From his beginnings as a teenage hacker in Australia to his arrest this week in London, the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been a deeply divisive figure.

Assange: A Self-Proclaimed Foe of Secrecy Who Inspires Both Admiration and Fury

The government said work on the East Coast Rail Link would resume after its price tag, originally projected at up to $20 billion, was cut nearly in half.

China Yields on Malaysia Rail Project as Global Infrastructure Program Is Re-Examined

An unlikely art festival blooms in no man’s land, like Burning Man and Coachella before it. But this one is different! Maybe.

How Much Hip Can the Desert Absorb?

In David Wallace-Wells’s “The Uninhabitable Earth” and Nathaniel Rich’s “Losing Earth,” we have a picture of the increasingly dire problem of global warming.

Two New Books Dramatically Capture the Climate Change Crisis

Peter Ashlock has completed 25,000 trips for Uber. As insiders cash in with what may be a $100 billion public offering, he’s on the road to nowhere.

He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012. He Makes About $40,000 a Year.

For Muslim immigrants desperate to flee their abusers, there are almost no safe options. A community in Brooklyn organized to change that.

She Was Forced to Marry in Bangladesh. In Brooklyn, She Made Her Escape.

As the situation drags on, the aerospace giant and the airlines that rely on its planes have been scrambling to adjust, and the costs are growing.

Costs for Boeing Start to Pile Up as 737 Max Remains Grounded

James changed the literary landscape with her blockbuster erotica trilogy, “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Now she is trying something (sort of) new.

The Evolution of E L James

The inaugural class of third and fourth graders at the school has posted extraordinary results on its first set of test scores.

LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It’s Showing Promise.

Developers have discovered the once-sleepy Catskills and are building million-dollar homes there. And now there’s a bus service modeled after the Hampton Jitney.

Is the Hudson Valley Turning Into the Hamptons?

The first feature from the director Hiro Murai restages and remixes Gambino songs like “This Is America” and “Summertime Magic.”

‘Guava Island’ First Look: Childish Gambino’s Mystery Project With Rihanna Is Unveiled

One family decided to buy a second home north of New York City. They told their friends, who told their friends, and so on.

An Instant Community in the Catskills

The 5-to-4 ruling, issued in the middle of the night, provided a rare glimpse of the inner workings of a court bitterly divided on the death penalty.

Over 3 A.M. Dissent, Supreme Court Says Alabama Execution May Proceed

Less than halfway through April, companies have announced plans to close 5,994 stores, above the 5,854 that shut last year.

U.S. Retail Stores’ Planned Closings Already Exceed 2018 Total

The conversation with Kevin McAleenan was another instance of the president trying to undo a decision and to stretch the boundaries of his power, even when told there were legal issues at stake.

Trump Urged Homeland Security Official to Close Border Despite an Earlier Promise of a Delay

Many public servants in the federal loan forgiveness program spot errors in the count of their qualifying payments. Their servicer tells them reviews will take a while.

Your Student Loan Servicer Will Call You Back in a Year. Sorry.

The Ecuadorean Embassy in London protected the WikiLeaks founder from prosecution for years, but its tolerance wore thin.

As Ecuador Harbored Assange, It Was Subjected to Threats and Leaks

Corporate profits are typically among the most reliable guide to the future direction of the stock market. And yet American stocks are up about 15 percent this year.

Stocks Are Higher and Profits Lower, and Wall St. Needs to Square the Two

For basketball reporters, April means it’s time to kiss the family goodbye and set off on the year’s most thrilling — and exhausting — reporting trail.

The Triumphs and Trade-Offs of Reporting on Four Decades of N.B.A. Playoffs

Max Lugavere starts every day with a glass of water and ends it with putting on his blue blockers. In between, he forces himself to work on his book, and he hangs out with his brothers, who live in the same building.

How the Author of ‘Genius Foods’ Spends His Sundays

The automaker, which is trying to regain the trust of car buyers after an emissions scandal in 2015, has acknowledged improperly selling preproduction cars.

Volkswagen Accused of Illegally Selling Prototypes Not Fit for the Road

She talks about playing the poet Emily Dickinson as an unlikely L.G.B.T.Q. hero and the sexist opposition that tried to silence her.

With a Rebel Yell, Molly Shannon Claims Collusion

The actor also stars in the new “Veronica Mars.” “I’ll have a career forever, just doing reboots,” he said.

Max Greenfield of ‘The Neighborhood’ Takes His Daughter Out for Ice Cream

With Merce Cunningham’s playful “Tread” and Rudy Perez’s quiet, defiant “Coverage,” Bloodlines breathes new life into Mr. Petronio’s company.

Review: Stephen Petronio Pledges Allegiance to a Dance Lineage

This showstopping dish is packed with garlic and herby flavor, appropriate for any time you want an impressive main course.

April 12, 2019

Headlines from April 12, 2019

Assange: A Self-Proclaimed Foe of Secrecy Who Inspires Both Admiration and Fury

China Yields on Malaysia Rail Project as Global Infrastructure Program Is Re-Examined

How Much Hip Can the Desert Absorb?

Two New Books Dramatically Capture the Climate Change Crisis

He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012. He Makes About $40,000 a Year.

Billboard 200

When We All Fall Asleep; Where Do We Go?

Victory Lap

Thank U; Next

Honky Tonk Time Machine

Death Race For Love

Historical Context for April 12, 2019