April 2, 2017

Gonzaga, making its 19th straight N.C.A.A. tournament appearance but its first trip to a national semifinal, held off a seventh seed that had defied all expectation.

Mr. Kushner’s role reflects the highly personal and bluntly transactional relationship between the United States and China, a risky strategy, experts say.

Playing in a weaker conference and defeating lower-seeded teams in the N.C.A.A. tournament has done it no favors. Now comes a No. 1 seed, and an opportunity to make a statement.

Artists and brands are collaborating on advertisements that move away from mere product placement, a practice so common that the Tribeca Film Festival has an award for it.

Separated from their family and exhibited in a human zoo during the 1930s, the last sisters face a new indignity: the sale of their childhood home.