It was less clear whether the court’s conservative majority would overrule Roe v. Wade, the decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion.

Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Mississippi’s Abortion Law

The discovery in San Francisco County prompted the Biden administration to renew calls for everyone to get fully vaccinated and receive a booster, if eligible.

U.S. Reports Its 1st Omicron Case, in a California Traveler

The latest zigzag in the pandemic has already curtailed travel, but its broader impact on growth and inflation isn’t likely to be known for several weeks.

Omicron Could Knock a Fragile Economic Recovery Off Track

The financial industry will be relied on to meet climate goals. NatWest, a lender to oil giants, provides a template.

Britain Turns to Bankers to Blaze a Green Trail

Joseph Gordon has been locked up for nearly 30 years. A model inmate, he is eligible for parole — but only if he expresses remorse for a crime he says he did not commit.

He Says He’s No Murderer. That’s Why He’s Still in Prison.

New gaming consoles remain in short supply this holiday season, spawning cottage industries of tipsters and scalpers making money off their scarcity.

A Journalist, a Philosophy Major and the Mad Scramble for Video Game Consoles

A shipping terminal in Kansas reveals the fundamental problem — no one can plan, and no one is sure what will happen next.

A Car a Minute Used to Flow Through Here, but Chaos Now Reigns

Adela Raz arrived in Washington just before her country fell and has struggled to keep her embassy going. A dinner with U.S. veterans was a priority.

With No Resources, Authority or Country, Afghan Ambassador Presses On

Genomic surveillance has improved enormously in recent months, but the system has built-in delays, and blind spots remain.

Why Didn’t the U.S. Detect Omicron Cases Sooner?

The Emmy-winning “This Is Us” actor received a double-lung transplant after a secret battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Now he’s back onstage in “Clyde’s” on Broadway.

Ron Cephas Jones Has Something to Prove Again

The proposed deal would give Nvidia control over computing technology and designs that rival firms rely on.

F.T.C. Sues to Stop Blockbuster Chip Deal Between Nvidia and Arm

The anti-abortion and abortion rights movements are already beginning to mobilize for a new, deeply unsettled post-Roe political reality.

How the Politics of Abortion Are Poised to Intensify

After a decisive election, about 1,200 employees of the parka maker will be represented by an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union.

Canada Goose workers vote to unionize in Winnipeg.

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.

5 Things to Do This Weekend

For the first series from the Headway initiative, we followed up on forecasts from decades past to ask what the passage of time has revealed.

Dear People of 2021: What Can We Learn From Hindsight?

Nine years after Hurricane Sandy, residents of Lower Manhattan are still vulnerable to rising seas. The fight over a plan to protect them reveals why progress on our most critical challenges is so hard.

What Does It Mean to Save a Neighborhood?

In a tough home-sales market, investors are winning more often.

Your Future Landlord Just Outbid You for That House

Astronomers call it a “super-Mercury” and think it holds clues to how planets form close in to their stars.

Metal Planet Orbits Its Star Every 7.7 Hours

Our TV critic recommends three wonderful, wildly different comedies.

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

Audio recordings in Arctic seas show orcas in waters that were once blocked by ice, and the effects are being felt up and down the food chain.

Melting Arctic Is a Bonanza for the Ocean’s Natural Born Killers

Quotation of the Day for Thursday, December 2, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: Justices Indicate They Will Uphold Curb on Abortion

Gary Gensler and Jay Clayton are aligned on at least one thing: Many types of crypto tokens fall in the agency’s domain.

Biden and Trump S.E.C. Chiefs Trade Tips on How to Regulate Crypto

Supporters of the change say it will curb corruption. A referendum on the question was required in a consent decree between the union and prosecutors.

United Auto Workers reformers prevail in vote to choose president by direct election.

The Treasury secretary said the new virus variant could further fuel price increases, but she cautioned it was too soon know.

Janet Yellen says it’s time to stop calling inflation ‘transitory.’

Intervening in children’s lives early can help break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.

December 2, 2021

Headlines from December 2, 2021

Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Mississippi’s Abortion Law

U.S. Reports Its 1st Omicron Case, in a California Traveler

Omicron Could Knock a Fragile Economic Recovery Off Track

Britain Turns to Bankers to Blaze a Green Trail

He Says He’s No Murderer. That’s Why He’s Still in Prison.

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Red (Taylor's Version)

Certified Lover Boy

An Evening With Silk Sonic

Dangerous: The Double Album

Historical Context for December 2, 2021