Reports of infections are falling in Cleveland, Newark and Washington, suggesting that a national peak may be approaching.

New Virus Cases Begin to Slow in U.S. Cities Where Omicron Hit First

Democratic lawmakers say the global fund’s surcharges for emergency relief siphon away money that countries need to fight the pandemic.

Critics Say I.M.F. Loan Fees Are Hurting Nations in Desperate Need

The liberal workers the company has long attracted are expanding a union campaign to other cities after a landmark victory in Buffalo.

Taking On Starbucks, Inspired by Bernie Sanders

“Just Pursuit,” by Laura Coates, a former federal prosecutor, and “The Rage of Innocence,” by Kristin Henning, a longtime juvenile defense lawyer, detail the moral quandaries and bias they encountered in their work.

Two High-Powered Black Attorneys Confront a Justice System’s Flaws

OPEC Plus, the United States and others have been slow to ramp up output, lagging production goals.

Oil Producers Aren’t Keeping Up With Demand, Causing Prices to Stay High

Eric Adams has reversed some measures enacted to regain control over the crisis at Rikers Island, in an early victory for the correction officers’ unions.

Jail Unions Gain a Powerful Supporter: The New Mayor

Not all health plans will be ready for the Covid tests to be free upfront at stores, relying at first on receipts and reimbursement.

Why Rapid Tests in Stores May Not Be Free Upfront at First

The antiheroine of the moment, in movies like “The Lost Daughter” and novels like “I Love You but I’ve Chosen Darkness,” commits the mother’s ultimate sin: abandoning her children.

Mommy Is Going Away for a While

Facing an uncontrolled surge of virus cases, parents of young children are again forced to wrestle with child care crises as the rest of the world appears eager to move on.

No Shots, No Day Care: Parents of Kids Under 5 Stuck in Grueling Limbo

The live-work space in Jersey City, N.J., should have been ideal for lockdown. But hindsight born of a pandemic taught them a few things.

They Remodeled Before Covid. Here’s What They Regret Now.

The Family Foundation School, closed in 2014, has long faced accusations of using improper methods. Decades later, lawsuits submitted under the Child Victims’ Act have exposed rampant claims of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

Survivor993 Is Not Alone: Lawsuits Show Abuse at School for At-Risk Teens

The move to deport Novak Djokovic is not just an exercise of Australian law. It represents an enforcement of collectivist values against an athlete who sought to play by his own rules.

When Tennis Became a Stage for Right and Wrong During a Pandemic

The new figure points to the challenge for the majority of Americans who do not have a four-year college degree.

Millions Have Lost a Step Into the Middle Class, Researchers Say

Despite that 1.9 percent decline, sales for the fourth quarter of 2021 jumped 17.1 percent as consumers began their holiday shopping earlier.

Retail sales fell in December, a slowdown in a robust holiday shopping season.

The Biden administration said the operatives were trained in urban warfare and explosives and could try to stage an incident.

U.S. Says Russia Sent Saboteurs Into Ukraine to Create Pretext for Invasion

The Times writer at large Sarah Lyall captured a national feeling with her recent article on consumer rage. She shares how the story came together.

Why Is Everyone So Angry? We Investigated.

Alina Bloomgarden believes that music education can reduce recidivism. Many renowned jazz artists have joined her cause.

How the Head of a Jazz Nonprofit Spends Her Sundays

In this Tuesday’s puzzle, “SLR” was the answer to the clue “Certain camera, for short.”

In the Smartphone Era, Millennials Are Buying Film Cameras

Igor Levit returned to New York after streaming dozens of concerts from his apartment during the pandemic.

Review: A Pianist Makes Carnegie Hall His Home

Around one in five health care workers have quit since the pandemic began.

Coronavirus Briefing: A Burnout Crisis

The nominees would bring more diverse leadership to the Fed, which has struggled to expand its ranks.

Biden Will Nominate Three New Fed Officials

Quotation of the Day for Friday, January 14, 2022.

Quotation of the Day: A Landmark Conviction on Syrian War Crimes

Ciro Scala had to delay school. Fifty years later, he returned, earning two degrees and the respect of younger students.

‘I Was Not Whole’: Why a Grandfather Went Back to College

The country’s trade surplus broke records for December and for all of last year, as the pandemic continued to generate demand for its goods.

China’s trade surplus surges to new heights.

Quarterly profit at JPMorgan Chase was down, but it still earned a record $48.3 billion for the year. Citi’s annual profit nearly doubled, even though quarterly profit fell 26 percent.

January 14, 2022

Headlines from January 14, 2022

New Virus Cases Begin to Slow in U.S. Cities Where Omicron Hit First

Critics Say I.M.F. Loan Fees Are Hurting Nations in Desperate Need

Taking On Starbucks, Inspired by Bernie Sanders

Two High-Powered Black Attorneys Confront a Justice System’s Flaws

Oil Producers Aren’t Keeping Up With Demand, Causing Prices to Stay High

Billboard 200

Encanto

30

Dangerous: The Double Album

Sour

Red (Taylor's Version)

Historical Context for January 14, 2022