State Dept. Designates American Teacher Held in Russia as ‘Wrongfully Detained’
Marc Fogel was convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced in 2022 to 14 years in prison by the same court…
Day: December 28, 2024
Elon Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right AfD
The world’s richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist…
Michel del Castillo, 91, Dies; Child’s-Eye Chronicler of Concentration Camps
His first novel, “Tanguy,” published when he was 24, was a fact-based Holocaust story that one reviewer said “begins where…
Kirsten Simone, Danish Ballet Star, Is Dead at 90
One of Denmark’s most authoritative ballerinas, she was a prominent figure in a country better known for its male dancers.
Did the Only Premier League Club Without a Shirt Sponsor Make the Right Choice?
Chelsea’s jersey is unique this season as it holds out for the biggest deal it can strike.
Revisiting the Most Ridiculous Feats From the 2024 M.L.B. Season
There was a game in Houston where a pitcher allowed four base runners on three pitches, and that’s not even…
Why One N.F.L. Quarterback Is the League’s ‘Story of the Year’
The Minnesota Vikings have a problem: Sam Darnold has almost been too good this season, a columnist for The Athletic…
How Tension With a Star and Nightmare Losses Led to an Awkward N.B.A. Firing
Sacramento Kings players completed practice on Friday and prepared for a flight to face the Lakers. But before the plane…
Putin Apologizes but Stops Short of Taking Responsibility for Kazakhstan Crash
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident…
In Bomb-Scarred Cities, Risking Life and Limb to Get Civilians to Safety
The danger and hardship gets worse by the day for civilians in eastern Ukraine. Still, they resist leaving the places…