June 13, 2017

In taking over from Jeffrey R. Immelt, Mr. Flannery will face the challenges of simplifying G.E.’s complex structure and lifting its lagging stock price.

Corporate chieftains make deals when optimistic about their business and economic trends in the economy. When nervous about the future, they usually pull back.

With assassination at its core, Shakespeare’s play is fraught. Totalitarian governments have banned it. And yes, it has inspired violence.

Conservative allies of the president have started attacking the credibility of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation.

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, who welcomed gay worshipers at a recent Mass, is among a small but growing group of bishops changing how the Catholic Church relates to gay members.