November 7, 2021

At Prairie View A&M, one of the historically Black colleges and universities where MacKenzie Scott donated millions, the mood is cautious optimism.

A new official summation of Communist Party history is likely to exalt Xi Jinping as a peer of Mao and Deng, fortifying his claim to a new phase in power.

Tracey Deer based “Beans” on her experiences as a child during the 1990 Oka crisis, a confrontation between the Mohawk people and the government.

The young Marines in Kabul were left to determine who was evacuated from Afghanistan and who was left behind. The cost was high.

Will Eno’s inward-looking incarnation of “Peer Gynt” steps out of Ibsen’s shadow just as Ibsen shrugged off elements of the original fairy tale.

A New York Times special section captures the history of the New York City Marathon in photographs. We spoke to four photographers who have covered the course for decades.

Charcoal recovered from a dig near the southern continent shows that the region wasn’t spared from the era scientists call a “super fire world.”

Jobs rebounded in October. The government finally issued rules on requiring vaccinations at big employers. And we'll see how quickly inflation is rising.

The marathon returned as a smaller event after it was canceled last year because of the pandemic, bringing a feeling of collective hope to New York City.

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, November 7, 2021.

Stranded for decades on the island in Russia’s Far East, some bear three names, Japanese, Russian and Korean, representing different historical chapters. Now, many are planning their return.

Are the Giants watchable yet? Not if you like offense.