Calorie restriction and intermittent fasting both increase longevity in animals, aging experts say. Here’s what that means for you.

Could Eating Less Help You Live Longer?

Merle Meyers, who left Boeing last year after a 30-year career, said he was speaking publicly about his experience because he loved the company “fiercely.”

Former Boeing Manager Says Workers Mishandled Parts to Meet Deadlines

A new category of apps promises to relieve parents of drudgery, with an assist from A.I. But a family’s grunt work is more human, and valuable, than it seems.

How a Virtual Assistant Taught Me to Appreciate Busywork

The robotic nerd depicted in “The Social Network” has turned into the kinder, more accessible face of Silicon Valley. What’s going on?

The Meta-morphosis of Mark Zuckerberg

For residents of Ukraine’s second-largest city, daily Russian attacks have escalated fears but have not brought life to a standstill.

‘Kharkiv Is Unbreakable’: A Battered City Carries On

The justices weighed whether a federal law aimed at protecting access to emergency medical care superseded Idaho’s near-total abortion ban.

Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided in Emergency Abortion Case

Polls show voters are angry about costs, like mortgages, and worried they will stay high if the president wins re-election.

High Borrowing Costs Have Some Democrats Urging Biden to Pressure the Fed

Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.

Meta’s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trusted

The manufacturer has had to slow production of its popular 737 Max planes after a hole blew open on a jet during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

Boeing Loses $355 Million in Latest Quarter

Adam and Ola Abo Sheriah absorb a loss few of their friends and neighbors in New Jersey can imagine, and scramble to help surviving family members in Gaza while trying to get their kids to school on time.

‘It’s Just Agony’: A Suburban Family Mourns Nearly 200 Gaza Relatives

The lawsuits contend the F.T.C. does not have the authority to prohibit companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for rivals.

Business Groups Sue to Stop F.T.C. From Banning Noncompete Clauses

Every art institution now speaks of progress, justice, transformation. What if all those words hide a more old-fashioned aim?

The Venice Biennale and the Art of Turning Backward

The pandemic dealt a major blow to the once-thriving comedy form, but a new energy can be seen in performances throughout the city.

Is New York Improv Back? I Went on a One-Week Binge to Find Out.

There were more than 120 new arrests as universities moved to prevent pro-Palestinian encampments from taking hold as they have at Columbia University.

Campus Protests Over Gaza Intensify Amid Pushback by Universities and Police

Those charged included Boris Epshteyn, a top legal strategist for Donald Trump, and fake electors who acted on Mr. Trump’s behalf in Arizona after the 2020 election.

Arizona Charges Giuliani and Other Trump Allies in Election Interference Case

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Quotation of the Day: Trapped and Starving, 2 Families Try to Keep Their Children Alive

Lisa Friedman, who covers climate change, discussed the fight to regulate toxic chemicals found in nearly half of America’s tap water.

Breaking Down New Rules About ‘Forever Chemicals’

In his biggest exhibit since a 2013 retrospective at the Guggenheim, Christopher Wool has created his own show in a unique space.

A Celebrated Artist Finds Joy in a Return to New York

Stanislav Olshanskyi has had to battle homesickness and adjust to Miami City Ballet’s style: quick, light, constantly in motion. He’s also the prince in “Swan Lake.”

‘So Far From Ukraine’: A Princely Dancer Finds a Home in Miami

This year’s four nominees are Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur, Pio Abad and Delaine Le Bas, whose works draw on personal history and cultural interpretations.

Turner Prize Shortlist Leans In to Artists’ Identities

A series of foot tracks in southeastern China points to the discovery of a giant velociraptor relative, paleontologists suggest in a new study.

A Megaraptor Emerges From Footprint Fossils

The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.

New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals

The Transportation Department issued new requirements on refunds when flights are canceled or delayed and on revealing “junk” fees before booking. Here’s what passengers can expect.

Automatic Refunds and No More Hidden Fees: D.O.T. Sets New Rules for Airlines

Why the protective barriers over sidewalks stay up for so long.

New York City’s Everlasting Scaffolding

With a rare suite of accessibility options for the Soulslike genre, Another Crab’s Treasure challenges the idea that difficulty is immutable.

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Could Eating Less Help You Live Longer?

Former Boeing Manager Says Workers Mishandled Parts to Meet Deadlines

How a Virtual Assistant Taught Me to Appreciate Busywork

The Meta-morphosis of Mark Zuckerberg

‘Kharkiv Is Unbreakable’: A Battered City Carries On

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