Wisconsin Judge Accused of Obstructing Immigration Agents Seeks Dismissal of Case
Judge Hannah C. Dugan’s lawyers claimed judicial immunity in a court filing on Wednesday, a day after she was indicted by a federal grand jury.
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Should Pete Rose get into the Hall of Fame? We asked 12 current members
What do baseball’s immortals think about the new guy on the waiting list? Here’s what they told us.
Nora Aunor, Singer-Actress Called ‘the Superstar’ in Philippines, Dies at 71
And her fans were called Noranians for their devotion to a performer who had enthralled her country — onscreen and on the concert stage — since she was a teenager.
Joe Louis Walker, Free-Ranging Blues Explorer, Is Dead at 75
A product of the San Francisco rock crucible of the 1960s, he fashioned his own brand of the blues, blending gospel, soul, rock and other genres.
French Prime Minister Defiant in School Sexual Violence Inquiry
François Bayrou’s popularity has plunged as his word is doubted on events at a Catholic school to which he had several ties.
Restaurant Critic Confidential
Besha Rodell’s memoir, “Hunger Like a Thirst,” is also a fascinating capsule history of restaurant criticism.
Who Is Searching for Emmilee Risling?
A few months after Emmilee Risling went missing, her parents received a map. It was crudely drawn, sketched in ink on lined notebook paper. Slashed lines indicated roads; a rectangle marked a fire station. An acquaintance had passed it along from an …
Richard L. Garwin, a Creator of the Hydrogen Bomb, Dies at 97
Many scientists contributed to the final result, but he was the one who, as a young physicist, designed the world’s deadliest weapon. He went on to advise a dozen presidents.
Cannes Reacts to Gérard Depardieu Verdict With Soul-Searching and Shrugs
The actor, who was found guilty of sexual assault on Tuesday, was a festival stalwart and had brought nearly 30 movies to the event.
From a Tin-Roof Shack, Pepe Mujica Removed the Pomp from Politics
José “Pepe” Mujica did not have much use for Uruguay’s three-story presidential residence, with its chandeliers, elevator, marble staircase and Louis XV furniture. “It’s crap,” he told me last year. “They should make it a high school.” So when he …