American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the ...
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Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.
Below is a list of all those programs, identified by the Office of Management and Budget for examination to ensure they do ...
N.Y.P.D. Chiefs Failed Public by Attacking Critics Online, Report Finds
John Chell, now the Police Department’s top uniformed officer, and other top officials behaved irresponsibly on social media, ...
A Vatican Meeting Added to Scrutiny of Tulsi Gabbard’s Foreign Travels
Ms. Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was briefly subject to special scrutiny on ...
Cool-Kid Restaurateur Andrew Tarlow Goes Grown-Up at Borgo
For his first Manhattan restaurant, elegance and timelessness replace the Brooklyn hipness that powered his previous places.
Inside Trump’s Renewed Effort to Undo a Major Climate Rule
A rule known as the endangerment finding requires the E.P.A. to regulate greenhouse gases. It has proved resilient against ...
When ‘Cancer’ Gets in the Way of Treatment
Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.
Historical Fiction Imbued With a Rich Sense of Place
Our columnist on four stellar new releases. Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the first ...
Fries With Your McBaguette? For Some Travelers, McDonald’s Is a Destination.
A new photography book showcases idiosyncratic locations, including a “ski-through” window in Sweden, and local menu offerings that some see as an entry point into an unfamiliar cuisine.