Month: March 2020

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Michelle Wie fought through vertigo, Lexi Thompson battled a balky putter, while Pernilla Lindberg and Sung Hyun Park quietly broke away from the pack Friday at the ANA Inspiration. Park and Lindberg shared the lead at a tournament-record 12-under 132, three strokes ahead of Jessica Korda after two rounds in hot […]

Tomato sauce. Softened butter. Red wine. We usually think of our favorite foods and drinks as the stuff that make the stains on our clothes, not what we use to remove them. And sure, most people know about using lemons and salt and white vinegar, oh beloved white vinegar, for all kinds of cleaning needs. […]

In his proposed budget for the coming year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York must at long last bring its elections into the 21st century by, among other things, joining the large majority of states that permit early voting. He’s right. Mr. Cuomo, however, has so far set aside no state funds to carry out […]

Among the revelations that have rained down in the wake of Michael Wolff’s White House tell-all “Fire and Fury” — the claims and counterclaims, the excerpts and the tweets, the book’s vicious portrayal of a clueless, childlike president whose courtiers are forced to produce daily episodes of Short Attention Span Theater — surely the saddest […]

“Always remember everything,” my mother is fond of saying. Of course, as she knows, this is impossible, even with advanced memory techniques. That’s why we take notes and use calendars. These are components of our external memory, which are parts of our extended minds. That your mind may not be entirely housed within your skull […]

More than two years after Eugenie Bouchard fell and hit her head at the United States Open, her lawyers will be in federal court Tuesday in Brooklyn for the start of jury selection in her trial against the United States Tennis Association. Bouchard sued the U.S.T.A. in 2015, about six weeks after she withdrew from […]

HARARE, Zimbabwe — An American woman who was arrested in Zimbabwe in November over a tweet mocking Robert Mugabe, weeks before he was forced out as president, was set free on Thursday after state prosecutors failed to prepare their case. The woman, Martha O’Donovan, 25, had been working in Harare, the capital, for the Magamba […]

Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz. Pop A CONCERT FOR ISLAND RELIEF at Radio City Music Hall (Jan. 6, 7 p.m.). As the Caribbean region continues its recovery from the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma, musicians are stepping up their relief efforts. A solo set […]

Here’s what to expect in the week ahead: ECONOMY Draghi to face questions on stimulus program. The official reason that Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, is appearing on Monday before the European Parliament is to present the bank’s annual report for 2017. But members of the European Parliament, meeting in Strasbourg, […]

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? What else are you interested in? Let us know: thearts@nytimes.com. ‘Hole’? ‘House’? Who Cares? Media outlets still haven’t fully processed the news that President Trump called Haiti and […]