August 12, 2020

Her selection as Joe Biden’s running mate was conventional by some political standards. But it was historic most of all, and especially sweet for many Black women.

She grew up around Berkeley activists but came to believe working from inside the system had greater power to effect change.

Governments and restaurant owners wanted to get back to business. But bars and restaurants have become a focal point for clusters of Covid infections.

New Yorkers have historically been lukewarm on car ownership. Then came the you-know-what.

Three top leaders of China’s Communist Party have relatives who own assets in Hong Kong, including more than $51 million in luxury real estate, a New York Times investigation shows.

Fans of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory are clogging anti-trafficking hotlines, infiltrating Facebook groups and raising false fears about child exploitation.

Meet the grad student with a killer wardrobe who digs in the archives and takes the gems to Twitter.

A suburban Atlanta county opened its schools amid controversy and a growing case count, previewing a difficult national back-to-school season.

Amy Poehler’s character on “Parks and Recreation” is a vindication for principled, chatty ladies everywhere, even if her idealism feels impossible nowadays.

Trump’s lawyers and economic advisers have studied how far they could stretch executive authority to set tax policy, though the legality of any cuts is dubious.

Musicians have complained about politicians playing their music at events for years. Now, with Mr. Young suing for copyright infringement, they are trying a new strategy.

He embodied the impolite era of the media mogul, a time before streaming, when movie theaters and cable TV were all the rage.