penalty.
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