Wildfire Burns in 3,200 Acres of New Jersey Forest Area
The fire in the Pine Barrens led to the evacuation of 3,000 residents and the shutdown of a stretch of the Garden State Parkway.
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For a Times Reporter Who Covered Him, Francis Was Always a Surprise
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was my pick to be elected pope. I was wrong. It was 2005, and the Argentine cardinal, a South American Jesuit known for riding the bus, ticked many of the boxes that church experts told me needed to be …
6 Killed as Giant Waves Batter Australia
The victims fell or were swept into the ocean, according to the police, as swells pounded Sydney and other places along the country’s east coast. At least two others were missing.
Democrats Hold Meetings in El Salvador, Seeking Release of Maryland Resident
Four House Democrats traveled to El Salvador on Monday to press for the release of a Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported there last month, and to demand updates on him and other migrants who are imprisoned there. The visit was the latest …
Inside the ‘Tropical Gulag’ in El Salvador Where U.S. Detainees Are Being Held
A U.S. senator was allowed to meet with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, but he was denied access to where Mr. Abrego Garcia had been held. What is that prison like?
How a Funeral Director Brought Wind Power to Rural Missouri
Eric Chamberlain was at work, driving a hearse, when he first caught sight of the wind turbine that would set him on a path to change the fortunes of his hometown. It was the mid-2000s, and Mr. Chamberlain was leading a funeral procession in Iowa …
Bobby Witt Jr.’s discipline is next level: I know because I tried his daily routine
Bobby Witt Jr. is one of baseball’s best young players. But when I tried his daily routine, I was surprised how difficult it was to keep up.
Where did ESPN’s NFL Draft chime come from? The story behind the iconic sound
You know the sound. You hear it, perhaps hundreds of times, every April. But you probably don’t know how and when it came to be.
Rams’ Davante Adams is ready to ditch the dysfunction: ‘I’ve got to make sure it’s not me’
Adams’ move to L.A. was about returning to the West Coast and finding stability after bumpy stops in Las Vegas and New York.
At Houston Grand Opera, ‘This Is a Good Time’
On a recent morning at the Wortham Theater Center, home of Houston Grand Opera, the orchestra was playing through the intense score of Missy Mazzoli’s 2016 opera “Breaking the Waves.” Led by the conductor Patrick Summers, the players fine-tuned eerie …