If work for companies like Uber and Lyft once carried some appeal for offering flexibility, the kind of labor it has come to represent is now used by some as shorthand for a raw deal.

Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word?

Fox’s handling of the defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which settled for $787.5 million, left many unanswered questions.

Missteps and Miscalculations: Inside Fox’s Legal and Business Debacle

Republicans have criticized recent estimates of what Black Americans are owed in reparations. But for Democrats, they pose deeper problems for a party eager to retain the allegiance of Black voters.

Reparations Are a Financial Quandary. For Democrats, They’re a Political One, Too.

Vladimir V. Putin of Russia looks like a commander in absentia, treating the war in Ukraine as unfortunate but distant. His options have narrowed, but he is still betting on outlasting his foes.

Barely Noting War in Public, Putin Acts Like Time Is on His Side

A lawyer representing a man who sued an airline relied on artificial intelligence to help prepare a court filing. It did not go well.

Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT

The state attorney general and conservative star faces a trial in the Senate.

Ken Paxton Is Temporarily Suspended After Texas House Vote

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: More and More Teenagers Are Coming to School High, Teachers Say

There are numerous ways you can pressure a landlord to take action. Sometimes it takes using all of them to get a result.

My Apartment Is Infested With Bugs. How Do I Make My Landlord Fix It?

How Twitter Shrank Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis

As A.I. grows, this is no time to discard the humanities.

Don’t Kill ‘Frankenstein’ With Real Frankensteins at Large

The French filmmaker Justine Triet becomes the third woman to win the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival.

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins the Palme d’Or

Retirement plan administrators are noting an uptick in hardship withdrawals. But taking that money out can harm your future financial security.

It’s ‘More Expensive to Live,’ and Workers Are Tapping 401(k)s for Help

Citizens of three Pacific Island nations, eligible to serve in the U.S. military, find it hard to make use of the health benefits they have earned.

For These Veterans, ‘Free’ Health Care Is a 5-Hour Flight Away

Not yet 30, Guggeis already leads a major opera house and has conducted the “Ring” in Berlin. Next up: his arrival at the Metropolitan Opera.

After a Surprise Debut, the Conductor Thomas Guggeis Is Rising Fast

The pop megastar’s first of three shows at MetLife Stadium featured an appearance from the rising rapper Ice Spice, a fan-favorite song and loads of sequins.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Touches Down in New Jersey

Experts have linked recent deadly rains in the north of the country to climate change, but decades of urbanization and neglect helped lay the groundwork for a calamity.

Flood-Battered Italian Region May See More Violent and Frequent Storms

The company chartered centuries ago to found the colony that became part of Canada last year gave a building to the Indigenous that is heavy in symbolism. The move is being criticized by some as hollow.

For the Indigenous, Was This Building a Gesture of Reconciliation? Or an Empty Gift?

Anthony, a Brooklyn native, rejuvenated a beleaguered Knicks fan base and embraced the city’s culture, on and off the court.

What Carmelo Anthony Meant to New York City

In concerts and on dozens of recordings, she applied a delicate touch that critics said set her apart from other performers.

Ingrid Haebler, Pianist Known for Her Mastery of Mozart, Is Dead

A blunt statement, accompanied by a slickly produced video of Ukrainian troops preparing for battle, appeared designed to rally the nation and to spread anxiety among Russian forces.

‘It’s Time’: Ukraine’s Top Commander Says Counteroffensive Is Imminent

He beat some of the world’s top players despite growing up with little access to chess books and not having the same knowledge his rivals possessed.

Overlooked No More: Sultan Khan, Untrained Chess Player Who Became a Champion

His two-volume study, written with Robert W. Fogel, used data to challenge commonly held ideas about American slavery, including that it was unprofitable and inefficient.

Stanley Engerman, Revisionist Scholar of Slavery, Dies at 87

With the unofficial start of summer comes, for some, a scramble to secure a free getaway somewhere.

Is That a Summer House I See? I’ve Missed You, We Should Catch Up.

The authorities say that cases are up, and one doctor estimates that there could soon be 65 million cases a week. But China appears determined to move on.

Covid Is Coming Back in China; Lockdowns Are Not

Rajesh Vishwas, a food inspector, used a diesel pump to empty part of a reservoir where he had lost his smartphone.

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Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word?

Missteps and Miscalculations: Inside Fox’s Legal and Business Debacle

Reparations Are a Financial Quandary. For Democrats, They’re a Political One, Too.

Barely Noting War in Public, Putin Acts Like Time Is on His Side

Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT

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