A string of scandals has left Qantas Airways, which calls itself “the spirit of Australia,” near the bottom of public opinion at home.

How a Storied National Airline Became Reviled in Its Own Country

Federal prosecutors have accused Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and his wife, Nadine, of accepting bribes in exchange for official actions by Mr. Menendez.

Gold Bullion and Halal Meat: Inside the Menendez Investigation

A popular taxidermy exhibit in Sioux Falls, S.D., was closed after the toxic substance was discovered laced throughout the specimens. Many lament the loss of the “works of art.”

Arsenic Preserved the Animals, but Killed the Museum

The world’s most brazen maritime militarization is gaining muscle in waters through which one-third of global ocean trade passes.

Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea

The company’s DVD subscription service is ending this month, bringing to a close an origin story that ultimately upended the entertainment industry.

Netflix Prepares to Send Its Final Red Envelope

The Army’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center has quietly started admitting Ukrainian Army soldiers who were wounded in combat, most of them American volunteers.

U.S. Army Hospital in Germany Is Treating Americans Hurt Fighting in Ukraine

The latest “Bachelor” spinoff stars singles who are 60 and older, a largely ignored demographic in the ever-growing world of dating shows.

On ‘Golden Bachelor,’ Looking for Love and a Pickleball Partner

Right-wing Republicans who represent a minority in their party and in Congress have succeeded in sowing mass dysfunction, spoiling for a shutdown, an impeachment and a House coup.

The Wrecking-Ball Caucus: How the Far Right Brought Washington to Its Knees

Viewers have fled prime-time lineups for streaming outlets, with one notable exception: people over 60.

TV Networks’ Last Best Hope: Boomers

Amid an uptick in Covid infections, administrators, staff and patients are divided over the need for masks in health care settings.

In Hospitals, Viruses Are Everywhere. Masks Are Not.

Partisan battles over America’s past, and divisions among Latinos, are affecting this new institution set to be built on the National Mall.

Smithsonian’s Latino Museum Faces Political Winds Before a Brick Is Laid

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, September 23, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: India’s ‘Lake Man’ Uses Ancient Ways to Ease a Water Crisis

A reporter who writes about New York’s personalities set her sights on James L. Dolan, whom everyone thinks they know.

The Knicks Hardly Interested Me. The Owner Was Another Story.

On top of caring for dozens of adoptable cats, Anne Levin once raised an orphaned baby subway rat. She named him Alexander Hamilton.

How an Animal Rescuer and Cat Cafe Owner Spends Her Sundays

Sabato De Sarno’s first collection arrives. Think of it as a breeze, rather than a wind, of change.

The Great Gucci Reset Is Here

In co-ops, building-wide issues are the responsibility of the board to address and remediate, but a good managing agent is critical.

Should We Oust Our Co-op Managing Agent and Find Another?

Exploring Philadelphia’s child lifers as part of a new Times series.

The Lessons of the Crime Wave That Never Was

“There is the danger of being Dan Browned,” said the comedian and author of “Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult.” Debtors Anonymous, coffee-shop chitchat and a well-timed pool gag help her stay afloat.

Maria Bamford Is Particular About What You Put in the Little Free Library

The Mystery of My Mother’s Prayer Book

What’s changed for formerly welcoming cities are the sheer numbers involved.

The Permanent Migration Crisis

California’s lawsuit against oil giants mirrors a legal strategy used in the 1990s against the tobacco industry.

Are Fossil Fuels the Next Cigarettes?

Derna, which lost entire neighborhoods and thousands of residents in the deluge, has a history as a cultural and intellectual hub as well as a rebellious streak.

Libya’s ‘City of Poets’ Pays a Heavy Price in Floods

Recent studies suggest coffee has stolen Britons’ hearts. But for cafe patrons in a city that hosts some of the nation’s oldest coffeehouses, it’s complicated.

Has Coffee Really Ousted Tea as the U.K.’s Favorite Hot Drink?

He took the extraordinary step of banning tackling during all practices, which reduced concussions at a time when brain trauma in football had become a crisis.

Buddy Teevens, Pioneering Dartmouth Football Coach, Dies at 66

After his unlikely win, in 1972, he spent his single term pushing for a more liberal foreign policy, particularly toward Africa.

September 23, 2023

Headlines from September 23, 2023

How a Storied National Airline Became Reviled in Its Own Country

Gold Bullion and Halal Meat: Inside the Menendez Investigation

Arsenic Preserved the Animals, but Killed the Museum

Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea

Netflix Prepares to Send Its Final Red Envelope

Billboard 200

Guts

Layover (EP)

Zach Bryan

One Thing At A Time

Utopia

Historical Context for September 23, 2023