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New Mexico
A Museum Honoring Judy Chicago, Star of Feminist Art? Not in This ‘Sleepy Little Town’
The New York Times - By SIMON ROMERO
BELEN, N.M. — The E. Garcia Grocery Store? Closed. Sugar Bowl Lanes? Shuttered. Around the rail yard, empty buildings in varying stages of decay serve as testament to the ebbing fortunes of this town central
American History
National Park Service Now Owns the Home Where Martin Luther King Jr. Was Born
The New York Times - By MIHIR ZAVERI
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in an upstairs bedroom of a two-story home in Atlanta in 1929. He lived there for 12 years with his parents and grandparents, growing up in a predominantly
Sports
Former Tar Heel Players Derail New Home for ‘Silent Sam’ Confederate Statue
The New York Times - By MARC TRACY
More than a dozen former athletes at the University of North Carolina, including several star basketball players, appeared Friday to have helped scuttle a plan to display “Silent Sam,” a Confederate monument
U.S. Politics
On Politics: The Biggest Stories of the Week
The New York Times
From steps forward in the Trump hush-money investigation to tensions at the White House and on Capitol Hill, it’s been a busy week in politics. Here are some of the biggest stories you might have missed
U.S. Politics
Texas Judge Strikes Down Obama’s Affordable Care Act as Unconstitutional
The New York Times - By ABBY GOODNOUGH and ROBERT PEAR
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas struck down the entire Affordable Care Act on Friday on the grounds that its mandate requiring people to buy health insurance is unconstitutional and the rest of law
U.S. Politics
Mueller Rejects Flynn’s Attempt to Portray Himself as Victim of the F.B.I.
The New York Times - By ADAM GOLDMAN
WASHINGTON — The special counsel’s office rejected on Friday a suggestion from Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, that he had been tricked into lying last year to F.B.I.
U.S. Politics
Trump Names Mick Mulvaney Acting Chief of Staff
The New York Times - By MICHAEL TACKETT and MAGGIE HABERMAN
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Friday that he had selected Mick Mulvaney, his budget director, to serve as acting White House chief of staff, putting a halt — at least for now — to his consideration
Health
What Is Talc, Where Is It Used and Why Is Asbestos a Concern?
The New York Times - By RONI CARYN RABIN
Nearly 12,000 women have sued Johnson & Johnson, with most claiming the talc in its well-known product Johnson’s Baby Powder caused their ovarian cancer. They now have a new potential legal front. In recent
U.S. Politics
Jon Kyl to Leave Arizona Senate Seat, Setting Up Tussle Over His Replacement
The New York Times - By JONATHAN MARTIN
WASHINGTON — Senator Jon Kyl, Republican of Arizona, announced Friday that he would resign at the end of the year, again opening up the seat previously held by John McCain and creating a showdown between
U.S. Politics
North Carolina Republican Says He Chose to Hire Controversial Operative
The New York Times - By RICHARD FAUSSET, ALAN BLINDER and ELIZABETH DIAS
Mark Harris, the North Carolina Republican whose campaign for Congress is mired in a state investigation into election fraud, acknowledged on Friday that he directed the hiring of a political operative
U.S. Politics
For Kushner, Criminal Justice Has Been a Personal Issue and a Rare Victory
The New York Times - By ANNIE KARNI
WASHINGTON — The day after President Trump announced his support for a bipartisan criminal justice overhaul bill in the Roosevelt Room, Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, arrived in the Oval
Scott Walker
Wisconsin’s Scott Walker Signs Bills Stripping Powers From Incoming Governor
The New York Times - By MITCH SMITH and MONICA DAVEY
FOX CROSSING, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker made a national name for himself in the Republican Party by cutting the power of public sector unions eight years ago, only weeks after he swept into office in Wisconsin.
U.S. Politics
Fred Greenstein, 88, Dies; Political ‘Psychologist’ Assessed Presidents
The New York Times - By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Fred Greenstein, a pre-eminent scholar of political psychology who devised a systematic approach to evaluating the leadership styles of American presidents and who helped breathe new life into the reputation
U.S. Politics
Army Charges Special Forces Soldier in 2010 Killing of Afghan
The New York Times - By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF
WASHINGTON — The Army has charged a Special Forces soldier with premeditated murder in a shooting that happened nearly nine years ago in southern Afghanistan, according to military documents obtained The
Natural Gas
California Requires New City Buses to Be Electric by 2029
The New York Times - By HIROKO TABUCHI
Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. California on Friday became the first state to mandate a full shift to electric buses on public transit routes, flexing
Obituaries
Irwin Hollander, Master Lithographer Who Revived Fine Art, Dies at 90
The New York Times - By ROBERTA SMITH
Irwin Hollander, an artist and a master printer who persuaded Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell and other Abstract Expressionist painters to try their hands at lithography in his East Village workshop,
Title IX
Star Economist at Harvard Faces Sexual Harassment Complaints
The New York Times - By JIM TANKERSLEY and BEN CASSELMAN
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Before he turned 40, Roland G. Fryer Jr. had earned tenure at Harvard, received a MacArthur “genius” grant and won the most prestigious award for young American economists. He stoked
U.S. Politics
Trump’s Push for Trade Win Could Undermine Sanctions Enforcement
The New York Times - By CHARLIE SAVAGE, KATIE BENNER and EDWARD WONG
WASHINGTON — When President Trump suggested that he may intervene in the arrest of a Chinese tech executive, he was seeking to leverage her case into a win on trade. But law enforcement officials say president’s
Death Penalty
After Decades, a Death Sentence Depends (a Little) Less on Where You Live
The New York Times - By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
This year, for the first time in the modern history of the death penalty, no single county in the United States imposed more than two death sentences. That stands in stark contrast to many years in which
Obituaries
John Gibbons Dies at 94; Argued for Rights for Guantánamo Detainees
The New York Times - By RICHARD SANDOMIR
John J. Gibbons, a lawyer who persuaded the authorities in Newark to provide access to the courts for people detained during riots in 1967 and nearly 40 years later argued successfully before the Supreme
Obituaries
Andrew Frierson, Pioneering Black Opera Singer, Dies at 94
The New York Times - By SAM ROBERTS
Andrew Frierson, whose bass-baritone reverberated from the stages of theaters and music halls around the world as part of the first generation of black opera singers to make their voices heard, died on
U.S. Politics
Trump Kicks Away Obama Traditions Even at the Dinner Table
The New York Times - By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
WASHINGTON — President Trump was in a Washington food fracas before he was even elected. He landed in the middle of two lawsuits in the summer of 2016 with restaurateurs who had backed out of opening in
U.S. Politics
Kellyanne Conway’s Inaccurate Claims About Michael Cohen’s Hush-Money Payments
The New York Times - By LINDA QIU
What Was Said Kellyanne Conway: “Christopher, in April of 2018, Donald J. Trump, the president, and everybody else were told about the payments.” Chris Cuomo, CNN anchor: “He knew about it from its inception.
Workstations
Authorities Uncover $8 Million-a-Week Drug Operation in Pennsylvania
The New York Times - By CHRISTINE HAUSER
It was a typical, single-family house with a landscaped yard and Christmas decorations in a quiet neighborhood in eastern Pennsylvania. But this week investigators, acting on a tip, uncovered a secret
New York City
Armored Truck Spills Cash in New Jersey, and Somehow, $6,000 Is Returned
The New York Times - By SANDRA E. GARCIA
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Thursday’s forecast called for snow in New Jersey, but on one section of highway, something else was swirling through the air:
The Arts
Church Leaders Sue Princeton Over ‘Stolen’ Manuscripts
The New York Times - By COLIN MOYNIHAN
They are simultaneously sacred texts and works of art, three illuminated Byzantine-era manuscripts that are more than 1,000 years old and that for decades have been part of a heralded collection at Princeton
U.S. Politics
Immigration Arrests and Deportations Are Rising, I.C.E. Data Show
The New York Times - By RON NIXON
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration significantly stepped up its arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants last year, according to government data released Friday, even as other parts of the
U.S. Politics
Chris Christie Drops Out of Consideration for White House Chief of Staff
The New York Times - By MAGGIE HABERMAN
Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, took himself out of the running for the job of White House chief of staff on Friday, the latest person to decline a chance to replace John F. Kelly as
U.S. Politics
Elizabeth Warren, Speaking to Black Graduates, Warns ‘The Rules Are Rigged’
The New York Times - By ASTEAD W. HERNDON
BALTIMORE — Senator Elizabeth Warren, in a commencement speech Friday at historically black Morgan State University, mixed her trademark language decrying economic inequality with more explicit indictments