How to Respond to a Stranger in Mental Distress
Experts explain what to do if you feel threatened and how to offer help if the situation calls for it.
DeSantis Signs Into Law Latest Wrinkle in Disney Feud
There is a new wrinkle in the ongoing tussle between Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Walt Disney Company. On Friday, Mr. DeSantis signed a bill into law giving a board that oversees government services at Disney World the ability to void development agreements that had already been approved for the resort. At least…
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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,…
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This Trinidadian Saltfish Recipe Unites Three Generations of Mothers
Certain foods are too powerful to stay in the past. Buljol, named for the contorted patois of the French words brulé (burned) and gueule (mouth), is a dish of dried salted cod, and has followed my family through generations, well beyond my mother’s childhood in 1950s Trinidad. Every Friday night, my maternal grandmother, Elaine Cadet,…
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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…
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Oh look, Bluesky is another new Twitter
Before you ask, no, I don’t have any Bluesky invite codes. I’m sorry. Or perhaps you have no idea what I’m talking about. That’s cool, I got you: Bluesky is a buzzy social media platform funded by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey that is being hailed by some as a potential alternative to the troubled bird…
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C.D.C. to Scale Back Covid Tracking Efforts
Why It Matters: Covid still claims more than 1,000 lives weekly Even in a season that usually brings a lull in respiratory illnesses, and even with powerful vaccines available, the coronavirus is infecting many Americans and killing at least 1,000 people each week. The data the C.D.C. still plans to collect will not provide enough…
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W.H.O. Ends Covid World Health Emergency Designation
The World Health Organization announced on Friday that it was ending the emergency it declared for Covid-19 more than three years ago, a milestone in the fitful emergence from a pandemic that has killed millions of people around the world and upended daily life in previously unimaginable ways. “It is with great hope that I…
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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…
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Chicken Salad and Mint Juleps, Hot Browns and Earl Grey
Good morning. Tomorrow brings the coronation of King Charles III. Also, the Kentucky Derby. What a weekend for women’s hats! I’m thinking of pairing mint juleps (above) with coronation chicken sandwiches if I don’t make Hot Browns and strong cups of tea. Maybe a classic British roast beef with Louisville’s own Henry Bain sauce? These…
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