Only 12 million babies were born last year, the lowest number of births since 1961, providing fresh evidence of a looming demographic crisis that could complicate Beijing’s ambitions.

China’s ‘Long-Term Time Bomb’: Falling Births Stunt Population Growth

Scientists are concerned about unregulated feeding of ocean wildlife by tour operators.

The Price They Pay for Your Perfect Vacation Photo

Rising concerns over crime have led candidates to issue strong appeals for public safety, less than a year after the city was under pressure to defund the police.

Shootings and Subway Attacks Put Crime at Center of N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

Researchers want to learn more about the connections between humans and the feeding of birds, beasts and other fauna.

Humans Have Been Sharing Food With Animals for Centuries. Why Is That?

Restaurants are cutting lunch hours and gas stations are paying signing bonuses as a beach town’s boom serves as a possible preview to the nation.

I.P.A. Signing Bonuses and Free Subs: Luring Labor as a Beach Economy Booms

The Pennsylvania teachers’ retirement fund put more than half its assets into risky alternative investments. The math didn’t work out, spurring an investigation.

F.B.I. Asking Questions After a Pension Fund Aimed High and Fell Short

Inside the relatably argumentative, highly downloadable marriage of the best-selling author Glennon Doyle and the retired soccer star Abby Wambach.

Are You a Glennon or an Abby?

In recent weeks and months, as people have ventured out more often, business has jumped for companies that sell plans to help lose weight.

Diet Companies See Gains as Americans Try to Drop Pandemic Pounds

The huge grocery chain and other megastores like it have revolutionized the way many Asian-Americans shop and eat.

The Lure of H Mart, Where the Shelves Can Seem as Wide as Asia

The F.D.A.’s authorization of Pfizer’s Covid shot for 12- to 15-year-olds is a milestone in battling the coronavirus, but actually getting them vaccinated involves new challenges.

To Vaccinate Younger Teens, States and Cities Look to Schools, Camps, Even Beaches

Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities. Israel hits Gaza with airstrikes. Civilians suffer the most casualties, but leaders on each side may reap political benefits.

More Than 30 Dead in Gaza and Israel as Fighting Quickly Escalates

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline rose 2 cents on Tuesday, and some airlines began to take small measures in response to the shutdown.

Gas Pipeline Hack Leads to Panic Buying in the Southeast

A comeback may prove difficult to mount, and the Critics Choice Awards or the SAGs could take their place.

Hollywood Might Not Want to Save the Golden Globes

After more than three decades at a respected news service, Ms. Buzbee becomes the successor to the star editor Martin Baron.

Washington Post Names A.P. Editor, Sally Buzbee, as Its Top Editor

President Biden says slowing climate change will create jobs. Tension between unions and environmentalists shows it’s not so simple.

For Clean Energy, Buy American or Buy It Quick and Cheap?

“Shattered Glass” at Deitch Gallery in Los Angeles has visitors returning, and artists bonding.

A Gallery Featuring Only Artists of Color Feels Like Change

The group that was once assailed by the F.C.C. steadily gained influence in Hollywood over the years until scrutiny of its practices and lack of diversity led NBC to say it would not air its show in 2022.

How the Golden Globes Went From Laughingstock to Power Player

Since February, the Brooklynettes have performed live at Barclays Center to crowds that are smaller than usual — but huge for dance.

The Biggest Dance Show in Town? At a Basketball Game.

Back in Honduras for the first time in a decade, a critic finds hopefulness in a city’s cultural ferment — including an energetic theater troupe.

A Surprising First Live Show, in the Hometown I Once Fled

The N.R.A. filed for bankruptcy this year as it sought to end run regulatory action in New York, but a judge rejected the strategy.

In Rebuke to N.R.A., Federal Judge Dismisses Bankruptcy Case

“I am sitting in a room,” Alvin Lucier’s classic work of sound art, will be performed by 90 artists in honor of his 90th birthday.

A Piece of Music Will Speak Once More. For 26 Hours.

Now that we’re starting to gather outdoors again, you can grill a better burger and keep the bugs at bay with these useful upgrades.

Remember Picnics? Here Are Five Great Items to Make Yours Better.

Preservationists fear that the Ayer Mansion, a “national treasure” with landmark status, which has been painstakingly preserved, may be cut off from public access.

A Rare Tiffany Building Owned by a Nonprofit May Be Sold

A series of concert albums by the influential German band were made possible by Andrew Hall, a fan who followed the group around in the 1970s with a Sony cassette recorder hidden in his trousers.

Can’s Live Shows Will Be Heard at Last, Thanks to a Bootlegger in Big Pants

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, May 11, 2021.

May 11, 2021

Headlines from May 11, 2021

China’s ‘Long-Term Time Bomb’: Falling Births Stunt Population Growth

The Price They Pay for Your Perfect Vacation Photo

Shootings and Subway Attacks Put Crime at Center of N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

Humans Have Been Sharing Food With Animals for Centuries. Why Is That?

I.P.A. Signing Bonuses and Free Subs: Luring Labor as a Beach Economy Booms

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