Saving the kelp forest that stars in My Octopus Teacher
The Bafta-winning Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher focuses on a film-maker who befriends an octopus. But the unsung star of the show is actually the kelp forest off the coast…
Biden Picks Trump Critic to Lead Customs and Border Protection
President Biden picked Chris Magnus, the police chief of Tucson, Ariz., and a critic of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies, to lead Customs and Border Protection, one of six new…
Key Moments on Day 11 of the Derek Chauvin Trial
The third week of testimony in the trial of the former officer Derek Chauvin began on Monday with prosecutors continuing to call witnesses they think will bolster their argument that…
The C.D.C. director says Michigan needs to shut down, not get extra vaccine, to slow its virus outbreak.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that Michigan needed to enact shutdown measures in response to its worst-in-the-nation surge of coronavirus infections, rebuffing…
Cardiologist Said Heart Was Not Main Cause of George Floyd’s Death
Dr. Jonathan Rich, a cardiologist called to testify in the trial of Derek Chauvin, said on Monday that George Floyd’s heart was not the main cause of his death. He…
Chauvin Trial: Judge Denies Defense’s Request to Sequester Jury
The judge in the trial of Derek Chauvin denied the defense’s motion on Monday morning to sequester the jury. The request followed the death a 20-year-old Black man who was…
How Dangerous Is Wildfire Smoke?
Good morning. Last week, the state’s top legislative leaders unveiled a plan to spend more than half a billion dollars on efforts aimed at protecting the state from catastrophic wildfires.…
Va. Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed a Black Army Medic Is Fired
A police officer in Virginia who confronted a uniformed Black Army medic at gunpoint and doused him with pepper spray during a traffic stop, an exchange captured on video, has…
White House Dog Major to Get More Training After Biting Incidents
Major, one of President Biden’s German shepherds, will be moved from the White House complex to receive training after he was involved in a series of biting episodes, the East…
The Symbol of Bessemer
Bessemer — the Alabama city where Amazon warehouse workers recently voted not to join a union — is named for Henry Bessemer, a British inventor who revolutionized steelmaking. When an…