The first lady was glittering in crystals — four days after Melania Trump stepped out in pink at a Palm Beach fund-raiser. Together, the pictures offer a harbinger of what is to come.

At the Japan State Dinner, Jill Biden Makes an Entrance

Behind the “maelstrom” at a high-achieving, racially diverse school in a liberal New Jersey suburb.

A Principal Confronted a Teenage Girl. Now He Could Face Time in Prison.

Commercial Off Broadway, a long-dormant sector of the city’s theater economy, is having a banner season. But can it last?

There’s a Bright Spot in New York Theater. It’s Not Where You Think.

There is a growing view that the U.S. business cycle has changed (for better) in a more diversified economy. To some, that sounds like tempting fate.

Is the Boom-and-Bust Business Cycle Dead?

In Alex Garland’s tough new movie, a group of journalists led by Kirsten Dunst, as a photographer, travels a United States at war with itself.

‘Civil War’ Review: We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us. Again.

Stubborn inflation and strong growth could keep the Federal Reserve wary about interest rate cuts, eager to avoid adding vim to the economy.

Soft Landing or No Landing? Fed’s Economic Picture Gets Complicated.

The new rule, which is likely to face legal challenges, is an attempt to regulate a fast-growing shadow market of weapons that has fueled gun violence.

Biden Administration Approves Expansion of Background Checks on Gun Sales

In two races in Maryland and Virginia, candidates are turning political fame into campaigns, and a Pennsylvania race is focused on a congressman’s role in Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 loss.

‘Save Democracy’ Democrats Look to Win Primaries on Anti-Trump Sentiment

The $700 Ai Pin, funded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft, can be helpful — until it struggles with tasks like doing math and crafting sandwich recipes.

This Artificially Intelligent Pin Wants to Free You From Your Phone

He ran to football fame and made fortunes in movies. His trial for the murder of his former wife and her friend became an inflection point on race in America.

O.J. Simpson, Football Star Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76

A public research institute in Brazil has proved a new shot protects against the disease, but can’t make it fast enough to stop the huge outbreak sweeping Latin America.

The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent

The interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was charged with bank fraud, after prosecutors said he stole money to pay his gambling debts.

Prosecutors Say Ohtani’s Interpreter Stole $16 Million From Star

A few New York City restaurants are experimenting with virtual staff members, who greet customers onscreen via Zoom from the Philippines.

The Fried Chicken Is in New York. The Cashier Is in the Philippines.

An essay from an editor at the broadcaster has generated a firestorm of criticism about the network on social media, especially among conservatives.

NPR in Turmoil After It Is Accused of Liberal Bias

Quotation of the Day for Thursday, April 11, 2024.

Quotation of the Day: They’re Regrowing Forests, but Not for Lumber

Ms. Smith, a pioneering co-chief art critic for The New York Times, retired last month after more than 4,500 reviews and essays.

Roberta Smith Looks Back on Three Decades of Art Criticism

If paying taxes every year makes you think about moving, consider the state and local tax burden, which varies from state to state.

Do You Wish You Lived in a Low-Tax State?

The museum was criticized earlier for failing to acknowledge the contributions of the Jewish pioneers who helped establish the American film studio system.

Academy Museum to Highlight Hollywood’s Jewish History After All

Egg salad, pork katsu and Spam grilled cheese. Hungry yet?

Three Japanese Sandos With the Fluffiest Milk Bread

“Delicious in Dungeon” on Netflix combines the aesthetic pleasures of anime with the food-nerd pleasures of Serious Eats.

What to Watch This Weekend: A Food-Fantasy Anime

Donald Dimmock, who died in March at 79, ran the electric department at The New York Times, where he worked for more than three decades.

The Man Who Kept The Times’s Lights On

Even before his drama was released, the writer-director faced controversy over his vision of a divided America with Texas and California as allies.

Alex Garland Answers the Question: Why Make a Film About Civil War Today?

The bank held rates for the fifth consecutive time, but said confidence was growing that inflation would return to its target and it could ease its stance soon.

European Central Bank Signals Coming Rate Cut, Setting Up Split With Fed

Get ready for summer with homemade hard lemonade and the Sgroppino, an icy Italian favorite.

2 Simple Cocktails for Lemon Lovers

An F.A.A. audit found Spirit AeroSystems using Dawn soap and a hotel key card in the manufacturing process. The company says its techniques were inventive, not careless.

April 11, 2024

Headlines from April 11, 2024

At the Japan State Dinner, Jill Biden Makes an Entrance

A Principal Confronted a Teenage Girl. Now He Could Face Time in Prison.

There’s a Bright Spot in New York Theater. It’s Not Where You Think.

Is the Boom-and-Bust Business Cycle Dead?

‘Civil War’ Review: We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us. Again.

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Historical Context for April 11, 2024