The ruling says state officials have no authority to enforce the law, which empowers private citizens: “We cannot rewrite the statute.”

Texas Supreme Court Shuts Down Final Challenge to Abortion Law

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s youngest minister, has turned technology, cryptocurrency and social media into modern weapons of war.

Shaming Apple and Texting Musk, a Ukraine Minister Uses Novel War Tactics

House Democrats have been pressing the president to come up with a bumper-sticker-worthy slogan. The White House says it’s sharpening its message.

House Democrats Push Biden to Build a Better Midterm Message

Until RT America ended abruptly, life as a journalist there was “actually so normal.”

What It Was Like to Work for Russian State Television

Since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, European anxiety has shifted from Covid to nuclear annihilation. Bunkers, survival guides and iodine pills are flying off the shelves.

Pandemic Fears Give Way to a Rush for Bomb Shelters

President Biden is rethinking relationships with allies as well as rivals — including China, Iran and Venezuela — to counter President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

Ukraine War Ushers In ‘New Era’ for U.S. Abroad

A defiant mayor of a captured city was kidnapped by Russian troops, Ukrainian authorities say, an act that prompted hundreds to protest.

U.S. to Send Arms to Ukraine, as Russia Intensifies Campaign of Destruction

Some surrogate mothers are trapped by the fighting as their due dates near. And newborns face uncertain fates, with many biological parents now unable to travel to Ukraine.

In a Kyiv Basement, 19 Surrogate Babies Are Trapped by War but Kept Alive by Nannies

Peacock would join Apple TV+, which has already reached an agreement that will make it harder for cable subscribers to find major-league games.

M.L.B. Nears Deal With Another Streaming Service to Carry Some Games Exclusively

Cristina Rivera Garza wanted to shed light on the life of her sister, killed 30 years ago. Her book, part of a larger call for justice by women in Mexico, helped locate the suspect.

An Author Wrote About Her Sister’s Murder. It Led to a Breakthrough.

To document a fading street-sign program in New York City, three journalists had to put on their walking shoes.

Bilingual Signs Are Disappearing in Chinatown. We Investigated.

With a renter already in place, the home could come at a lower price and generate income. But the potential pitfalls may cost more in the long run.

The Pros and Cons of Buying a Tenant-Occupied Apartment

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Quotation of the Day: Putin Oligarch Finds Himself Pariah in West’s Playgrounds

International collaborations are unraveling as researchers, including many in Russia, speak out against the invasion of Ukraine.

Russian Scientists Face Isolation Following Invasion of Ukraine

Western companies that own the planes face little prospect of getting them back, meaning billions of dollars in losses.

Hundreds of Planes Are Stranded in Russia. They May Never Be Recovered.

Bill Gross turned a sleepy market for bond trading into a cutthroat trillion-dollar business. A new book tells the story of his rise and fall.

‘The Bond King’ Traces the Arc of a Pioneering Investor

New Caledonia escaped the coronavirus for a year and a half, but a surge in cases has led to a state of emergency, with the disease disproportionately hurting the French territory’s Indigenous people.

On Pacific Islands Covid Once Spared, an Outbreak Accentuates Inequality

The development caps a sad saga for Afghan diplomats, who have 30 days to apply to remain in the United States or face the threat of deportation.

Afghan Embassy, Now Out of Money, Will Shut Down, U.S. Says

As a presidential election looms, the Greens lag far behind in the polls. Analysts say the party has failed to inspire voters and show them it can rule.

France Cares About Green Causes, but Not Its Green Party

A photographer’s sidewalk view outside the shows.

Paris Fashion Week: Standing Out in the Crowds

If progressives can’t win here, it will not bode well for their national efforts.

Just How Liberal Is California? The Answer Matters to Democrats Everywhere.

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, funded by Medicare and Medicaid, has quietly succeeded in enabling some older Americans to age in place.

Meet the Underdog of Senior Care

Mistrust runs deep between the nuclear-armed neighbors, but Pakistan had a low-key response to what India called a “technical malfunction.” No casualties were reported.

India Accidentally Fires a Missile at Pakistan. Calm Ensues.

NFTs are making some collectors and artists rich, but success in this high-risk marketplace is more art than science.

How Much Real Money Can You Make From Virtual Art?

The consumer activism that makes a vodka C.E.O. say: ‘Do you know we’re Latvian?’

March 12, 2022

Headlines from March 12, 2022

Texas Supreme Court Shuts Down Final Challenge to Abortion Law

Shaming Apple and Texting Musk, a Ukraine Minister Uses Novel War Tactics

House Democrats Push Biden to Build a Better Midterm Message

What It Was Like to Work for Russian State Television

Pandemic Fears Give Way to a Rush for Bomb Shelters

Billboard 200

Encanto

Back For Everything

Dangerous: The Double Album

DS4EVER

The Highlights

Historical Context for March 12, 2022