The former C.E.O. thought he was riding into the sunset. Now he’s reasserting control and reimagining Disney as a company with fewer employees and more thermometers.

Bob Iger Thought He Was Leaving on Top. Now, He’s Fighting for Disney’s Life.

The league’s new labor agreement eased rules about players’ use and caught up with many sports that had already liberalized their policies.

N.F.L. Bows to Marijuana’s New Status

Dr. Li Wenliang tried to warn his country but was silenced. Now its traumatized people visit his spirit online.

How Thousands in China Gently Mourn a Coronavirus Whistle-Blower

C.E.O.s who signed a celebrated Business Roundtable document, promising to elevate worker interests, are now resorting to furloughs.

Big Business Pledged Gentler Capitalism. It’s Not Happening in a Pandemic.

A trip to the moon later this decade should be safer, but it won’t be safe.

Apollo 13’s Astronauts Survived Disaster 50 Years Ago. Could It Happen Again?

The people I met as the 52 Places Traveler were suddenly just as close as my friends down the street, so I reached out to my global community.

Missives From My Locked-Down Friends, From Siberia to Samarkand

Some families are sheltering in place together as a way to balance child care and work demands — at home or farther afield.

Quarantine as a Shared Experience

A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions and encouraged the spread of deadly illnesses.

Putin’s Long War Against American Science

The first thing you should know? The dates, as we know them, have nothing to do with safety. J. Kenji López-Alt explains.

The Food Expiration Dates You Should Actually Follow

On the 50th anniversary of his famous “tongue and lips” emblem for the Rolling Stones, John Pasche says he had no expectations it would become so famous, or lucrative.

How the ‘Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World’ Got Its Logo

The backlog for Covid-19 testing in New Jersey and other parts of the country is getting worse, not better. From the nose of a patient in a mile-long line to a phone call days later, bottlenecks thwart its progress.

3 Vans, 6 Coolers, a Plane, a Storm and 2 Labs: A Nasal Swab’s Journey

At a moment when Mr. Biden still faces deep skepticism from many younger progressive voters, Mr. Sanders’s support is a major step toward Democratic unity against President Trump.

Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden for President

As children stay home and viewing-time restrictions are abandoned, creators of child-focused content are taking on the coronavirus and the changes it has wrought for families.

How to Get to ‘Sesame Street’? These Days, It’s by Video Conference

The virus is spreading where social distancing is nearly impossible. But there’s no staying at home when you do not have one.

‘It’s a Time Bomb’: 23 Die as Virus Hits Packed Homeless Shelters

As the coronavirus limits access to food, many are relying on customs, like seed saving and canning, that helped their forebears survive hard times.

How Native Americans Are Fighting a Food Crisis

President Trump has predicted an economic boom once stay-at-home and other restrictions are lifted. But economic activity is likely to remain subdued until the threat of the coronavirus recedes.

Economic Pain Will Persist Long After Lockdowns End

Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil-producing nations have pledged to cut about 10 percent of global production, but demand is down by much more than that.

The Big Deal to Cut Oil Production May Not Be Big Enough

Northeastern governors ally to plan for lifting virus restrictions, and Western states also announce they will work together to plan for the future.

‘Worst Is Over,’ Cuomo Says as States Snub Trump on Restarting Economy

Disruptions are expected in the production and distribution of products like pork, and localized shortages could occur.

U.S. Food Supply Chain Is Strained as Virus Spreads

The band’s sixth album, produced by Rick Rubin, makes clear that the group never intended to reincarnate garage rock or proto-punk.

On ‘The New Abnormal,’ the Strokes Flip Nostalgia Toward the Future

The Broadway Cares fund-raiser, featuring a concert of Disney songs, has been rescheduled after the musicians union dropped a demand that members be compensated.

It’s a Streaming World After All: Scuttled Benefit Is Back.

Quotation of the Day for Monday, April 13, 2020.

Quotation of the Day: The New Killer App? A Simple Phone Call

Research shows Purdue Pharma focused its marketing in states with lighter prescription regulation, with deadly consequences.

Damage From OxyContin Continues to Be Revealed

My husband’s hair was looking shaggy. So were my bangs. A hairstylist came to our rescue — or did she? — over video chat.

The Art (and Awkwardness) of a Virtual Haircut

How we shop during the pandemic could have big consequences.

April 13, 2020

Headlines from April 13, 2020

Bob Iger Thought He Was Leaving on Top. Now, He’s Fighting for Disney’s Life.

N.F.L. Bows to Marijuana’s New Status

How Thousands in China Gently Mourn a Coronavirus Whistle-Blower

Big Business Pledged Gentler Capitalism. It’s Not Happening in a Pandemic.

Apollo 13’s Astronauts Survived Disaster 50 Years Ago. Could It Happen Again?

Billboard 200

After Hours

C A L M

Eternal Atake

Future Nostalgia

Gigaton

Historical Context for April 13, 2020