February 1, 2021

All Ryan J. Haddad wants is a boyfriend. But his pride — or is it his prospects’ prejudice? — keeps getting in the way.

The tensions in newsrooms over reporters’ social media presence are not just about politics.

In the latest hiring cycle, Eric Bieniemy, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive coordinator, watched from the sideline as white peers were chosen as head coaches.

“When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I’m saying I don’t really trust the experts,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of pandemic policies. “Because I don’t.”

There is broad agreement that the capital markets have been distorted but less consensus on what, if anything, the S.E.C. should do about it.

Some economists say the Paycheck Protection Program has not proved as useful as other aid. The debate could sway the new administration’s plans.

The deaths of two young employees of Pinduoduo, an e-commerce platform, have reignited longstanding concerns about working conditions at internet giants.

As more far-right Republicans take office and exercise power, party officials are promoting unity and neutrality rather than confronting dangerous messages and disinformation.

One man, hundreds of children and a burning question: Why?

Laredo, Texas, is enduring the country’s worst outbreak at the end of the pandemic’s deadliest month. A crusading cardiologist, leading the fight, is begging the state to close down his city.

As Democrats and Republicans spent months last fall arguing over how to rescue the economy, one provision drew widespread support from lawmakers: reviving the Paycheck Protection Program, the government’s marquee effort to help small businesses weather the pandemic.

The precious metal jumped 11.5 percent to its highest level in eight years, then gave up some of its gains as some online investors smelled a trap.