I United Airlines hits a revenue milestone, but costs constrain its quarterly profitUnited Airlines on Wednesday reported revenue of $12.1 billion in the three months that ended in June, its largest quarterly haul in at least a decade and the most it has ever earned in the second quarter of a year.... See More »
Soaring Overdose Rates in the Pandemic Reflected Widening Racial DisparitiesThe pandemic’s devastating impact on drug overdose deaths in the United States hit people of color the hardest, with rates among young Black people rising the most sharply, according to a federal report that was released on Tuesday and that analyzed... See More »
Outbreaks in China prompt lockdowns and fears of more economic woesMore than a dozen Chinese cities are grappling with a spate of Covid-19 outbreaks driven by Omicron subvariants, prompting widespread lockdowns and mass quarantines of millions of people that could worsen China’s slumping economy. Just days after... See More »
Bolsonaro Gathers Foreign Diplomats to Cast Doubt on Brazil’s ElectionsBRASÍLIA — President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil called dozens of foreign diplomats to the presidential palace on Monday to tell them that he believed the country’s voting systems could be rigged, a potential preview of his strategy for an election that... See More »
Plans to Fight Global Warming Face an Obstacle in Paris: TreesPARIS — Long a favorite spot for picnics and sunbathing, the lawns surrounding the Eiffel Tower have recently become the scene of furious protests. First came a social media campaign. Then a rally by dozens of local residents. Before long, a... See More »
Sharing Stories, and a View, Aboard the California ZephyrI woke up around 5 a.m. to a low but incessant rumbling. Faint hints of daylight had appeared over my fellow passengers’ heads, most of which were still bent in rest. Some people yawned; others stared intently out the window at the valley. I had... See More »
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce leads a Jamaican sweep of the 100-meter raceShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica raised her right hand with her index finger pointed high as she crossed the finish line at Hayward Field for her fifth world championship in the 100-meter dash. With her blonde and green hair bouncing behind her,... See More »
Jamaica’s women have taken over sprints. It’s another story for the menAs Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir posed for photos with the Jamaican flag draped around their backs after a sweep of the 200-meter final at the 2012 Olympics, Jamaica’s dominance in men’s sprinting seemed like it would be interminable. But... See More »
Jewelry and Gems Worth Millions Stolen From Brink’s Truck in CaliforniaJewelry and gems worth millions — a conservative figure put the value at up to $10 million — were stolen from a Brink’s armored truck near Los Angeles last week, the security company said, leaving some victims wondering how such a theft could have... See More »
Ukrainian Plane Carrying Serbian Munitions Bound for Bangladesh Crashes in GreeceATHENS — A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying 11.5 tons of Serbian-made weapons destined for Bangladesh crashed in northern Greece late Saturday, killing eight Ukrainian crew members and setting off a sprawling investigation to determine if the... See More »
Lily Safra, Star-Crossed Socialite and Philanthropist, Dies at 87Lily Watkins was born on Dec. 20, 1934, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Her father, Wolf Watkins, was a British engineer who had moved to Latin America in search of business opportunities and found them while servicing the region’s booming rail industry.... See More »
Biden Meets With Arab Leaders Amid Doubts About U.S. Commitment to RegionBEIRUT, Lebanon — President Biden will meet in Saudi Arabia on Saturday with leaders from the United States’ closest partners in the Arab world to discuss working together to contain Iran and bring stability to global energy markets thrown into... See More »
As Israelis praise Biden, some Palestinians protest over his visitPalestinians protested on Friday over President Biden during his meetings with Palestinian health workers and officials, amid widespread frustration with U.S. support for Israel and the Biden administration’s policies toward Palestinians. One... See More »
Russia is seeking surveillance drones from Iran, a top Biden aide saysWASHINGTON — President Biden’s national security adviser said on Monday that Russia is seeking hundreds of surveillance drones from Iran, including those capable of firing missiles, to use in the war in Ukraine. The official, Jake Sullivan, said it... See More »
Opinion | The Postwar Japan That Shinzo Abe BuiltIn January 2007, only a few months after he was elected, at 52, as Japan’s youngest prime minister of the postwar era, Shinzo Abe delivered a speech outlining his policy priorities after the opening ceremony of the 166th session of Japan’s Diet, the... See More »
For Ukraine, Boris Johnson’s Resignation Means Loss of a Personal AllyLONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson may be a polarizing figure in Britain, where his long association with scandal rendered him a lonely man this week as scores of onetime political allies abandoned him, forcing his resignation. But if there is... See More »
Police say a 41-year-old man who used a homemade gun admitted to killing Abe.TOKYO — One minute, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s most influential former prime minister, was stumping for a junior politician from his party near a train station in Japan’s old capital city of Nara. The next minute, Mr. Abe had collapsed and was bleeding on... See More »
The Robot Guerrilla Campaign to Recreate the Elgin MarblesThe Parthenon, designed some 2,500 years ago by the sculptor Phidias, was the quintessence of Hellenic architecture: perfect lines, tall Doric columns along the sides and friezes in high and low relief that convey a Panathenaic procession, an ancient... See More »
It Will Change Your View of African FashionLONDON — The influence of Africa and its fashion scene has redefined the geography of the fashion industry in recent years, breaking barriers with its vitality and its reimagining of what creativity can be. A continent whose fashion has often been i... See More »
China Seeks to Pre-Empt Sanctions in Case of Taiwan Clash, F.B.I. Chief SaysLONDON — Learning from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China is looking for ways to protect its economy from the threat of international sanctions should a confrontation over Taiwan occur, “a clue” to Beijing’s view of what the future holds, the... See More »
Will there be a general election if Johnson quits?If Boris Johnson were to resign, there would not automatically be a general election to replace him. Instead, the Conservative Party would need to select its next leader, who would become prime minister. In recent decades, James Callaghan, John... See More »
U.K. Live Updates: Boris Johnson Faces Lawmakers After Key ResignationsLONDON — A day after suffering two shattering defections from his cabinet, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain appeared determined to fight on Wednesday. But the odds of his political survival seemed ever more doubtful as lawmakers prepared to... See More »
SAS, the Scandinavian airline, files for bankruptcy protection after pilots strike.A day after its pilots went on strike, SAS, the Scandinavian airline, said on Tuesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, the latest reverberation in a summer of turmoil for European airlines. SAS described... See More »
Nuclear Power Gets New Push in U.S., Winning ConvertsMs. Capito has argued that coal-fired power plants, which have been closing as the nation moves away from fossil fuel sources, could become sites for nuclear reactors. That would provide benefits for places like her home state, which has produced... See More »
When the Czarinas Ruled the Front RowThe front row of the couture shows, that rarefied array that often seems preserved in amber, underwent something of a metamorphosis seemingly overnight. A group of young women materialized en masse, with a magnetic combination of beauty, charm,... See More »
