WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a third major challenge to the Affordable Care Act, setting up likely arguments this fall in a case that could wipe out President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement. The court granted requests from Democratic state officials and House members who wanted to thrust the fate…
New York officials warned on Monday that the coronavirus was likely to spread in New York City, a day after confirming that a Manhattan woman had contracted the virus while traveling in Iran and was now isolated in her home. “Community spread is going to be real,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said at a news…
LOS ANGELES — It’s amazing how quickly you get used to an ax in your hands. Swinging it up over your head, letting the blade hang against your back, pitching it into a spin, and, if you get it just right, your prize: the satisfying thunk of metal wedging itself into soft pine. I learned…
What should parents do if their teens and tweens, with easy access to information on their phones and laptops, develop anxiety over what they have heard about the coronavirus? Here are tips from experts on how to help adolescents. Focus on Staying Healthy The psychologist Lisa Damour, author of “Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of…
When they began appearing in the late 19th century, Parisian brasseries — many of which were run by Alsatian immigrants — sought to serve people from various walks of life, an ethos that was built into their menus: Alongside elaborate, expensive dishes like côte de boeuf and quenelles de brochet (breaded pike) were simpler ones…
Good morning. The mornings have been crisp and clear here in Los Angeles and the eating sublime, though I miss my kitchen and the ability to cook for others instead of simply eating what others cook. I’m looking forward to a return flight, to a run to the greengrocer, to the chance to make Alexa…
Few more compelling figures have emerged from the rarefied world of French fashion than Betty Catroux, who claims to have no interest in the subject. Her stark and androgynous style has been aped by imitators and cited as an inspiration by countless designers. She has long been the subject of endless speculation about what lies…
KIRKLAND, Wash. — As the coronavirus continued its march across the globe on Sunday, there were troubling new signs that it was spreading undetected in some American communities for weeks while the government resisted calls for more widespread testing. With testing now ramping up, the Seattle suburb of Kirkland has become an epicenter…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageShinagawa Station in Tokyo on Monday.Credit…Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters As spread of virus slows in China, it picks up speed in the U.S. Health officials across the United States were scrambling on Monday to trace all those who had come into contact with infected patients, even as they struggled…
PARIS — The empty auditorium of the drowned world was black with foreboding. A gaseous, lemony scent filled the air. Every once a while a drip would ripple out through the pool of water that had swallowed the seats three rows deep. Then furious gray storm clouds rolled across an LED screen on the ceiling.…