New York Times

The biographer Joe Hagan understands why a rock magazine editor matters to the history of the 20th century.

If no successors-in-waiting appear, that would raise speculation that Mr. Xi may try to keep power in some form after his second five-year term as president ends.

How did a show so stacked with talent flop so badly?

Head injuries account for three-fourths of the nearly 700-plus bicycle deaths that occur each year.

After raiding BMW last week, European Union regulators looking into possible collusion over equipment costs searched Daimler and Volkswagen offices.

The country’s 60,000 churches are a treasure trove of masterpieces and artifacts. Protecting them from theft while keeping them open to the public is no easy task.

Hitting bottom after a string of macho roles in major movies, the actor has found fulfillment — and the best reviews of his life — in oddball films.

Its home is closed for the season, recovering from Hurricane Harvey. But Houston Grand Opera opened its “La Traviata” in a makeshift auditorium.

Platforms like Facebook and Twitter offer up memes designed to feel real, if only for an instant — long enough for our minds to make a false connection.

Officials say they are aggressively addressing the problems that plague the subway system, but the sense of frustration among riders is still palpable.

On her second album, “Turn Out the Lights,” the Nashville singer and songwriter reaches for “radical vulnerability,” and hope.

Having trouble getting the most meaningful things in your life done? Team up with a trusted partner who will punish you if you don’t meet a weekly goal.

Mr. Tillerson did not risk the short trip to Kabul to visit the heavily fortified United States Embassy or Afghan presidential palace, as his predecessors have done.

It is not clear whether Republicans will put a cap on tax-deferred contributions in their final version of the tax bill, but caps as low as $2,400 a year are being considered.

Trump attacks women and minorities on a personal and policy level.

The mole Krtek was a much-loved figure in popular culture behind the Iron Curtain. Now he is at the center of a copyright squabble in the Czech courts.

The city has big-name, big-budget auction and gallery sales, but it is still finding its way in terms of developing its cultural identity.

Most of the nominees, like Jonathan Anderson, Alessandro Michele and Gigi Hadid, were repeats. But Kaia Gerber and Maria Grazia Chiuri did join the ranks.

Monday: A heat wave moves into Southern California, more sexual harassment accusations in Hollywood, and a record climb up El Capitan.

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