Saba Mahmood, 57, Dies; Traced Intersection of Feminism and Islam
In one book, Professor Mahmood, a scholar at Berkeley, examined a grass-roots women’s movement in Egypt focused on moral reform.
$9.5 Billion Purchase by Concho Is Latest Sign of West Texas Oil Boom
The acquisition will make Concho Resources the biggest producer in the oil-rich Permian Basin, where production risks overwhelming pipeline capacity.
4,000 Eggs and Embryos Are Lost in Tank Failure, Ohio Fertility Clinic Says
The clinic said about 950 patients were affected by the problem with the storage tank this month, in which the tank’s temperature rose and an alarm did not go off.
Under Ben Carson, HUD Scales Back Fair Housing Enforcement
The department is aiming to roll back Obama administration attempts to curtail racial, ethnic and income segregation in federally subsidized housing and development projects.
Lawsuit Over Trump’s Ties to His Businesses Is Allowed to Advance
The suit accuses the president of violating the Constitution by refusing to divorce himself from the Trump Organization, and could allow the plaintiffs to scrutinize its records.
Supreme Court Again Weighs Voting Maps Warped by Politics
The new case is a Republican challenge to a Maryland congressional district. A second case, a Democratic challenge from Wisconsin, is pending.
Tech We’re Using: Covering Disasters With 2 Phones, in Case One Falls in the Mud
Jule Turkewitz, The Times’s correspondent in Denver, often finds herself on mountain roads and unexpected flights. But being prepared for anything means knowing what’s essential.
Trump Aide Spoke During Campaign to Associate Tied to Russian Intelligence
The campaign official, Rick Gates, has pleaded guilty in the investigation by the special counsel into Russian election interference.
California Today: California Today: Orange County Backs Trump on Immigration
Wednesday: Orange County joins a Trump lawsuit, Sacramento protests, Mark Zuckerberg to testify, and finally, the In-N-Out impostor.
Trump Says Second Amendment ‘Will Never Be Repealed’
President Trump’s declaration, after days of silence on gun control, came in response to an Op-Ed by the retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Sessions and Kushner Square Off, and Prisoners Hang in the Balance
Tensions over criminal justice policy have pitted the president’s son-in-law against his attorney general, and resulted in a seesawing approach to prisons.
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