A lawsuit challenges the police practice of shackling mentally ill arrestees in New York, sometimes for long periods, while they await arraignment in locked psychiatric wards.
More than 7,000 people east of the city had been forced to evacuate as of Wednesday morning, and more than 39,000 others faced evacuation orders or warnings.
Interest rates for long-term Treasury bonds have surged to levels last seen in 2007, before the great financial crisis.
To a younger generation, the word describes a playful response to a difficult world — even if it might strike some as a precious form of capitalism.
Melanie Malone led a research project to identify and study contamination sites in Washington State. Then the E.P.A. canceled her grant.
In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.
Investigators suggested that infrequent maintenance requirements, among other issues, appeared to contribute to the faulty part that caused the crash, which killed 15 people last year.
Fast-talking lawyers and lobbyists promise to get white-collar criminals out of jail — for a fee.
For years, prosecutors have accused Christian Nègre, once a senior official, of slipping diuretics into women’s drinks. Despite admitting some accusations in an interview with a French daily, he is yet to stand trial.
“City of the Big Shoulders” reflects the city’s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping migration patterns and structural racism.