Susan Miskin retired from her teaching job in 2019 and didn’t think she’d ever pay off her student loans. Then, her only child stepped in.

The Daughter Who Got the Government to Cancel Her Mother’s Debt

In many U.S. states and across the world, regulators are cracking down on the sports gambling industry, citing harm to the public and, in some cases, to athletes.

First Came the Sports Betting Boom. Now Comes the Backlash.

Mr. DeSantis and his allies are retooling his expected run for the White House after a series of missteps and miscalculations allowed Donald J. Trump to define the 2024 Republican race.

Why Ron DeSantis Is Limping to the Starting Line

Women who have gone through a divorce often see their savings and retirement depleted. Building back means careful planning.

Divorce Can Wreck a Woman’s Financial Future. Here’s How to Rebuild.

Mr. Neely, who was killed by another subway rider, was on a watch list for a city task force that kept track of the New Yorkers of most concern.

Jordan Neely Was on New York’s ‘Top 50’ List of Homeless People at Risk

Logan Sargeant is F1’s first full-time American driver since 2007. Can his sport make the leap from Monte Carlo to Miami with its soul intact?

The Florida Man of Formula 1

As a record number of people die on America’s streets, Abdul Curry fights to stay alive.

‘A Daily Game of Russian Roulette’: Homeless in San Diego

Brooklyn Seltzer Boys has a century-old carbonator and a museum with a spritzing station. Beat that, LaCroix.

Inside the Last Old-School Seltzer Shop in New York

For over 40 years, Tom Bishop’s dollhouse miniatures show has been the gold standard for serious collectors and hobbyists alike.

Inside the Big World of Small Objects

The nearly $3 billion package is part of an effort by both sides to reset rocky relations, which have become increasingly important to maintaining European unity in backing the war.

Germany Announces Its Biggest Military Aid Package Yet for Ukraine

Colette Robert’s play takes aim at antiquated rites of passage, and how they can promote classism, colorism and retrograde gender politics.

Review: Despite the Primping, ‘The Cotillion’ Is Far From Flawless

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: Gift to Mom: Eliminating Her Old Debt

The distance is the same no matter when you finish, but slower runners find the race experience can vary a lot.

Road Races Look Different From the Back of the Pack

Landlords should address security issues in their buildings where appropriate. But they’re not police officers.

When Packages Go Missing, Can Tenants Check the Surveillance Tapes?

Millennials, guided by influencers like Dr. Becky and the women behind Big Little Feelings, are trying to deal with their children in a new way.

Welcome to the Era of Very Earnest Parenting

If we don’t allocate water more sensibly in the West, Mother Nature will do it for us. And that will be ugly.

When One Almond Gulps 3.2 Gallons of Water

The E.U.’s passenger rights law has changed how airlines schedule flights.

Biden Wants Airlines to Pay Passengers for Delays. In Europe, they already do

The author of the new book “Quietly Hostile” is a fan of listening to Paul Mooney records, rereading “Gone Girl” and watching guys arguing about sports.

Samantha Irby Knows How to Trick You Into Thinking She’s Cool

No Playing Ostrich With Trump

What two groups — network producers and executives as well as rival Republican presidential candidates — can take away from the CNN town hall.

Trump’s Lesson for the Media and Ron DeSantis

European leaders would be delighted to have “an easier Turkey,” while Russia could lose an important economic and diplomatic partnership should the Turkish leader lose power in Sunday’s elections.

An Erdogan Loss in Turkey Would Stir Relief in the West and Anxiety in Moscow

The changing terminology reflects new thinking among some consultants, who say traditional D.E.I. strategies haven’t worked out as planned.

Why Some Companies Are Saying ‘Diversity and Belonging’ Instead of ‘Diversity and Inclusion’

Online, practically every famous woman is “mother,” a term with deep ties to the L.G.B.T.Q. ballroom community.

Gone Are ‘Daddy’ Days. These Are ‘Mother’ Times.

Although favism, a blood disorder that can cause a violent reaction to fava beans, lurks throughout Italy, many Romans look forward to May, when the legumes are in season.

It’s May in Rome: A Time to Revere, and Fear, Fava Beans

After winning the competition last year, Ukraine should have been this year’s host, but Britain stepped in to help the war-torn nation.

May 13, 2023

Headlines from May 13, 2023

The Daughter Who Got the Government to Cancel Her Mother’s Debt

First Came the Sports Betting Boom. Now Comes the Backlash.

Why Ron DeSantis Is Limping to the Starting Line

Divorce Can Wreck a Woman’s Financial Future. Here’s How to Rebuild.

Jordan Neely Was on New York’s ‘Top 50’ List of Homeless People at Risk

Billboard 200

One Thing At A Time

SEVENTEEN 10th Mini Album: FML (EP)

Midnights

SOS

Dangerous: The Double Album

Historical Context for May 13, 2023