Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96
Joan Dye Gussow, a nutritionist and educator who was often referred to as the matriarch of the “eat locally, think globally” food movement, died on Friday at her home in…
How to Care for a Loved One With Dementia: 5 Expert Tips
The details of Gene Hackman’s final days may never be known. But officials in Santa Fe, N.M., said on Friday that it appeared that Mr. Hackman, who had advanced Alzheimer’s…
Trump Allies Seek Pardons From an Emboldened White House
On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, a top White House official assured a Republican lobbyist that his client’s pardon application would be placed in the pipeline for consideration by…
Former Ride-Share Driver Sentenced to 290 Years in Assaults of a Dozen Women
A Denver judge on Friday sentenced a former ride-share driver to 290 years to life after prosecutors said he abducted a dozen women over four years by falsely posing as…
At Least 12 Injured in Toronto Pub Shooting
Three men wearing masks and carrying handguns and an assault rifle entered a pub in Toronto late Friday night and “opened fire indiscriminately,” injuring 12 people, the police said. Six…
Robert G. Clark, 96, Dies; Broke a Barrier in Mississippi’s Statehouse
Robert G. Clark Jr., who became the first Black person to sit in the Mississippi State Legislature since Reconstruction and who endured insults and ostracism before becoming a force in…
Stand Up for Science Rally Sees Mix of Science, Politics and Anxiety
In Washington, many protesters declined to share their names publicly, for similar reasons. One woman, who wore a surgical mask and a long, white lab coat with the words “Mad…
Trump’s Affinity for Putin Grows More Consequential Than Ever
In early 2017, American intelligence agencies delivered an unequivocal judgment about why President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had ordered a sprawling effort to sabotage the recent American presidential election.…
Trump Wants to Kill Carried Interest. Wall Street Will Fight to Keep It.
Nearly a month has passed since President Trump last spoke publicly of his desire to kill the carried interest loophole. (Yes, we know, some of you don’t consider it a…
The Future of News Looks Niche
In 2013, Jessica Lessin, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, left the paper to start a competing publication, The Information. A few years later, her fledgling newsroom had grown…