Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big Infrastructure

The nation’s most ambitious engineering projects are mired in postponements and skyrocketing costs. Delivering $1.2 trillion in new infrastructure will be tough.…

The Omicron variant upends the global pandemic response.

Britain, Israel and others announced new restrictions as some health experts urged caution.…

How Austin Became One of the Least Affordable Cities in America

The capital of Texas has long been an attractive place to call home. But with an average of 180 new residents a day arriving, its popularity has created a brewing housing crisis that is reshaping the city.…

More Than $1 Million Raised to Help Kevin Strickland

More than 20,000 strangers have donated to an online fund-raiser to help Kevin Strickland’s re-entry to society.…

Minneapolis' School Plan Asks White Families to Help Integrate

In a citywide overhaul, a beloved Black high school was rezoned to include white students from a richer neighborhood. It has been hard for everyone.…

Why the Bradford Pear Tree Is Plaguing the South

The Bradford pear, hugely popular when suburbs were developed, contributed to an invasion of trees conquering nearly anywhere it lands. South Carolina is stepping up its fight against it.…

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

A new variant.…

U.S. officials are consulting with South African scientists on the variant.

How a Prosecutor Addressed a Mostly White Jury and Won a Conviction in the Arbery Case

Linda Dunikoski, a prosecutor brought in from the Atlanta area, struck a careful tone in a case that many saw as an obvious act of racial violence.…

Slain Woman Had Begged Apartment Complex to Change Locks, Lawsuit Claims

A New Jersey mother had been granted a temporary restraining order against her husband before he killed her and their two children, according to a suit filed by the woman’s…

After Meeting With Victim, Former Missouri Officer Is Cleared of Assault

The charge was dropped after the former police officer and the woman she shot outside a supermarket in Ladue, Mo., agreed to meet with a mediator over Zoom, prosecutors said.…

Waukesha Suspect’s Previous Release Agitates Efforts to Overhaul Bail

Darrell Brooks, accused of plowing his S.U.V. through a Wisconsin parade, had been freed on $1,000 bail for a different charge in Milwaukee County, where there is a backlog of cases.…

Burial Ground Under the Alamo Stirs a Texas Feud

Native Americans built the Alamo and hundreds of converts were buried there. Descendants are now fuming because Texas has rejected efforts to protect the site.…

U.S. to Prioritize Prosecution of Unruly Air Passengers

As millions of travelers make their way across the country for Thanksgiving, the government has ramped up its response to crimes on flights, especially by those refusing to abide by Covid protocols.…

U.S. Reacts to Guilty Verdict in Ahmaud Arbery Murder Case

The murder convictions of three white men in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were praised by many as a just outcome in a case that could have stoked racial divisions.…

Judge in Arbery Case Will Decide Whether Defendants Get Parole

But under Georgia law, all three men must get sentenced to life in prison.…

Three Men Found Guilty of Murder in Ahmaud Arbery Shooting

Three white men were found guilty of murder and other charges on Wednesday for the pursuit and fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man.…

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

Dr. Anthony Fauci on the pandemic’s future.…

Video Evidence Played Key Role in Arbery Murder Trial

The ubiquity of footage from bystanders and police officers has elevated videos to the center of many recent trials.…

Massachusetts Hospitals to Cut Back on Elective Procedures

Health officials cited pandemic staffing shortages and longer hospital stays for their decision, which takes effect Monday. Covid cases are still far from the state’s peak.…

Arbery Verdict: What is Malice Murder?

In convicting Travis McMichael on that charge, the 12 jurors found that he had deliberately intended to kill Mr. Arbery.…

Charlottesville Extremists Lose in Court, but Replacement Theory Lives On

Organizers of the “Unite the Right” demonstration suffered a damaging legal defeat this week. But four years after the rally, their message has seeped closer to the conservative mainstream.…

San Diego’s Oldest Women’s Basketball Players on Why They Play

A senior league offers community and competition for women as old as 95.…

Meet Genesis, a High School Senior in N.Y.C.

She’s spent the pandemic helping her younger sister get through kindergarten, while keeping an eye trained on college.…

The jury will start the second day of deliberations in the Arbery case.

Charlottesville Rally Trial: Jury Finds Far-Right Conspiracy

Jurors found the main organizers of the deadly far-right rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 liable under state law, awarding more than $25 million in damages, but deadlocked on federal conspiracy charges.…

‘Everything Went Black’: The Children Caught in a Christmas Parade Tragedy

A child died on Tuesday, and scores of other children were injured when an S.U.V. barreled through the parade on Sunday in Waukesha, Wis.…

Five Dead in Wisconsin After Driver Plows S.U.V. Into Holiday Parade

Officials said dozens of people were struck after the vehicle sped down the street during the Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis., near Milwaukee.…