The special counsel did not decide whether President Trump had obstructed justice, so the attorney general stepped in.

Barr’s Declaration on Trump Puts Justice Dept. Back in Political Crucible

They had just moments to override an automated system and avert disaster in simulations of problems with the Lion Air plane that crashed last fall.

In Test of Boeing Jet, Pilots Had 40 Seconds to Fix Error

What happens when the husband you thought you knew is discovered harboring a terrible secret? Maddie Corman learned the hard way.

Review: Staging a True Family Nightmare in ‘Accidentally Brave’

Lobbyists are pressing legislatures, and sometimes working around them, to keep workers from being deemed employees and save the companies billions.

Is Gig Work a Job? Uber and Others Are Maneuvering to Shape the Answer

Martha McSally became the first American woman to fly in combat. But years before, she had been attacked by one of her own.

‘I, Too, Was a Survivor’: Senator McSally Ends Years of Silence

While serving as deputy secretary, David Bernhardt, President Trump’s choice to lead the Interior Department, adopted a regulatory approach favored by the pesticide industry.

Interior Nominee Intervened to Block Report on Endangered Species

Building a house is expensive, so two couples in Austin came up with a creative plan to share the pain.

In Texas, a Whole House on Half a Lot

The photographer Christopher Payne spent two years shooting The Times’s printing plant in College Point, Queens. He captured the craft, precision, and unexpected beauty of the newspaper printing process.

The Daily Miracle: Finding Magic Inside The Times’s Printing Plant

The agreement, negotiated with the state of Oklahoma, will allow the maker of OxyContin to avoid a televised courtroom trial.

Purdue Pharma and Sacklers Reach $270 Million Settlement in Opioid Lawsuit

The strict copyright law will require Google and other technology companies to compensate musicians, authors and news publishers.

Europe Adopts Tough New Online Copyright Rules Over Tech Industry Protests

In 1986, the event Hands Across America addressed the horrors of hunger and homelessness. In “Us,” it’s a horror all its own.

‘Us’ Took Hands Across America and Made It a Death Grip

Rahm Emanuel reacted to Cook County prosecutors’ decision to drop all charges against the “Empire” actor accused of staging an attack on himself.

Jussie Smollett’s Charges Are Dropped, Angering Mayor and Police

A Justice Department motion to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act gave Democrats an opening to press their health care agenda and move beyond the Mueller report.

Democrats Pivot Hard to Health Care After Trump Moves to Strike Down Affordable Care Act

In the footsteps of Anthony Bourdain, companies big and small are steering travelers to out-of-the-way eating experiences, while trying not to trample on food traditions.

The World on a Plate, and the Business Behind It

In 2013, the company started an ambitious, flashy effort to create robots. Now, its goals are more modest, but the technology is subtly more advanced.

Inside Google’s Rebooted Robotics Program

This year’s festival includes a knockout documentary about a Macedonian bee-whisperer and a fantastical historical drama about an enslaved African boy.

11 Movies You Need to See at New Directors/New Films

Long before the grounding of the 737 Max, the F.A.A. faced scrutiny over its longtime practice of giving manufacturers the authority to help certify their own planes.

After Boeing Crashes, Sharp Questions About Industry Regulating Itself

The Face, a source of cultural awakening for generations of British youth, is back. Can it work its magic again?

The Return of a Magazine That Changed Culture

The Times’s little crossword puzzle started out as a big experiment. We never expected that the form would find a devoted following all its own.

A Mini History of Our Mini Crossword

Hostels are the best way to travel cheaply all over the world. Here are some tips if you’ve never stayed in one, or worse, have the wrong idea of what a hostel is like.

Travel Longer, Cheaper and Better: Hostels for Beginners

Van Gogh’s comfortable, middle-class existence in London is at odds with how the public imagines the painter. But this period shaped his art, a new exhibition shows.

Van Gogh the Wild Man? Try Van Gogh the Suburban Professional

“We think humans are the best designers, but this is not really true,” a researcher said.

What Termites Can Teach Us About Cooling Our Buildings

The curator had said she had been offered a job, but that the museum changed its mind after learning she had just given birth.

MoMA PS1 Settles With Curator Who Said Giving Birth Cost Her Job Offer

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Quotation of the Day: Inquiry’s End Forces Democrats to Use Other Weapons for 2020

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March 26, 2019

Headlines from March 26, 2019

Barr’s Declaration on Trump Puts Justice Dept. Back in Political Crucible

In Test of Boeing Jet, Pilots Had 40 Seconds to Fix Error

Review: Staging a True Family Nightmare in ‘Accidentally Brave’

Is Gig Work a Job? Uber and Others Are Maneuvering to Shape the Answer

‘I, Too, Was a Survivor’: Senator McSally Ends Years of Silence

Billboard 200

Death Race For Love

Thank U; Next

A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

GIRL

Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack)

Historical Context for March 26, 2019