Walensky Resigns as C.D.C. Director

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will step down from her position on June 30, she announced on Friday, capping a tumultuous tenure at the nation’s leading public health agency as it struggled to rein in the Covid-19 pandemic, the greatest threat to American well-being in decades. Her…

Alabama Discriminated Against Black Residents Over Sewage, Justice Dept. Says

The Justice Department said it had reached an interim agreement with the health departments of Alabama and one of its rural counties over practices found to discriminate against generations of Black residents. Under the agreement announced Thursday, the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Lowndes County Health Department said they would improve wastewater infrastructure,…

Smart Shortcuts for Big Flavor

I love a cooking shortcut, especially when it delivers tremendous flavor. Ingredients like Italian sausage, kimchi and feta cheese are immediate dish boosters, doing much of the heavy lifting for you. I’m also happy to lean on packaged sliced or chopped vegetables at the end of the busy day. (I can’t remember who told me…

The Prince With No Throne

“I have my friends,” he said, and these friends include the owner of a natural wine bar, a painter and a puppeteer for the opera. ‘I Get to Live a Different Life’ There is, of course, the complex reality that the most traumatic event to happen to his family — losing the empire — is…