The law, requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, was very similar to a Texas law the justices struck down in 2016.

Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Law

Choi, 45, has become a bit of a YouTube star for his unorthodox tee routine. On Thursday, he made his debut in the United States at Pebble Beach.

Choi Ho-sung and His Bizarre Swing Arrive on the PGA Tour

West Africa’s new art destination is a sprawling megacity with a generation of artists, gallerists and collectors powering the scene.

Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art ‘Ecosystem’

Features like open kitchens and spacious bathrooms appeal to nearly everyone. So why isn’t accessible housing more readily available in New York City?

Where Luxury Meets Accessibility

While many houses of worship are warding off developers as they struggle to hold on to their buildings, Trinity Church has become a big-time developer itself.

The Church With the $6 Billion Portfolio

Venezuela’s oil company has found ways to weather sanctions aimed at ousting President Nicolás Maduro. How ordinary people will survive them is a different question.

U.S. Sanctions Are Aimed at Venezuela’s Oil. Its Citizens May Suffer First.

In Toronto, a surplus of amateur hockey teams has led to a thriving marketplace for that most sought-after of necessities: someone willing to play goalie.

The Goalie Is a Hired Gun, and He’s Yours for $50 a Game

A bookstore in Atlanta where half of the books aren’t for sale?

Where Books Meet Black Mecca

Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Who’s the fittest of them all?

The Most Narcissistic Exercise Equipment Ever

A movement that can detect a racist dog-whistle from miles away is strangely deaf when it comes to some of the barking on its own side of the fence.

The Progressive Assault on Israel

The new allegation follows one by a California professor, Vanessa Tyson, who says Mr. Fairfax sexually assaulted her in 2004.

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Faces Eroding Support From Democrats After New Accuser Speaks

Revelations about past racist behavior by top Virginia politicians are testing the state’s reputation as a progressive-minded beacon that backed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Virginia’s Racist History Clashes With New South Image

Doncaster Belles used to be women’s soccer royalty, champions of England and a fixture in the F.A. Cup final. Now, as investment floods into the women’s game, a new history is being written without them.

Soccer Pioneers, Priced Out by Progress

Soak-the-rich plans that seemed politically far-fetched just months ago are getting a full-throttle response from voters.

For Democrats Aiming Taxes at the Superrich, ‘the Moment Belongs to the Bold’

The chief justice, a student of legal rules governing precedent, balances guarding his court’s legitimacy against his generally conservative impulses.

In Surprise Abortion Vote, John Roberts Avoids ‘Jolt to the Legal System’

The ousted chief executive of CBS is occupying an office on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip that, per his exit agreement, is being paid for by the network.

Les Moonves, Fired by CBS, Sets Up Shop in Hollywood

How do you plan a ski trip to ensure the best conditions? You can think about a resort’s track record, or which have the best snow-making machines. Or you can gamble.

Three Strategies for Finding Snow

Her weekends seem as picture-perfect as her Instagram account. The mother of two works out, eats bagels and even gets along famously with her in-laws.

How Arielle Charnas, Fashion Influencer, Spends Her Sundays

When temperatures dip, we hear it over and over. Here’s the answer — and why it matters.

For a Climate Reporter, a Dreaded Question: ‘Then Why Is It So Cold?’

She talks about her latest role as a morally questionable publicist in the Pop TV series, “Flack,” and keeping her own life out of the public glare.

Anna Paquin on Bad Behavior and Keeping the Drama Onscreen

In this week’s newsletter, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, a Times reporter and former Marine, shares his journal entries from February 2010 and the days leading up to Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan.

When All of My Friends Were Still Alive

Coated in melted chocolate and sprinkled with vivid freeze-dried raspberries, these thick shortbreads are less likely to shatter.

Tender Hearts That Can’t Be Broken

Treat yourself and your date (or just yourself), with this recipe for lobster, swimming in melted butter and showered with herbs.

Buttery Lobster, Without All the Work (or the Bib)

The discovery of two extinct penguin subspecies in New Zealand is a cautionary tale of the threats faced by the waddling birds in the wild.

Islands Helped Penguins Evolve. Then Hungry Humans Showed Up.

A study of how the Martu shaped their land presents an example where humans seem to benefit an environment perceived as wilderness.

February 8, 2019

Headlines from February 8, 2019

Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Law

Choi Ho-sung and His Bizarre Swing Arrive on the PGA Tour

Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art ‘Ecosystem’

Where Luxury Meets Accessibility

The Church With the $6 Billion Portfolio

Billboard 200

DNA

Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD

Hoodie SZN

A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

Weezer (Teal Album)

Historical Context for February 8, 2019