Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop’s-Eye View, Is Dead at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, the master storyteller of police dramas, whose books, films and television tales powerfully caught the hard psychic realities of lonely street cops and flawed detectives trapped in a…
‘Trump Bump’ in Stocks Fades Amid Rising Economic Anxiety
The stock market’s shine in the wake of President Trump’s election wore off in late February, with the new administration’s early economic policy priorities and weak consumer sentiment making investors…
Argentina’s Crypto Scandal Swindled Thousands. What Did Javier Milei Know?
The scandal began with a tweet. “The world wants to invest in Argentina,” Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, posted at 7:01 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, offering a code to buy a…
Oil Companies Wanted Trump to Lower Costs. Tariffs Are Raising Them.
President Trump’s promise during last year’s election to make it far easier to drill for oil and gas thrilled energy executives who believed his policies would lower their costs and…
What We Know About Gene Hackman’s Death
An investigation is underway into the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday. Mr. Hackman’s…
Inflation Is Rising. What Will That Mean for Trump’s Tariffs?
Rising prices hit a trade war President Trump isn’t backing off his tariff threats, despite the potential risk to the U.S. economy and financial markets. That puts additional focus on…
TV Shows Like ‘Clean Slate’ Imagine a Transgender Inclusive Society
“Clean Slate,” on Amazon Prime Video, is the kind of comedy you’ve seen on TV before. A woman leaves her hectic life in New York City for her hometown in…
Workers Strike Across Greece on Anniversary of Deadly Train Crash
A general strike in Greece on Friday halted trains and ferries, grounded flights and disrupted public services as thousands of workers walked off the job on the second anniversary of…
‘Epstein Files’ Release, Hyped by Pam Bondi, Falls Short of Expectations
For days, Attorney General Pam Bondi had talked about releasing the “Epstein files,” supposedly secret documents the federal government has on some of the powerful men who were in the…
Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to retract directives that prompted the firing of thousands of federal workers, saying that those directives were “illegal” and suggesting that…